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Everything about List Of Ohio State Parks totally explained

This list of Protected areas of Ohio includes national forest lands, Army Corps of Engineers areas, state parks, state forests, state nature preserves, state wildlife management areas, and other areas.

Federal Lands

National Park Service, Department of the Interior

U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture

  • Wayne National Forest

    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior

  • Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex

    Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense

  • Belleville Locks and Dam
  • Caesar Creek Dam (at Caesar Creek State Park)
  • Tom Jenkins Dam (at Burr Oak State Park)

    State Lands

    State Parks

    Park Name   County or Counties   Area in acres (km²)  
    Pickaway County 454 acres (1.84²)
    Adams County 96 acres (0.39 km²)
    Delaware County 8,017 acres (32.44 km²)
    Bellmont County 1,122 acres (4.54 km²)
    Columbiana County 2,726 acres (11.06 km²)
    Muskingum County 337 acres (1.36 km²)
    Clark County 4,016 acres (16.25 km²)
    Fairfield County 3,349 acres (13.55 km²)
    Athens and Morgan Counties 2593 acres (10.49 km²)
    Warren, Clinton and Greene Counties 7,941 acres (32.13 km²)
    Ottawa County 677 acres (2.73 km²)
    Cuyahoga County 419 acres (1.70 km²)
    Clinton County 1,775 acres (7.18 km²)
    Ottawa County 42 acres (0.17 km²)
    Madison County 3,564 acres (14.35 km²)
    Delaware County 3,016 acres (12.20 km²)
    Muskingum County 3,845 acres (15.56 km²)
    Clermont County 7,030 acres (28.45 km²)
    Ottawa County 1,831 acres (7.41 km²)
    Lorain County 931 acres (3.77 km²)
    Meigs County 893 acres (3.61 km²)
    Ashtabula County 698 acres (2.82 km²)
    Auglaize County 14,091 acres (57.02 km²)
    Ross County 1,864 acres (7.54 km²)
    Columbiana County 489 acres (1.98 km²)
    Fulton County 247 acres (1.00 km²)
    Lake County 120 acres (0.48 km²)
    Hocking County 2,373 acres (9.60 km²)
    Butler and Preble Counties 3596 acres (14.55 km²)
    Defiance County 591 acres (2.39 km²)
    Logan County 6,600 acres (26.71 km²)
    Jackson County 349 acres (1.41 km²)
    Jefferson County 962 acres (3.89 km²)
    Greene County 752 acres (3.04 km²)
    Erie County 677 acres (2.73 km²)
    Champaign County 927 acres (3.75 km²)
    Vinton County 352 acres (1.42 km²)
    Vinton County 3,103 acres (12.56 km²)
    Hocking County 718 acres (2.91 km²)
    Auglaize County 2,062 acres (8.34 km²
    Pike County 429 acres (1.74 km²)
    Hamilton, Clermont, Warren and Greene Counties 707 acres (2.86 km²)
    Madison County 182 acres (0.74 km²)
    Richland County 878 acres (3.55 km²)
    Henry County 591 acres (2.39 km²)
    Lucas County 1,436 acres (5.81 km²)
    Ashland and Holmes Counties 1,115 acres (4.51 km²)
    Trumbull County 6,483 acres (26.24 km²)
    Morrow County 181 acres (0.73 km²)
    Portage County 167 acres (0.67 km²)
    Ottawa County 677 acres (2.73 km²)
    Ross County 6,842 acres (27.67 km²
    Ross County 600 acres (2.43 km²)
    Summit County 2,475 acres (10.02 km²)
    Geauga County 891 acres (3.61 km²)
    Ashtabula County 3,512 acres (14.21 km²)
    Stark County 703 acres (2.84 km²)
    Highland County 3,464 acres (14.02 km²)
    Guernsey County 20,181 acres (81.67 km²)
    Ross County 248 acres (1.00 km²)
    Scioto County 1163 acres (4.71 km²)
    Ottawa County 677 acres (2.73 km²)
    Clermont County 1,258 acres (5.09 km²)
    Athens County 2,606 acres (10.54 km²)
    Montgomery County 2,389 acres (9.67 km²)
    Hocking County 619 acres (2.51 km²)
    Geauga County 370 acres (1.50 km²)
    Hancock County 296 acres (1.20 km²)
    Portage County 8,002 acres (32.38 km²)
    Noble County 1,266 acres (5.12 km²)
    Image:Nelsonkennedyledges2.jpg|
    Nelson Kennedy Ledges State Park,
    water falling from rock formations
    Image:Strouds Run - Dow Lake 2|
    Strouds Run State Park,
    Dow Lake
    Image:Van Buren Lake at Ohio's Van Buren State Park.JPG|
    Van Buren State Park (Ohio),
    Lake Van Buren
    Image:Mount-gilead-ohio-park.jpg|
    Mount Gilead State Park, pond in autumn

    State Memorials

  • Adena State Memorial
  • Buckeye Furnace State Memorial
  • Campbell Mound State Memorial
  • Flint Ridge State Memorial
  • Friends Meeting House State Memorial
  • Fort Ancient State Memorial, Warren County
  • Fort Hill State Memorial
  • Glendower State Memorial, Warren County
  • Leo Petroglyph State Memorial
  • Miamisburg Mound State Memorial, Montgomery County
  • Serpent Mound State Memorial
  • Tarleton Cross Mound State Memorial

    State Forests

  • Blue Rock State Forest - 4,572 acres (19 km²)
  • Brush Creek State Forest - ca. 12,000 acres (49 km²)
  • Dean State Forest - 2,745 acres (10 km²)
  • Fernwood State Forest - 2,107 acres (9 km²)
  • Gifford State Forest - 320 acres (1.3 km²)
  • Harrison State Forest - 1,345 acres (5 km²)
  • Hocking State Forest - 9,374 acres (38 km²)
  • Maumee State Forest - 3,068 acres (12 km²)
  • Mohican-Memorial State Forest - 4,192 acres (17 km²)
  • Perry State Forest - 4,567 acres (18 km²)
  • Pike State Forest - 11,621 acres (47 km²)
  • Richland Furnace State Forest - 2,343 acres (9 km²)
  • Scioto Trail State Forest - 9,371 acres (38 km²)
  • Shade River State Forest - 2,601 acres (11 km²)
  • Shawnee State Forest - 59,603 acres (241 km²)
  • Sunfish Creek State Forest - 637 acres (2.6 km²)
  • Tar Hollow State Forest - 16,126 acres (65 km²)
  • Waterloo State Forest (administered by Zaleski State Forest); Athens County
  • Yellow Creek State Forest - 756 acres (3.1 km²)
  • Zaleski State Forest - 26,313 acres (107 km²); Athens, Vinton, Perry Counties

    State Wildlife Management Areas

  • Acadia Cliffs Wildlife Area
  • Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area
  • Milan State Wildlife Area
  • Sunday Creek Wildlife Management Area
  • Trimble Wildlife Management Area
  • Waterloo Wildlife Research Station

    State Nature Preserves

  • Augusta-Anne Olsen State Nature Preserve
  • Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve
  • Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve
  • Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve
  • Johnson Woods State Nature Preserve
  • Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve
  • Old Woman Creek State Nature Preserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve (External Link)
  • Riddle State Nature Preserve
  • Rockbridge State Nature Preserve
  • Wahkeena Nature Preserve (managed by the Ohio Historical Society)

    Metroparks

    A number of regional park districts have been organized in Ohio:
  • Cleveland Metroparks (External Link)
  • Geauga County Park District (External Link)
  • Metroparks, Serving Summit County (External Link)
  • Lorain County Metroparks (External Link)
  • Lake Metroparks (External Link)
  • Five Rivers Metroparks (Dayton) (External Link)
  • Metroparks of Butler County (External Link)
  • Mill Creek MetroParks (External Link)
  • Columbus and Franklin County MetroParks (Columbus) (External Link)
  • Erie MetroParks (External Link)
  • Toledo Metroparks (External Link)

    Other significant local areas

  • Strouds Ridge Preserve, City of Athens, Ohio
  • Athens Conservancy preservesFurther Information

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