Ohio has 20 forests in Ohio with scattered trees.
Ohio state forests
| Name | Location (of main entrance) | How many acres (km²) |
| Beaver Creek State Forest | Fredericktown |
| Blue Rock State Forest | Muskingum County | 4,587 acres |
| Brush Creek State Forest | Rarden | 13,502 acres |
| Dean State Forest | Lawrence County | 2,745 acres (10 km²) |
| Fernwood State Forest | Jefferson County | 3,023 acres |
| Gifford State Forest | Athens County | 320 acres (1.3 km²) |
| Harrison State Forest | Harrison County | 1,345 acres (5 km²) |
| Hocking State Forest | Laurelville | 9,696 acres |
| Maumee State Forest | Swanton | 3,103 acres (12 km²) |
| Mohican-Memorial State Forest | Ashland County | 4,525 acres (17 km²) |
| Perry State Forest | New Lexington | 4,567 acres (18 km²) |
| Pike State Forest | Pike/Highland counties | 12,084 acres |
| Richland Furnace State Forest | Byer | 2,524 acres (9 km²) |
| Scioto Trail State Forest | Chillicothe | 9,600 acres (38 km²) |
| Shade River State Forest | Meigs County | 2,859 acres |
| Shawnee State Forest | West Portsmouth | 63,747 acres |
| Sunfish Creek State Forest | Monroe County | 637 acres (2.6 km²) |
| Tar Hollow State Forest | Chillicothe | 16,354 acres |
| Vinton Furnace State Experimental Forest | Vinton County | 15.849 acres |
| Yellow Creek State Forest | Columbiana County | 756 acres (3.1 km²) |
| Zaleski State Forest | Zaleski | 26,827 acres |