List of protected areas of Ohio

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

The Towpath Trail is a popular attraction of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park

National Park Service, Department of the Interior

U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture

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

Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense

State Lands

State Parks

Ohio State Parks (Hover mouse over pog to popup clickable link)
Park Name   County or Counties   Area in acres    Area in km2  
A. W. Marion State ParkPickaway County4541.84
Adams Lake State ParkAdams County960.39
Alum Creek State ParkDelaware County8,01732.44
Barkcamp State ParkBellmont County1,1224.54
Beaver Creek State ParkColumbiana County2,72611.06
Blue Rock State ParkMuskingum County3371.36
Buck Creek State ParkClark County4,01616.25
Buckeye Lake State ParkFairfield County and Perry County3,34913.55
Burr Oak State ParkAthens and Morgan Counties259310.49
Caesar Creek State ParkWarren, Clinton and Greene Counties7,94132.13
Catawba Island State ParkOttawa County6772.73
Cowan Lake State ParkClinton County1,7757.18
Deer Creek State ParkMadison County3,56414.35
Delaware State ParkDelaware County3,01612.20
Dillon State ParkMuskingum County3,84515.56
East Fork State ParkClermont County7,03028.45
East Harbor State ParkOttawa County1,8317.41
Findley State ParkLorain County9313.77
Forked Run State ParkMeigs County8933.61
Geneva State ParkAshtabula County6982.82
Grand Lake St. Marys State ParkAuglaize County14,09157.02
Great Seal State ParkRoss County1,8647.54
Guilford Lake State ParkColumbiana County4891.98
Harrison Lake State ParkFulton County2471.00
Headlands Beach State ParkLake County1200.48
Hocking Hills State ParkHocking County2,3739.60
Hueston Woods State ParkButler and Preble Counties359614.55
Independence Dam State ParkDefiance County5912.39
Indian Lake State ParkLogan County6,60026.71
Jackson Lake State ParkJackson County3491.41
Jefferson Lake State ParkJefferson County9623.89
John Bryan State ParkGreene County7523.04
Kelleys Island State ParkErie County6772.73
Kiser Lake State ParkChampaign County9273.75
Lake Alma State ParkVinton County3521.42
Lake Hope State ParkVinton County3,10312.56
Lake Logan State ParkHocking County7182.91
Lake Loramie State ParkAuglaize County2,0628.34
Lake White State ParkPike County4291.74
Little Miami State ParkHamilton, Clermont, Warren and Greene Counties7072.86
Madison Lake State ParkMadison County1820.74
Malabar Farm State ParkRichland County8783.55
Mary Jane Thurston State ParkHenry County5912.39
Maumee Bay State ParkLucas County1,4365.81
Mohican State ParkAshland and Holmes Counties1,1154.51
Mosquito Lake State ParkTrumbull County6,48326.24
Mount Gilead State ParkMorrow County1810.73
Nelson Kennedy Ledges State ParkPortage County1670.67
Oak Point State ParkOttawa County6772.73
Paint Creek State ParkRoss County6,84227.67
Pike Lake State ParkRoss County6002.43
Portage Lakes State ParkSummit County2,47510.02
Punderson State ParkGeauga County8913.61
Pymatuning State ParkAshtabula County3,51214.21
Quail Hollow State ParkStark County7032.84
Rocky Fork State ParkHighland County3,46414.02
Salt Fork State ParkGuernsey County20,18181.67
Scioto Trail State ParkRoss County2481.00
Shawnee State ParkScioto County11634.71
South Bass Island State ParkOttawa County6772.73
Spiegel Grove State ParkSandusky County25
Stonelick State ParkClermont County1,2585.09
Strouds Run State ParkAthens County2,60610.54
Sycamore State ParkMontgomery County2,3899.67
Tar Hollow State ParkHocking County6192.51
Tinker's Creek State ParkGeauga County3701.50
Van Buren State ParkHancock County2961.20
West Branch State ParkPortage County8,00232.38
Wolf Run State ParkNoble County1,2665.12

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State Memorials

State Forests

State Wildlife Management Areas

  • Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area (Athens County)
  • Highlandtown Wildlife Area (Columbiana County, Washington Township)
  • Milan State Wildlife Area
  • Sunday Creek Wildlife Management Area (Athens County)
  • Tiffin River Wildlife Area (Fulton County)
  • Trimble Wildlife Management Area (Athens County)
  • Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area (Vinton County)
  • Waterloo Wildlife Research Station (Athens County)
  • Wolf Creek Wildlife Management Area (Morgan County)

State Nature Preserves

Metroparks

The Cleveland Metroparks' South Chagrin Reservation in autumn

A number of regional park districts have been organized in Ohio:

Other significant local areas

References

  • Art Weber. Ohio State Parks. Saginaw, Michigan: Glovebox Guidebooks, 1995. ISBN 1-881139-04-2.
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