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Protected areas in the
U.S. State of
Ohio include
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
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)
Name
|
County
|
Size
|
Image
|
Year established
|
acres
|
km2
|
A. W. Marion State Park |
Pickaway |
454 |
1.84 |
|
1950
|
Adams Lake State Park |
Adams |
96 |
0.39 |
|
1950
|
Alum Creek State Park |
Delaware |
8,017 |
32.44 |
|
1974
|
Barkcamp State Park |
Belmont |
1,122 |
4.54 |
|
1955
|
Beaver Creek State Park |
Columbiana |
2,726 |
11.06 |
|
1949
|
Blue Rock State Park |
Muskingum |
337 |
1.36 |
|
1949
|
Buck Creek State Park |
Clark |
4,016 |
16.25 |
|
1975
|
Buckeye Lake State Park |
Fairfield,
Perry |
3,349 |
13.55 |
|
1949
|
Burr Oak State Park |
Athens,
Morgan |
2,593 |
10.49 |
|
1952
|
Caesar Creek State Park |
Warren,
Clinton,
Greene |
7,941 |
32.13 |
|
1978
|
Catawba Island State Park |
Ottawa |
677 |
2.73 |
|
Early 1950s
|
Cowan Lake State Park |
Clinton |
1,775 |
7.18 |
|
1968
|
Deer Creek State Park |
Fayette,
Pickaway |
3,564 |
14.35 |
|
|
Delaware State Park |
Delaware |
3,016 |
12.20 |
|
1952
|
Dillon State Park |
Muskingum |
3,845 |
15.56 |
|
1961
|
East Fork State Park |
Clermont |
7,030 |
28.45 |
|
1978
|
East Harbor State Park |
Ottawa |
1,831 |
7.41 |
|
1947
|
Findley State Park |
Lorain |
931 |
3.77 |
|
|
Forked Run State Park |
Meigs |
893 |
3.61 |
|
1951
|
Geneva State Park |
Ashtabula |
698 |
2.82 |
|
1964
|
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park |
Auglaize |
14,091 |
57.02 |
|
1949
|
Great Council State Park (scheduled to open 2023) |
Greene |
0.7 |
0.0028 |
|
2023
|
Great Seal State Park |
Ross |
1,864 |
7.54 |
|
|
Guilford Lake State Park |
Columbiana |
489 |
1.98 |
|
|
Harrison Lake State Park |
Fulton |
247 |
1.00 |
|
1950
|
Headlands Beach State Park |
Lake |
120 |
0.48 |
|
1953
|
Hocking Hills State Park |
Hocking |
2,373 |
9.60 |
|
1924
|
Hueston Woods State Park |
Butler,
Preble |
3,596 |
14.55 |
|
1957
|
Independence Dam State Park |
Defiance |
591 |
2.39 |
|
1949
|
Indian Lake State Park |
Logan |
6,600 |
26.71 |
|
|
Jackson Lake State Park |
Jackson |
349 |
1.41 |
|
1979
|
Jefferson Lake State Park |
Jefferson |
962 |
3.89 |
|
|
Jesse Owens State Park |
Morgan |
5,735 |
|
|
2020
|
John Bryan State Park |
Greene |
752 |
3.04 |
|
1951
|
Kelleys Island State Park |
Erie |
677 |
2.73 |
|
1956
|
Kiser Lake State Park |
Champaign |
927 |
3.75 |
|
1940
|
Lake Alma State Park |
Vinton |
352 |
1.42 |
|
|
Lake Hope State Park |
Vinton |
3,103 |
12.56 |
|
1937 (renamed in 1949)
|
Lake Logan State Park |
Hocking |
718 |
2.91 |
|
1964
|
Lake Loramie State Park |
Auglaize |
2,062 |
8.34 |
|
1949
|
Lake Milton State Park |
Mahoning |
1,700 |
|
|
|
Lake White State Park |
Pike |
429 |
1.74 |
|
|
Little Miami State Park |
Hamilton,
Clermont,
Warren,
Greene |
707 |
2.86 |
|
|
Madison Lake State Park |
Madison |
182 |
0.74 |
|
|
Malabar Farm State Park |
Richland |
878 |
3.55 |
|
|
Mary Jane Thurston State Park |
Henry |
591 |
2.39 |
|
|
Maumee Bay State Park |
Lucas |
1,436 |
5.81 |
|
Acquisition:1973, Established: 1975
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|
Middle Bass Island State Park |
Ottawa |
|
|
|
|
Mohican State Park |
Ashland,
Holmes |
1,115 |
4.51 |
|
|
Mosquito Lake State Park |
Trumbull |
6,483 |
26.24 |
|
|
Mount Gilead State Park |
Morrow |
181 |
0.73 |
|
|
Muskingum River State Park |
|
|
|
|
|
Nelson Kennedy Ledges State Park |
Portage |
167 |
0.67 |
|
|
Oak Point State Park |
Ottawa |
677 |
2.73 |
|
|
Paint Creek State Park |
Ross |
6,842 |
27.67 |
|
|
Pike Lake State Park |
Ross |
600 |
2.43 |
|
|
Portage Lakes State Park |
Summit |
2,475 |
10.02 |
|
|
Punderson State Park |
Geauga |
891 |
3.61 |
|
|
Pymatuning State Park |
Ashtabula |
3,512 |
14.21 |
|
|
Quail Hollow State Park |
Stark |
703 |
2.84 |
|
|
Rocky Fork State Park |
Highland |
3,464 |
14.02 |
|
|
Salt Fork State Park |
Guernsey |
20,181 |
81.67 |
|
1960
|
Scioto Trail State Park |
Ross |
248 |
1.00 |
|
|
Shawnee State Park |
Scioto |
1,163 |
4.71 |
|
|
South Bass Island State Park |
Ottawa |
677 |
2.73 |
|
|
Spiegel Grove State Park |
Sandusky |
25 |
|
|
1873
|
Stonelick State Park |
Clermont |
1,258 |
5.09 |
|
1948
|
Strouds Run State Park |
Athens |
2,606 |
10.54 |
|
1953
|
Sycamore State Park |
Montgomery |
2,389 |
9.67 |
|
|
Tar Hollow State Park |
Hocking |
619 |
2.51 |
|
1949
|
Tinker's Creek State Park |
Geauga |
370 |
1.50 |
|
1973
|
Van Buren State Park |
Hancock |
296 |
1.20 |
|
1950
|
West Branch State Park |
Portage |
8,002 |
32.38 |
|
1966
|
Wingfoot Lake State Park |
Portage |
614 |
|
|
|
Wolf Run State Park |
Noble |
1,266 |
5.12 |
|
Acquisition: 1963, Dedication: 1968
|
State memorials
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); Athens County
-
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); Ashland County
-
Perry State Forest - 4,567 acres (18 km2); Perry County
-
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); Meigs County
-
Shawnee State Forest - 59,603 acres (241 km2); Scioto and Adams Counties
-
Sunfish Creek State Forest - 637 acres (2.6 km2)
-
Tar Hollow State Forest - 16,126 acres (65 km2)
-
Vinton Furnace State Experimental Forest - 15,849 acres (64.14 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 and Vinton Counties
State wildlife management areas
State nature preserves
Metroparks
A number of
regional park districts have been organized in Ohio:
Other significant local areas
-
Arc of Appalachia
-
Athens Conservancy preserves, in
Athens County, Ohio
-
Crane Hollow Nature Preserve,
Hocking County, Ohio
-
Edge of Appalachia Preserve, in
Adams County, Ohio
-
Highlands Sanctuary, centered in
Highland County, Ohio
-
Moonville Rail-Trail, a
rail-trail in
Athens and
Vinton Counties
-
Strouds Ridge Preserve, City of
Athens, Ohio
-
Trimble Community Forest in
Athens County, Ohio
-
The Wilds (
Muskingum County, Ohio)
References
- Art Weber. Ohio State Parks. Saginaw, Michigan: Glovebox Guidebooks, 1995.
ISBN
1-881139-04-2.
External links