Protected areas of Ohio
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Protected areas 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.
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[edit] Federal Lands
[edit] National Park Service, Department of the Interior
[edit] U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
[edit] U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
- Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge
- Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
- West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge
[edit] 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)
[edit] State Lands
[edit] State Parks
- A. W. Marion State Park
- Adams Lake State Park
- Alum Creek State Park
- Barkcamp State Park
- Beaver Creek State Park
- Blue Rock State Park - 337 acres, Muskingum County
- Buck Creek State Park
- Buckeye Lake State Park
- Burr Oak State Park - 2593 acres (11 km²), Athens and Morgan Counties
- Caesar Creek State Park - 7941 acres (32 km²), Warren, Clinton, and Greene Counties
- Catawba Island State Park
- Cleveland Lakefront State Park
- Cowan Lake State Park - 1775 acres, Clinton County
- Crane Creek State Park
- Deer Creek State Park
- Delaware State Park
- Dillon State Park
- East Fork State Park
- East Harbor State Park
- Findley State Park
- Forked Run State Park
- Geneva State Park
- Grand Lake St. Marys State Park
- Great Seal State Park
- Guilford Lake State Park
- Harrison Lake State Park
- Headlands Beach State Park
- Hocking Hills State Park - 2373 acres, Hocking County
- Hueston Woods State Park - 3596 acres (15 km²), Butler and Preble Counties
- Independence Dam State Park
- Indian Lake State Park
- Jackson Lake State Park
- Jefferson Lake State Park
- John Bryan State Park
- Kelleys Island State Park - 677 acres, Erie County
- Kiser Lake State Park
- Lake Alma State Park
- Lake Hope State Park
- Lake Logan State Park
- Lake Loramie State Park
- Lake White State Park
- Little Miami State Park - 707 acres (2.9 km²), Hamilton, Clermont, Warren, and Greene Counties
- Madison Lake State Park
- Malabar Farm State Park
- Mary Jane Thurston State Park
- Maumee Bay State Park
- Mohican State Park
- Mosquito Lake State Park
- Mount Gilead State Park
- Nelson Kennedy Ledges State Park
- Oak Point State Park
- Paint Creek State Park
- Pike Lake State Park
- Portage Lakes State Park
- Punderson State Park
- Pymatuning State Park
- Quail Hollow State Park
- Rocky Fork State Park
- Salt Fork State Park
- Scioto Trail State Park
- Shawnee State Park
- South Bass Island State Park
- Stonelick State Park
- Strouds Run State Park - 2606 acres (11 km²), in Athens County
- Sycamore State Park
- Tar Hollow State Park
- Tinkers Creek State Park
- Van Buren State Park
- West Branch State Park
- Wolf Run State Park
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] State Wildlife Management Areas
- Acadia Cliffs Wildlife Area
- Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area
- Sunday Creek Wildlife Management Area
- Trimble Wildlife Management Area
- Waterloo Wildlife Research Station
[edit] State Nature Preserves
- 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
- Riddle State Nature Preserve
- Rockbridge State Nature Preserve
- Wahkeena Nature Preserve (managed by the Ohio Historical Society)
[edit] Metroparks
A number of regional park districts have been organized in Ohio:
- Cleveland Metroparks [1]
- Geauga County Park District [2]
- Metroparks, Serving Summit County [3]
- Lorain County Metroparks [4]
- Lake Metroparks [5]
- Five Rivers Metroparks (Dayton) [6]
- Metroparks of Butler County [7]
- Mill Creek MetroParks [8]
- Columbus and Franklin County MetroParks (Columbus) [9]
- Erie MetroParks [10]
- Toledo Metroparks [11]
[edit] Other significant local areas
- Strouds Ridge Preserve, City of Athens, Ohio
- Athens Conservancy preserves
[edit] References
- Art Weber. Ohio State Parks. Saginaw, Michigan: Glovebox Guidebooks, 1995. ISBN 1-881139-04-2.
