List of protected areas of Ohio explained

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

NameCountySizeImageYear established
acreskm2
454 1.84 1950
96 0.39 1950
8,017 32.44 1974
1,122 4.54 1955
2,726 11.061949
337 1.361949
4,016 16.251975
3,349 13.551949
2,593 10.491952
7,941 32.131978
677 2.73Early 1950s
1,775 7.181968
3,564 14.35
3,016 12.201952
3,845 15.561961
7,030 28.451978
1,831 7.411947
931 3.77
893 3.611951
698 2.821964
14,091 57.021949
Great Council State Park (scheduled to open 2023) 0.7 0.00282023
1,864 7.54
489 1.98
247 1.001950
120 0.481953
2,373 9.601924
3,596 14.551957
591 2.391949
6,600 26.71
349 1.411979
962 3.89
5,735 2020
752 3.041951
677 2.731956
927 3.751940
352 1.42
3,103 12.561937 (renamed in 1949)
718 2.911964
2,062 8.341949
1,700
429 1.74
707 2.86
182 0.74
878 3.55
591 2.39
1,436 5.81Acquisition:1973, Established: 1975[1]
1,115 4.51
6,483 26.24
181 0.73
167 0.67
677 2.73
6,842 27.67
600 2.43
2,475 10.02
891 3.61
3,512 14.21
703 2.84
3,464 14.02
20,181 81.671960
248 1.00
1,163 4.71
677 2.73
Spiegel Grove State Park 25 1873
1,258 5.091948
2,606 10.541953
2,389 9.67
619 2.511949
370 1.501973
296 1.201950
8,002 32.381966
614
1,266 5.12 Acquisition: 1963, Dedication: 1968

State memorials

State forests

See main article: List of Ohio state forests.

State wildlife management areas

State nature preserves

Metroparks

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

Other significant local areas

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maumee Bay State Park . 16 April 2023.
  2. News: Peter . Krouse . State designates 127 acres in Solon as state nature preserve . Cleveland.com . April 14, 2023 . April 16, 2023.