List of protected areas of Ohio
Protected areas in the U.S. State of Ohio include national forest lands, United States [Army Corps of Engineers|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
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
- Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
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
Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Belleville Locks and Dam
- Caesar Creek Dam
- Tom Jenkins Dam
State lands
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
- Story Mound State Memorial
- Tarlton Cross Mound State Memorial
State forests
- Blue Rock State Forest – 4,572 acres
- Brush Creek State Forest – ca. 12,000 acres
- Dean State Forest – 2,745 acres
- Fernwood State Forest – 2,107 acres
- Gifford State Forest – 320 acres ; Athens County
- Harrison State Forest – 1,345 acres
- Hocking State Forest – 9,374 acres
- Maumee State Forest – 3,068 acres
- Mohican-Memorial State Forest – 4,192 acres ; Ashland County
- Perry State Forest – 4,567 acres ; Perry County
- Pike State Forest – 11,621 acres
- Richland Furnace State Forest – 2,343 acres
- Scioto Trail State Forest – 9,371 acres
- Shade River State Forest – 2,601 acres ; Meigs County
- Shawnee State Forest – 59,603 acres ; Scioto and Adams Counties
- Sunfish Creek State Forest – 637 acres
- Tar Hollow State Forest – 16,126 acres
- Vinton Furnace State Experimental Forest -
- Waterloo State Forest ; Athens County
- Yellow Creek State Forest – 756 acres
- Zaleski State Forest – 26,313 acres ; Athens and Vinton Counties
State wildlife management areas
- Cooper Hollow Wildlife Area
- Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area
- Highlandtown Wildlife Area
- Milan State Wildlife Area
- Sunday Creek Wildlife Management Area
- Tiffin River Wildlife Area
- Trimble Wildlife Management Area
- Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area
- Waterloo Wildlife Research Station
- Wolf Creek Wildlife Management Area
State nature preserves
- Acadia Cliffs State Nature Preserve
- Adams Lake Prairie State Nature Preserve
- Audubon Islands State Nature Preserve
- Aurora Sanctuary State Nature Preserve
- Baker Woods State Nature Preserve
- Bigelow Cemetery Prairie State Nature Preserve
- Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve
- Boord State Nature Preserve
- Brown's Lake Bog State Nature Preserve
- Burton Wetlands State Nature Preserve
- Caesar Creek Gorge State Nature Preserve
- Carmean Woods State Nature Preserve
- Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve
- Chaparral Prairie State Nature Preserve
- Clear Creek State Nature Preserve
- Clear Fork Gorge State Nature Preserve
- Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve
- Collier State Nature Preserve
- Compass Plant Prairie State Nature Preserve
- Conkle's Hollow State Nature Preserve
- Conneaut Swamp State Nature Preserve
- Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve
- Crooked Run State Nature Preserve
- Culberson Woods State Nature Preserve
- Davey Woods State Nature Preserve
- Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve
- Drew Woods State Nature Preserve
- Dupont Marsh State Nature Preserve
- Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve
- Erie Sand Barrens State Nature Preserve
- Fowler Woods State Nature Preserve
- Gahanna Woods State Nature Preserve
- Goll Woods State Nature Preserve
- Goode Prairie State Nature Preserve
- Greenville Falls State Nature Preserve
- Gross Woods State Nature Preserve
- Hach-Otis State Nature Preserve
- Halls Creek Woods State Nature Preserve
- Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve
- Herrick Fen State Nature Preserve
- Hueston Woods State Nature Preserve
- Hutchins (Highbanks) State Nature Preserve
- Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve
- Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve
- Johnson Ridge State Nature Preserve
- Johnson Woods State Nature Preserve
- Kendrick Woods State Nature Preserve
- Kent (Cooperrider) Bog State Nature Preserve
- Kessler Swamp State Nature Preserve
- Kiser Lake Wetlands State Nature Preserve
- Kitty Todd State Nature Preserve
- Knox Woods State Nature Preserve
- Kyle Woods State Nature Preserve
- Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve
- Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve
- Lawrence Woods State Nature Preserve
- Lou Campbell State Nature Preserve
- Mantua Bog State Nature Preserve
- Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve
- Marsh Wetlands State Nature Preserve
- Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve
- Milford Center Prairie State Nature Preserve
- Morris Woods State Nature Preserve
- North Pond State Nature Preserve
- North Shore Alvar State Nature Preserve
- Novak State Nature Preserve
- Old Woman Creek State Nature Preserve
- Olsen (Augusta-Anne) State Nature Preserve
- Pickerington Ponds State Nature Preserve
- Portage Lakes Wetland State Nature Preserve
- Riddle State Nature Preserve
- Rockbridge State Nature Preserve
- Sears Woods State Nature Preserve
- Seymour Woods State Nature Preserve
- Shallenberger State Nature Preserve
- Sharon Woods Gorge State Nature Preserve
- Sheepskin Hollow State Nature Preserve
- Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve
- Shoemaker State Nature Preserve
- Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker State Nature Preserve
- Smith Cemetery Prairie State Nature Preserve
- Solon Woods State Nature Preserve
- Springville Marsh State Nature Preserve
- Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve
- Stratford Woods State Nature Preserve
- Swamp Cottonwood State Nature Preserve
- Thomas (Sharon Woods) State Nature Preserve
- Tinker's Creek State Nature Preserve
- Triangle Lake Bog State Nature Preserve
- Tucker (Blacklick) State Nature Preserve
- Tummonds State Nature Preserve
- Wahkeena State Nature Preserve
- Whipple State Nature Preserve
- Zimmerman Prairie State Nature Preserve
Metroparks
A number of regional park districts have been organized in Ohio:- Cleveland Metroparks
- Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District
- Erie MetroParks
- Five Rivers Metroparks
- Geauga County Park District
- Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District
- Lake Metroparks
- Stark County Park District
- Tuscarawas County Park Department
- Lorain County Metro Parks
- Metro Parks, Serving Summit County
- MetroParks of Butler County
- Metroparks of the Toledo Area
- Mill Creek MetroParks
- Great Parks of Hamilton County
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