List of protected areas of Ohio

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 • Wayne National Forest 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 (at Caesar Creek State Park) • Tom Jenkins Dam (at Burr Oak State Park) == State lands ==

State parks 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 (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 - • 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 • Cooper Hollow Wildlife Area (Jackson County) • 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 ==

A number of regional park districts have been organized in Ohio: • Cleveland Metroparks * Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District [http://www.metroparks.net/ • Erie MetroParks * Five Rivers Metroparks (Dayton) [http://www.metroparks.org/ • Geauga County Park District * Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District [http://www.johnnyappleseedparks.com/ • Lake Metroparks *Stark County Park District • Tuscarawas County Park Department • Lorain County Metro Parks [http://www.loraincountymetroparks.com/ • Metro Parks, Serving Summit County * MetroParks of Butler County [http://www.yourmetroparks.net/ • Metroparks of the Toledo Area * Mill Creek MetroParks [http://www.millcreekmetroparks.com/ • 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 (Muskingum County, Ohio) == References ==