Ohio State Parks

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Ohio State Park Planning Tools

Ohio State Parks Passport Program

Hiking Guides

• Geology of Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve
• Geology of Chestnut Ridge MetroPark
• Geology of Clear Creek MetroPark
• Geology of Clifton Gorge and John Bryan State Park
• Geology of Gallagher Fen State Nature Preserve
• Geology of Highbanks MetroPark
• Geology of Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve
• Geology of Lobdell Reserve
• Geology of Miller Sanctuary State Nature Preserve
• Geology of Mohican State Park
• Geology of Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park
• Geology of Shallenberger State Nature Preserve
• Geology of the St. Marys Region

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Ohio State Park Educational Resources

See Even More Fun Activities Under the Charts Below!

Ohio Rocks! Activity Book

Ohio Rocks! Libro de actividades

Wild Ohio for Kids Wildlife Journal

Wildlife Concepts Imagination Book

Hands On Earth Science Activities

Furbearers of Ohio

Ohios Wetlands

Owls of Ohio

Ohio Wildlife History Flash Cards

Ohio Department of Natural Resources YouTube Channel

Old Woman Creek Scavenger Hunt

Old Woman Creek Self-Guided Tour

Ohio Project WILD Action Guide

• Project WILD – Skulls Talk
• Project WILD – White-Tailed Deer

Project Learning Tree Ohio

• Biodiversity Poster
• Biodiversity Poster Narrative
• Ohio Forest Benefits Poster
• Ohio Forest Benefits Poster Narrative
• Invasive Insects of Ohio
• Invasive Plants of Concern
• Ohio Heroes
• Threatened and Endangered Plants of Ohio
• Correlations to Ohio Science Standards & PLT Sampler

Animal Species in Ohio

• Birds
• Fish
• Mammals
• Reptiles & Amphibians
• Invasive Species

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Ohio State Parks

Park Name	Location
A.W. Marion State Park	Circleville, OH
Adams Lake State Park	West Union, OH
Alum Creek State Park	Delaware, OH
Barkcamp State Park	Belmont, OH
Beaver Creek State Park	East Liverpool, OH
Blue Rock State Park	Blue Rock, OH
Buck Creek State Park	Springfield, OH
Buckeye Lake State Park	Millersport, OH
Burr Oak State Park	Glouster, OH
Caesar Creek State Park	Waynesville, OH
Catawba Island State Park	Port Clinton, OH
Cowan Lake State Park	Wilmington, OH
Deer Creek State Park	Mt. Sterling, OH
Delaware State Park	Delaware, OH
Dillon State Park	Nashport, OH
East Fork State Park	Bethel, OH
East Harbor State Park	Lakeside-Marblehead, OH
Findley State Park	Wellington, OH
Forked Run State Park	Reedsville, OH
Geneva State Park	Geneva, OH
Grand Lake St Marys State Park	St. Marys, OH
Great Seal State Park	Chillicothe, OH
Guilford Lake State Park	Lisbon, OH
Harrison Lake State Park	Fayette, OH
Headlands Beach State Park	Mentor, OH
Hocking Hills State Park	Logan, OH
Hueston Woods State Park	College Corner, OH
Independence Dam State Park	Defiance, OH
Indian Lake State Park	Lakeview, OH
Jackson Lake State Park	Oak Hill, OH
Jefferson Lake State Park	Richmond, OH
Jesse Owens State Park	McConnelsville, OH
John Bryan State Park	Yellow Springs, OH
Kelleys Island State Park	Kelleys Island, OH
Kiser Lake State Park	Conover, OH
Lake Alma State Park	Wellston, OH
Lake Hope State Park	McArthur, OH
Lake Logan State Park	Logan, OH
Lake Loramie State Park	Minster, OH
Lake Milton State Park	Lake Milton, OH
Lake White State Park	Waverly, OH
Little Miami State Park	Waynesville, OH
Madison Lake State Park	London, OH
Malabar Farm State Park	Lucas, OH
Marblehead Lighthouse State Park	Marblehead, OH
Mary Jane Thurston State Park	McClure, OH
Maumee Bay State Park	Oregon, OH
Middle Bass Island State Park	Middle Bass Island, OH
Mohican State Park	Loudonville, OH
Mosquito Lake State Park	Cortland, OH
Mt Gilead State Park	Mt. Gilead, OH
Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park	Garrettsville, OH
North Bass Island State Park	Isle St George, OH
Oak Point State Park	Put-in-Bay, OH
Paint Creek State Park	Bainbridge, OH
Pike Lake State Park	Bainbridge, OH
Portage Lakes State Park	Akron, OH
Punderson State Park	Newbury, OH
Pymatuning State Park	Andover, OH
Quail Hollow State Park	Hartville, OH
Rocky Fork State Park	Hillsboro, OH
Salt Fork State Park	Lore City, OH
Scioto Trail State Park	Chillicothe, OH
Shawnee State Park	West Portsmouth, OH
South Bass Island State Park	South Bass Island, OH
Stonelick State Park	Pleasant Plain, OH
Strouds Run State Park	Athens, OH
Sycamore State Park	Trotwood, OH
Tar Hollow State Park	Laurelville, OH
Tinkers Creek State Park	Streetsboro, OH
Van Buren State Park	Van Buren, OH
West Branch State Park	Ravenna, OH
Wingfoot Lake State Park	Mogadore, OH
Wolf Run State Park	Caldwell, OH

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Ohio State Historic Locations

Location Name	Location
Antique Barn at Barkcamp	Belmont, OH
Armintrout Fire Tower	Columbus, OH
Ash Cave	South Bloomingville, OH
Ash Cave Fire Tower	Rockbridge, OH
Atkinson Ridge Fire Tower	Zaleski, OH
Bethel Methodist Church	Bethel, OH
Big and Little Lyons Falls	Loudonville, OH
The Big House at Malabar Farm	McArthur, OH
The Big Woods	College Corner, OH
Bigelow Pioneer Cemetery	Irwin, OH
The Blue Hole	Yellow Springs, OH
Blue Rock Fire Tower	Blue Rock, OH
Brush Ridge Fire Tower	Chillicothe, OH
Buckeye Lake Amusement Park Fountain	Millersport, OH
CCC Group Lodge	Bainbridge, OH
CCC Memorial to Company 1545	West Portsmouth, OH
Caesar’s Creek Pioneer Village	Waynesville, OH
Ceely Rose House	Lucas, OH
Cline Cabin	Loudonville, OH
Communal Oven Ruins	Kelleys Island, OH
Community of Africa	Lewis Center, OH
Copperhead Fire Tower	West Portsmouth, OH
Craig Beach Amusement Park	Lake Milton, OH
Democracy Steps for Cedar Falls 1997	Logan, OH
Doty Homestead (Pioneer Farm Museum)	College Corner, OH
Elam House	Waynesville, OH
Fort Cheshire	Delaware, OH
Furnas House	Waynesville, OH
Gaston’s Mill	East Liverpool, OH
Grave of Unknown Union Soldier	Bainbridge, OH
Hambleton’s Mill	East Liverpool, OH
Harding Cabin	Mt. Sterling, OH
Historic Log Church Replica	Chillicothe, OH
Historic Punderson Manor	Newbury, OH
Historic Stagecoach Trail	Yellow Springs, OH
Hope Furnace Ruins	McArthur, OH
Hope Schoolhouse	Zaleski, OH
Hosak’s Cave	Lore City, OH
Hotel Victory Site at South Bass Island	Put-In-Bay, OH
Jefferson Furnace	Oak Hill, OH
Lake Loramie Nature Center and Heritage Museum	Minster, OH
Linscott Springhouse	Athens, OH
Location of the Death of Pretty Boy Floyd	East Liverpool, OH
Lock and Dam No. 4 and the Buckeye Belle Explosion	Beverly, OH
Lock and Dam No. 5 and Luke Chute	Waterford, OH
Lockwood (Marshall) Cemetery	Lakeside-Marblehead, OH
Lonz Winery at Middle Bass Island	Middle Bass Island, OH
Lusk Lock (Lock No. 27)	East Liverpool, OH
Malabar Farm Inn	Perrysville, OH
Marblehead Lighthouse	Marblehead, OH
Miner’s Memorial Park & Big Muskie’s Bucket	McConnelsville, OH
Mohican Fire Tower	Perrysville, OH
Mohican-Memorial Shrine	Perrysville, OH
Moonville Tunnel	Zaleski, OH
Orton Memorial	Yellow Springs, OH
Ranger Station Mound	Zaleski, OH
Rock City Cave	Lucas, OH
Rock House Cavern	Logan, OH
Sandy and Beaver Canal	East Liverpool, OH
Sandy Beach Amusement Park	Russells Point, OH
Scioto Trail Fire Tower	Chillicothe, OH
Seip House	Chillicothe, OH
Six Mile Creek Aqueduct	St. Marys, OH
Smith Cemetery	Plain City, OH
Stone House Museum (The Kennedy Stone House)	Lore City, OH
Tar Hollow Resident Camp	Laurelville, OH
Thomas J. Malone Covered Bridge	East Liverpool, OH
William Hewitt Monument	Chillicothe, OH
Winchester’s Camp No. 3 (Fort Starvation)	Defiance, OH
Wolf Creek (Pine Run) Grist Mill	Loudonville, OH
Zanesville Lockhouse for Lock & Dam No. 10	Zanesville, OH

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Ohio State Forests

Park Name	Location
Beaver Creek State Forest	Calcutta, OH
Blue Rock State Forest	Blue Rock, OH
Brush Creek State Forest	Otway, OH
Dean State Forest	Pedro, OH
Fernwood State Forest	Bloomingdale, OH
Gifford State Forest	Bern Township, OH
Harrison State Forest	Cadiz, OH
Hocking State Forest	Rockbridge, OH
Maumee State Forest	Swanton, OH
Mohican-Memorial State Forest	Perrysville, OH
Perry State Forest	Blue Rock, OH
Pike State Forest	Latham, OH
Richland Furnace State Forest	Wellston, OH
Ron Abraham State Forest	Green Springs, OH
Scioto Trail State Forest	Chillicothe, OH
Shade River State Forest	Reedsville, OH
Shawnee State Forest	West Portsmouth, OH
Sunfish Creek State Forest	Switzerland Township, OH
Tar Hollow State Forest	Laurelville, OH
Vinton Furnace State Forest	McArthur, OH
West Blue Rock State Forest	Blue Rock, OH
Willow Grove State Forest	Claremont, OH
Yellow Creek State Forest	Salineville, OH
Zaleski State Forest	Zaleski, OH

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Ohio State Park Resort Lodges

Lodge Name	Location
Burr Oak Lodge & Conference Center	Glouster, OH
Deer Creek Lodge & Conference Center	Mt. Sterling, OH
Hueston Woods Lodge & Conference Center	College Corner, OH
The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake	Geneva, OH
Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center	Oregon, OH
Mohican Lodge & Conference Center	Perrysville, OH
Punderson Manor Lodge & Conference Center	Newbury, OH
Salt Fork Lodge & Conference Center	Cambridge, OH
Shawnee Lodge & Conference Center	West Portsmouth, OH

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Ohio State Golf Courses

Course Name	Location
Deer Creek State Park Golf Course	Mt. Sterling, OH
Salt Fork State Park Golf Course	Cambridge, OH
Hueston Woods State Park Golf Course	Oxford, OH
Maumee Bay State Park Golf Course	Oregon, OH
Punderson State Park Golf Course	Newbury, OH

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Ohio State Scenic Rivers

River	Location
Abbotts Bridge Scenic River Access	Fort Seneca, OH
Ashtabula Scenic River	Ashtabula, OH
Big Darby Creek Scenic River	Columbus, OH
Conneaut Creek Wild and Scenic River	Conneaut, OH
Chagrin Scenic River	Willoughby, OH
Grand Scenic River	Geneva, OH
Greenville Falls Scenic River Area	Covington, OH
Kokosing Scenic River	Howard, OH
Little Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River	East Liverpool, OH
Little Miami Scenic River – Branch Hill Access	Branch Hill, OH
Little Miami Scenic River – Jacoby Road Access	Xenia, OH
Little Miami Scenic River – Miamiville Access	Miamiville, OH
Little Miami Scenic River – Route 35 Access	South Lebanon, OH
Little Miami Scenic River – Sugar Creek Access	Sugarcreek, OH
Maumee Scenic River Scenic River	Defiance, OH Perrysburg, OH Lucas, OH
Mohican Scenic River	Loudonville, OH Perrysville, OH
Olentangy Scenic River	Delaware, OH Worthington, OH
Olentangy Scenic River – Mt Air Public Access	Columbus, OH
Pymatuning Creek Wild and Scenic River	Orangeville, OH
Sandusky Scenic River	Upper Sandusky, OH Fremont, OH
Sandusky Scenic River – Indian Mill Access	Upper Sandusky, OH
Sandusky Scenic River – Izaak Walton Access	Tiffin, OH
Sandusky Scenic River – Wolf Creek Park	Fremont, OH
Stillwater Scenic River	Greenville, OH Covington, OH Dayton, OH
Upper Cuyahoga Scenic River	Troy, OH Burton, OH Hiram Rapids, OH

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Ohio State Fish Hatcheries

These locations offer facility tours as well as trails for wildlife viewing!

Facility Name	Location
Hebron State Fish Hatchery	Hebron, OH
London State Fish Hatchery	London, OH
Kincaid State Fish Hatchery	Latham, OH
Senecaville State Fish Hatchery	Senecaville, OH
St. Marys State Fish Hatchery	St. Marys, OH
Castalia State Fish Hatchery	Castalia, OH

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Ohio State Nature Preserves

Preserve Name	Location
Acadia Cliffs State Nature Preserve	Cutler, OH
Adams Lake Prairie State Nature Preserve	West Union, OH
Audubon Islands State Nature Preserve	Maumee, OH
Augusta-Anne Olsen State Nature Preserve	Wakeman, OH
Aurora Sanctuary State Nature Preserve	Aurora, OH
Baker Woods State Nature Preserve	Coldwater, OH
Bigelow Cemetery State Nature Preserve	Irwin, OH
Bigelow Pioneer Cemetery	Irwin, OH
Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve	Newark, OH
Boch Hollow State Nature Preserve	Logan, OH
Boord State Nature Preserve	Cutler, OH
Brinkhaven Oak Barrens State Nature Preserve	Brinkhaven, OH
Brown’s Lake Bog State Nature Preserve	Shreve, OH
Burton Wetlands State Nature Preserve	Burton, OH
Caesar Creek Gorge State Nature Preserve	Oregonia, OH
Campbell State Nature Preserve	Monclova, OH
Carmean Woods State Nature Preserve	Bucyrus, OH
Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve	Urbana, OH
Chaparral Prairie State Nature Preserve	West Union, OH
Christmas Rocks State Nature Preserve	Lancaster, OH
Clear Creek State Nature Preserve	Rockbridge, OH
Clear Fork Gorge State Nature Preserve	Perrysville, OH
Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve	Yellow Springs, OH
Collier State Nature Preserve	Tiffin, OH
Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve	Rockbridge, OH
Conneaut Swamp State Nature Preserve	Conneaut, OH
Cooperrider Kent Bog State Nature Preserve	Kent, OH
Coyote Run State Nature Preserve	Pickerington, OH
Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve	Buckeye Lake, OH
Crooked Run State Nature Preserve	Chilo, OH
Culberson Woods State Nature Preserve	Clarksville, OH
Daughmer Prairie Savannah State Nature Preserve	Bucyrus, OH
Davey Woods State Nature Preserve	St. Paris, OH
Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve	Peebles, OH
Desonier State Nature Preserve	Coolville, OH
Drew Woods State Nature Preserve	Ansonia, OH
Dupont Marsh State Nature Preserve	Huron, OH
Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve	Garrettsville, OH
Edward S. Thomas State Nature Preserve	Westerville, OH
Erie Sand Barrens State Nature Preserve	Sandusky, OH
Fowler Woods State Nature Preserve	Greenwich, OH
Gahanna Woods State Nature Preserve	Gahanna, OH
Gallagher Fen State Nature Preserve	Springfield, OH
Goll Woods State Nature Preserve	Archbold, OH
Goode Prairie State Nature Preserve	Bradford, OH
Greenbelt State Nature Preserve	Cincinnati, OH
Gross Memorial Woods State Nature Preserve	Jackson Center, OH
Hach-Otis State Nature Preserve	Willoughby Hills, OH
Halls Creek Woods State Nature Preserve	Morrow, OH
Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve	Mentor, OH
Herrick Fen State Nature Preserve	Streetsboro, OH
Hueston Woods State Nature Preserve	College Corner, OH
Hutchins (Highbanks) State Nature Preserve	Lewis Center, OH
Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve	Holland, OH
Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve	Massillon, OH
Johnson Ridge State Nature Preserve	West Union, OH
Johnson Woods State Nature Preserve	West Union, OH
Kendrick Woods State Nature Preserve	Spencerville, OH
Kessler Swamp State Nature Preserve	Sugar Grove, OH
Kiser Lake Wetlands State Nature Preserve	St. Paris, OH
Kitty Todd State Nature Preserve	Swanton, OH
Knox Woods State Nature Preserve	Mount Vernon, OH
Kyle Woods State Nature Preserve	Canfield, OH
Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve	Jackson, OH
Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve	Marblehead, OH
Lawrence Woods State Nature Preserve	Kenton, OH
Marsh Wetlands State Nature Preserve	Mantua, OH
Mccracken Fen State Nature Preserve	Bellefontaine, OH
Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve	Mentor, OH
Milford Center Prairie Non-Dedicated Natural Area	Milford Center, OH
Miller Nature Sanctuary State Nature Preserve	Bainbridge, OH
Miriam Walter Barrens State Nature Preserve	Pomeroy, OH
Morris Woods State Nature Preserve	Johnstown, OH
Newberry Wildlife Sanctuary State Nature Preserve	Cincinnati, OH
North Pond State Nature Preserve	Kelleys Island, OH
North Shore Alvar State Nature Preserve	Kelleys Island, OH
Novak Sanctuary State Nature Preserve	Aurora, OH
Old Woman Creek (NERR) State Nature Preserve	Huron, OH
Owens Fen State Nature Preserve	West Liberty, OH
Pallister State Nature Preserve	Rock Creek, OH
Pickerington Ponds State Nature Preserve	Canal Winchester, OH
Plum Run Prairie State Natural Area	Peebles, OH
Portage Lakes Wetland Non-Dedicated Natural Area	Akron, OH
Rhododendron Cove State Nature Preserve	Lancaster, OH
Riddle State Nature Preserve	Athens, OH
Rockbridge State Nature Preserve	Rockbridge, OH
Rocky Fork Gorge State Nature Preserve	Bainbridge, OH
Saint Mary’s River Wetlands State Nature Preserve	Rockford, OH
Scioto Brush Creek State Nature Preserve	McDermott, OH
Sears Woods State Nature Preserve	Bucyrus, OH
Seymour Woods State Natural Area	Delaware, OH
Shallenberger State Nature Preserve	Lancaster, OH
Sharon Woods Gorge State Nature Preserve	Cincinnati, OH
Sheepskin Hollow State Nature Preserve	Negley, OH
Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve	Huron, OH
Shoemaker State Nature Preserve	Peebles, OH
Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker State Nature Preserve	West Liberty, OH
Smith Cemetery	Plain City, OH
Smith Cemetery State Nature Preserve	Plain City, OH
Springville Marsh State Nature Preserve	Parkdale, OH
Stage’s Pond State Nature Preserve	Ashville, OH
Stratford Woods State Nature Preserve	Delaware, OH
Swamp Cottonwood State Nature Preserve	Homerville, OH
Tinkers Creek State Nature Preserve	Aurora, OH
Triangle Lake Bog State Nature Preserve	Ravenna, OH
Trillium Trails State Nature Preserve	Cincinnati, OH
Tucker, Walter A. State Nature Preserve	Reynoldsburg, OH
Tummonds State Nature Preserve	Mantua, OH
Wahkeena State Nature Preserve	Sugar Grove, OH
Whipple State Nature Preserve	Manchester, OH
Zimmerman Prairie State Natural Area	Beavercreek, OH

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More Ohio State Park Educational Resources

Educational Leaflet Collection

• Building Stones of Ohio’s Capitols
• Clay and Shale in Ohio
• Coal
• Earthquakes in Ohio
• Flint, Ohio’s Official Gemstone
• The Ice Age in Ohio
• Ohio Topographic Maps
• Programs and Services of the Division of Geological Survey
• Ohio’s Natural Arches
• Ohio’s Geologic Walk Through Time at the Ohio State Fairgrounds Natural Resources Park
• Your House Rocks

GeoFacts Series

• Bedrock Topography of Ohio
• Earthquakes and Seismic Risk in Ohio
• Ohio Shale Concretions
• Ohio Trilobites
• Isotelus: Ohio’s State Fossil
• The Scioto Saline—Ohio’s Early Salt Industry
• Landslides in Ohio
• Gold in Ohio
• The Teays River
• Rocks and Minerals Mined in Ohio and Their Uses
• Mine Subsidence
• The Geology of Ohio—The Precambrian
• History of Coal Mining in Ohio
• Coal Mining and Reclamation
• Coal and Electricity
• Fossil Collecting in Ohio
• Sand and Gravel
• The Geology of Ohio—The Cambrian
• Where to See Ohio Geology
• The Effects of the Great New Madrid Earthquakes in Ohio
• A Brief Summary of the Geologic History of Ohio
• Tiny Hidden Treasures—The Microfossils of Ohio
• High-Calcium Limestones in Ohio
• Aglime—Agricultural Limestone and Dolomite in Ohio
• Fracture Sand in Ohio
• Celestine in Ohio 
• Macksburg Oil Field
• The “Clinton” Oil-and-Gas Play in Ohio
• Ohio Karst
• Ohio Dimension Stone
• Ice Age in Ohio: Evidence Below Our Feet
• Megalograptus ohioensis―Ohio’s Giant Sea Scorpion
• Dunkleosteus terrelli—Ohio’s State Fossil Fish

Passport to Fishing Program

• Passport to Fishing
• Passport Equipment Poster
• Passport Fish Species
• Passport Handling Poster
• Passport Healthy Habitat Poster
• Passport Knot & Rig Posters
• Passport Lesson Plan Glossary
• Passport Lesson Plan Overview
• Passport Lesson Plan Station 1 Habitat
• Passport Lesson Plan Station 2 Knots
• Passport Lesson Plan Station 3 Safe Boating
• Passport Lesson Plan Station 4 Casting
• Passport Lesson Plan Station 5 Ready Set Boat
• Passport Lesson Plan Station 6 Local Info

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