List of Ohio state forests facts for kids
Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry manages 23 state forests.
Ohio state forests
Name | Location (of main entrance) | How many acres (km²) |
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Beaver Creek State Forest | Fredericktown | 1,122 acres |
Blue Rock State Forest | Muskingum County | 4,578 acres |
Brush Creek State Forest | Rarden | 13,515 acres |
Cravat State Forest | Belmont County | 350 acres |
Dean State Forest | Lawrence County | 2,745 acres (10 km²) |
Fernwood State Forest | Jefferson County | 3,023 acres |
Gifford State Forest | Athens County | 320 acres (1.3 km²) |
Harrison State Forest | Harrison County | 1,345 acres (5 km²) |
Hocking State Forest | Laurelville | 9,817 acres |
Maumee State Forest | Swanton | 3,299 acres |
Mohican-Memorial State Forest | Ashland County | 4,541 acres |
Perry State Forest | New Lexington | 4,706 acres |
Pike State Forest | Pike/Highland counties | 12,159 acres |
Richland Furnace State Forest | Byer | 2,524 acres (9 km²) |
Scioto Trail State Forest | Chillicothe | 9,600 acres (38 km²) |
Shade River State Forest | Meigs County | 2,859 acres |
Shawnee State Forest | West Portsmouth | 64,978 acres |
Sunfish Creek State Forest | Monroe County | 637 acres (2.6 km²) |
Tar Hollow State Forest | Chillicothe | 16,436 acres |
Vinton Furnace State Experimental Forest | Vinton County | 12,086 acres |
West Blue Rock State Forest | Muskingum County | 698 acres |
Yellow Creek State Forest | Columbiana County | 756 acres (3.1 km²) |
Zaleski State Forest | Zaleski | 27,851 acres |
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