This list of protected areas of Ohio includes national forest lands, Army Corps of Engineers areas, state parks,

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Federal lands

Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail Section

National Park Service, Department of the Interior

Cuyahoga Valley National Park Cuyahoga Valley National Park is an American national park that preserves and reclaims the rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in Northeast Ohio. The park is administered by the National Park Service, but within ...

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is a United States national historical park with earthworks and burial mounds from the Hopewell culture, indigenous peoples who flourished from about 200 BC to AD 500. The park is composed of six separate ...

U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture

Wayne National Forest The Wayne National Forest is located in the south-eastern part of the US state of Ohio, in the Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. It is the only national forest in Ohio. Forest headquarters are located between The Plains and Nelsonville, Ohio, on ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior

* Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex **

Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1964 when the owners of the Cedar Point Shooting Club donated the land to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge is now about of marsh that is divided into three pools. The ...

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States, which is located in the state of Ohio. This refuge was established in 1961, under the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, the purpose of the refuge being created was ...

West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge West Sister Island is an island of the U.S. state of Ohio located in the Western Basin of Lake Erie. The island, jointly owned by the United States Coast Guard and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is Ohio's only designated Wilderness Area, th ...

Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense

*Belleville Locks and Dam * Caesar Creek Dam (at

Caesar Creek State Park Caesar Creek State Park is a public recreation area located in southwestern Ohio, five miles (8 km) east of Waynesville, in Warren, Clinton, and Greene counties. The park is leased by the State from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who ...

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Burr Oak State Park Burr Oak State Park is a public recreation area located northeast of Glouster, Ohio, Glouster in the U.S. state of Ohio. The park sits mostly in Morgan County, Ohio, Morgan County, with part extending into Athens County, Ohio, Athens County. The ...

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State lands

State parks

State memorials

Adena State Memorial Adena may refer to: Artists *ADENA, Romanian singer-songwriter *Adeena Karasick (born 1965), Canadian poet, performance artist, and essayist * Adena Halpern (born 1968), American author *Adena Jacobs (born 1982), Australian theatre director Places ...

* Buckeye Furnace State Memorial *

Campbell Mound State Memorial Campbell may refer to: People Surname * Campbell (surname), includes a list of people with surname Campbell Given name * Campbell Brown (footballer), an Australian rules footballer * Campbell Brown (journalist) (born 1968), American television ne ...

Flint Ridge State Memorial Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries and Nature Preserve is a Native American flint quarry located in Hopewell Township, Licking County, Ohio, about three miles north of Brownsville at the intersection of Brownsville Road and Flint Ridge Road. Old q ...

Friends Meeting House State Memorial ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane (producer), David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting List of Friends episodes, ten seasons. With an ensemble cast ...

* Fort Ancient State Memorial, Warren County * Fort Hill State Memorial *

Glendower State Memorial Glendower, now known as Glendower Historic Mansion and Arboretum, is a historic Greek Revival style house located at 105 Cincinnati Avenue, U.S. Highway 42, U.S. Route 42, Cincinnati Avenue, in Lebanon, Ohio. It was built in 1836 by Amos Bennett f ...

, Warren County *

Leo Petroglyph State Memorial Leo or Léo may refer to: Acronyms * Law enforcement officer * Law enforcement organisation * '' Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Arts a ...

Miamisburg Mound State Memorial Miamisburg ( ) is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio. The population was 20,181 at the time of the 2010 census. A suburb of Dayton. It is part of the Dayton metropolitan area. Miamisburg is known for its large industry (mainly for its nuclear ...

, Montgomery County * Serpent Mound State Memorial *

Tarleton Cross Mound State Memorial Tarleton is a village and civil parish in the borough of West Lancashire, Lancashire, England. It situated in the Lancashire mosslands approximately 10 miles north east of Southport, approximately 10 miles south west of Preston, approximately ...

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 Harrison State Forest is a state forest in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. History The park was acquired in 1961. A large proportion of the land was cleared for coal mining. Nevertheless, the extraction of acid mine water is minimal be ...

- 1,345 acres (5 km²) * Hocking State Forest - 9,374 acres (38 km²) *

Maumee State Forest Maumee State Forest is a list of Ohio state forests, state forest in Fulton County, Ohio, Fulton, Henry County, Ohio, Henry, and Lucas County, Ohio, Lucas counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. References

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- 3,068 acres (12 km²) * Mohican-Memorial State Forest - 4,192 acres (17 km²); Ashland County *

Perry State Forest Perry State Forest is a state forest in Perry County, Ohio, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily locate ...

- 4,567 acres (18 km²); Perry County * Pike State Forest - 11,621 acres (47 km²) *

Richland Furnace State Forest Richland Furnace State Forest is a state forest in Jackson and Vinton counties in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and terri ...

- 2,343 acres (9 km²) *

Scioto Trail State Forest Scioto Trail State Forest is a state forest in Pike and Ross counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. Scioto Trail State Park lies within the state forest.

- 9,371 acres (38 km²) *

Shade River State Forest Shade River State Forest is a state forest in Meigs County, Ohio Meigs County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,210. Its county seat is Pomeroy. The county is named for Return J. ...

- 2,601 acres (11 km²); Meigs County *

Shawnee State Forest Shawnee State Forest, also known as "Ohio's Little Smokies", is a state forest in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is located in western Scioto County and eastern Adams County and encompasses of woodland. It is the largest state forest in Ohio. As wi ...

- 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 The Vinton Furnace State Experimental Forest and Raccoon Ecological Management Area (REMA) is a state forest in Vinton County, Ohio, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. ...

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Waterloo State Forest Waterloo most commonly refers to: * Battle of Waterloo, a battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat * Waterloo, Belgium, where the battle took place. Waterloo may also refer to: Other places Antarctica *King George Island (S ...

(administered by Zaleski State Forest); Athens County *

Yellow Creek State Forest Yellow Creek State Forest is a state forest in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, prim ...

- 756 acres (3.1 km²) *

Zaleski State Forest Zaleski State Forest is a state forest in the U.S. state of Ohio, located primarily in Vinton County, with areas in Athens County as well. The 28,000 acre (110 km²) forest surrounds Lake Hope State Park in Vinton County, and borders the ...

- 26,313 acres (107 km²); Athens and Vinton Counties

State wildlife management areas

*Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area (Athens County) *Highlandtown Wildlife Area (Columbiana County, Washington Township) *

Milan State Wildlife Area Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

*Sunday Creek Wildlife Management Area (Athens County) * Tiffin River Wildlife Area (

Fulton County Fulton County is the name of eight counties in the United States of America. Most are named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the first practical steamboat: *Fulton County, Arkansas, named after Governor William Savin Fulton *Fulton County, Georgia *F ...

) *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

Acadia Cliffs State Nature Preserve Acadia Cliffs State Nature Preserve is a state nature preserve in Washington County, Ohio, United States, with a small neck extending into Athens County, Ohio. Covering an area of , it was founded in 1994. It is known for its sandstone cliffs. ...

* Adams Lake Prairie State Nature Preserve *

Audubon Islands State Nature Preserve The National Audubon Society (Audubon; ) is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation of birds and their habitats. Located in the United States and incorporated in 1905, Audubon is one of the oldest of such organ ...

* Aurora Sanctuary State Nature Preserve * Baker Woods State Nature Preserve *

Bigelow Cemetery Prairie State Nature Preserve Bigelow may refer to: Surname * Bigelow (surname), a list of people Places in the United States * Bigelow, Arkansas, a town * Bigelow, Kansas, a town * Bigelow, Minnesota, a city * Bigelow, Missouri, a village * Bigelow Neighborhood, a his ...

Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve The Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve is a sandstone formation through which the Licking River flows in Licking County, Ohio, United States. Located east of Newark near the tiny town of Toboso, along the gorge were designated an Ohio Na ...

Boord State Nature Preserve Boord is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ray Boord Raymond Boord (4 February 1908 – 29 April 1982) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Biography Early life and career Boord was born in Rotorua in 1908 ...

* Brown's Lake Bog State Nature Preserve * Burton Wetlands State Nature Preserve *

Caesar Creek Gorge State Nature Preserve Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...

* Carmean Woods State Nature Preserve * Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve *

Chaparral Prairie State Nature Preserve Chaparral Prairie State Nature Preserve is a nature preserve located in Adams County, Ohio, United States, near the city of West Union. The prairie is a remnant of what was once a larger ecosystem. These grassland openings were probably create ...

Clear Creek State Nature Preserve Clear may refer to: *Transparency and translucency, the physical property of allowing light to pass through Arts and entertainment Music Groups * Clear (Christian band), an American CCM group from Cambridge, Minnesota * Clear (hardcore band), a ...

Clear Fork Gorge State Nature Preserve Clear may refer to: *Transparency and translucency, the physical property of allowing light to pass through Arts and entertainment Music Groups * Clear (Christian band), an American CCM group from Cambridge, Minnesota * Clear (hardcore band), ...

* 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 Conneaut may refer to: * Conneaut Creek, which flows through northwestern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio to Lake Erie *Conneaut Lake, a natural lake in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, which drains south through the Conneaut Marsh *Conneaut, Ohio ...

* Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve *

Crooked Run State Nature Preserve Crooked may refer to: * Crooked Creek (disambiguation) * Crooked Island (disambiguation) * Crooked Lake (disambiguation) * Crooked River (disambiguation) * Crooked Harbour, Hong Kong * Crooked Forest, West Pomerania, Poland * Crooked Bridge, a ra ...

* Culberson Woods State Nature Preserve * Davey Woods State Nature Preserve * Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve *

Drew Woods State Nature Preserve Drew may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places ;In the United States * Drew, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Drew, Mississippi, a city * Drew, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Drew, Oregon, an unincorporated community * Drew County, Arkansas * ...

* Dupont Marsh State Nature Preserve *

Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...

Erie Sand Barrens State Nature Preserve Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 a ...

* 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 Herrick may refer to: Places ;Australia *Herrick, Tasmania, a locality ;United States *Herrick, Illinois *Herrick, Ohio *Herrick, South Dakota *Herrick Township, Knox County, Nebraska *Herrick Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania *Herrick Towns ...

* Hueston Woods State Nature Preserve * Hutchins (Highbanks) State Nature Preserve *

Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve Irwin may refer to: Places ;United States * Irwin, California * Irwin, Idaho * Irwin, Illinois * Irwin, Iowa * Irwin, Nebraska * Irwin, Ohio * Irwin, Pennsylvania * Irwin, South Carolina * Irwin County, Georgia * Irwin Township, Venango County, ...

Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve Jackson Bog or Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve is a State Nature Preserve in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is owned by the Jackson Township Local Board of Education and the Ohio Division of Natural Areas and Preserves. The bog, which is a fen, o ...

* Johnson Ridge State Nature Preserve * Johnson Woods State Nature Preserve *

Kendrick Woods State Nature Preserve Kendrick may refer to: * Kendrick (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Places United States *Kendrick, Florida * Kendrick, Idaho * Kendrick, Oklahoma Schools *Kendrick School, in Reading, Berkshire, England, United K ...

* Kent (Cooperrider) Bog State Nature Preserve * Kessler Swamp State Nature Preserve *

Kiser Lake Wetlands State Nature Preserve Kiser Lake Wetlands State Nature Preserve, or simply Kiser Lake Wetlands, is a nature reserve located in Johnson Township, Champaign County, Ohio, United States. It is located wholly within the Kiser Lake State Park, and operated by the Ohio ...

* Kitty Todd State Nature Preserve * Knox Woods State Nature Preserve * Kyle Woods State Nature Preserve *

Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve is located in Jackson County, Ohio, United States, just northwest of and outside the city of Jackson. It is owned and administered by the State Division of Natural Areas and Preserves and comprises . The n ...

* Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve * Lawrence Woods State Nature Preserve * Lou Campbell State Nature Preserve *

Mantua Bog State Nature Preserve The Mantua Bog State Nature Preserve (or Mantua Swamp) is a protected wetland in Mantua Township, Portage County in the U.S. state of Ohio. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1976 and a state nature preserve in 1990. The national l ...

Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve is located in eastern Athens County, Ohio, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located i ...

* Marsh Wetlands State Nature Preserve * Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve *

Milford Center Prairie State Nature Preserve Milford may refer to: Place names Canada * Milford (Annapolis), Nova Scotia * Milford (Halifax), Nova Scotia * Milford, Ontario England * Milford, Derbyshire * Milford, Devon, a place in Devon * Milford on Sea, Hampshire * Milford, Shro ...

Morris Woods State Nature Preserve Morris may refer to: Places Australia *St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia Canada * Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry * Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba ** Morris, Manitob ...

* North Pond State Nature Preserve *

North Shore Alvar State Nature Preserve North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

Novak State Nature Preserve Novak (in Serbo-Croatian and Slovene; Cyrillic: ), Novák (in Hungarian, Czech and Slovak), Nowak or Novack (in German and Polish), is a surname and masculine given name, derived from the Slavic word for "new" (e.g. pl, nowy, cz, nový, s ...

* Old Woman Creek State Nature Preserve *

Olsen (Augusta-Anne) State Nature Preserve Olsen or Ölsen may refer to: *Olsen (surname), people with the surname ''Olsen'' * Fred. Olsen & Co., a large shipping company with worldwide headquarters in Oslo, Norway *Ölsen, municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. * Olsen House, a his ...

* Pickerington Ponds State Nature Preserve * Portage Lakes Wetland State Nature Preserve * Riddle State Nature Preserve *

Rockbridge State Nature Preserve Rockbridge State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve featuring a natural bridge located in the unincorporated community of Rockbridge in Hocking County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Hocking Hills region, but the sandstone that forms ...

* 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 Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker is a state nature preserve located in Champaign County, Ohio, United States. It contains an esker, kame, and kettle A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a type of pot specialized for boiling w ...

Smith Cemetery Prairie State Nature Preserve Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people wi ...

* Springville Marsh State Nature Preserve *

Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve is a nature preserve with ponds in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio. The State Nature Preserve is located at 4792 Hagerty Road, north of the county seat of Circleville. The preserve was dedicated on Aug ...

Stratford Woods State Nature Preserve Stratford may refer to: Places Australia * Stratford, Queensland, a suburb of Cairns * Stratford, Victoria, a town in the state district of Gippsland East ** Stratford railway station, Victoria, a railway station on the Bairnsdale railway line in ...

Swamp Cottonwood State Nature Preserve A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in ...

* Thomas (Sharon Woods) State Nature Preserve * Tinker's Creek State Nature Preserve *

Triangle Lake Bog State Nature Preserve Triangle Lake Bog or Triangle Lake Bog State Nature Preserve is a state nature preserve in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is located in Rootstown Township, south of Ravenna. Flora It is home to a number of plants including the round-leaved sundew ...

* 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

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districts have been organized in Ohio: *

Cleveland Metroparks Cleveland Metroparks is an extensive system of nature preserves in Greater Cleveland, Ohio. Eighteen reservations, which largely encircle the city of Cleveland, follow along the shore of Lake Erie and the rivers and creeks that flow through the ...

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Geauga County Park District The Geauga Park District, among the Ohio Metroparks, manages a system of nature preserves scattered throughout Geauga County, Ohio. The network of 22 open parks, as well as preserves and future parks, encompass more than and includes 60+ miles of ...

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Metro Parks, Serving Summit County Summit Metro Parks is a Metroparks system serving the citizens of Summit County, Ohio by managing in 16 developed parks, six conservation areas and more than of trails, with of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail. The park district is full ...

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Metroparks of the Toledo Area Metroparks Toledo, officially the Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area, is a public park district consisting of park, parks, nature preserve, nature preserves, a botanical garden, trail, trail network and historic battlefield in Lucas Cou ...

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Mill Creek MetroParks Mill may refer to: Science and technology * * Mill (grinding) * Milling (machining) * Millwork * Textile mill * Steel mill, a factory for the manufacture of steel * List of types of mill * Mill, the arithmetic unit of the Analytical Engine early ...

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* Great Parks of Hamilton County

Other significant local areas

* Arc of Appalachia * Athens Conservancy preserves, in

Athens County, Ohio Athens County is a county in southeastern Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,431. Its county seat is Athens. The county was formed in 1805 from Washington County. Because the original state university (Ohio University) was fo ...

* Crane Hollow Nature Preserve,

Hocking County, Ohio Hocking County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,050. Its county seat is Logan. The county was organized on March 1, 1818, from land given by Athens, Fairfield, and Ross counties. Its na ...

* Highlands Sanctuary, centered in Highland County, Ohio *

Moonville Rail-Trail King Switch Tunnel The Moonville Rail-Trail is a sixteen-mile (25 kilometer) rail-trail in southeast Ohio, located in Vinton and Athens Counties. It is largely embedded in the Zaleski State Forest and passes close to Lake Hope State Park. The tra ...

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Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

and Vinton Counties * Strouds Ridge Preserve, City of Athens, Ohio * Trimble Community Forest in

* The Wilds (

Muskingum County, Ohio Muskingum County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,410. Its county seat is Zanesville. Nearly bisected by the Muskingum River, the county name is based on a Delaware American India ...

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References

*Art Weber. ''Ohio State Parks''. Saginaw, Michigan: Glovebox Guidebooks, 1995. .

External links

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