Ohio State Parks

A W Marion State Park

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Ohio State Parks

Click here to see Photo Album of Ohio Parks!

Photos in this album are Courtesy of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Welcome to our Ohio State Parks Web Site !

With 74 State Parks, even more Nature Preserves, plus Wildlife Refuges, and National Parks, Ohio truly is as close to the Garden of Eden as we can get. Ohio State Parks...as modern as today...and where the tales of long ago still echo.

Come visit with us.

What's a Yurt?

Besides offering over 50 campgrounds for tent camping, Ohio State Parks offer a variety of camping options. Choose from a fun tepee that will sleep six comfortably, a cozy cabin that's more spacious than one looks, a yurt, a RV, or the Rent-a-Camp. Deluxe cabins are also available, as well as lodges.

Please Note: Not all accommodations are available at all Ohio Parks.

Click on Fun Places to Stay in Ohio Parks for locations & prices

What is there to do in Ohio's State Parks?

Click Fun Things to Do in Ohio Parks to find out!

Ohio Gold Rush!

Gold finds have been documented in Carroll County, Clermont County, Mahoning County, Richland County, and Ross County.

Ohio State Fossil: Trilobite

Trilobite - Ohio State Fossil

Attention Fossil Hounds!

Kids love it. It's free. It's educational.

Ohio is well known for its fossils, but finding publicly accessible collecting areas is not so easy. The following State Parks allow fossil collecting - though you should check with the ranger station for designated areas to dig.

*Caesar's Creek requires a permit - get it free at the Visitors Center.

Caeser's Creek - Hueston Woods -Cowan Lake - Stonelick

More Fun Things To Do in or near Ohio Parks!

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Ohio State Bird: Cardinal

Ohio State Bird: Cardinal