🥾 Hiking on public land in Ohio

146 public places in Ohio are listed for hiking (83 state & public land, 26 state parks, 14 wildlife management areas, 9 parks, 8 national parks, 6 state forests). 2 have no entry fee. Open any place for its map, directions, fees and the land around it.

Rules, seasons and closures vary by unit. Confirm with the managing agency before you go.

The places

🏞️ Cuyahoga Valley National Parkfree
🌳 Hocking Hills State Parkfree
🗺️ Lake Erie BluffsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Appalachia Ohio Alliance Demonstration AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Arthur Kyle Woods State Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ashcroft Woods Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Badgley Run ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Baker PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Baltimore Run PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Barkcamp State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Beaver Creek State ForestUnknown — check official site
🌳 Beaver Creek State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bedford ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Big Creek ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black Hand Gorge State Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Blendon Woods Metro ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Boch Hollow State Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bortz Family Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Boyer Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bradford-Felter Tanglewood PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bradley Woods ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Brecksville ReservationUnknown — check official site
🦆 Brush Creek Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Burr Oak State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Buttercup Valley Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Caesar Creek State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Campbell Lakes PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chaparral PrairieUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Christmas Rocks Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cincinnati Nature Center: Long Branch Farm & TrailsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cleveland Lakefront Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Consol Energy Powhatan Point Hunting AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cranberry Bog State Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Cuyahoga Valley National ParkUnknown — check official site
🦆 Darke Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Della Gates & Edward Charles Bott Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 East Fork State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ East Fork WetlandsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Egypt Swamp PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eidson Woods PreserveUnknown — check official site
🦆 Erie State Game AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Euclid Creek ReservationUnknown — check official site
🌲 Fernwood State ForestUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Fort Ancient State MemorialFee charged — check official site
🌿 Francis RecreAcresUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Garfield Park ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Glen Helen Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Goltra PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grand Valley PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Great Seal State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Greenville Falls State Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Halls Creek Woods State Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Headlands Beach State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Headlands Dunes State Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hermon WoodlandsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Highlands Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🦆 Highlandtown Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hinckley ReservationUnknown — check official site
🌳 Hocking Hills State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Hocking State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Holden ArboretumUnknown — check official site
🌿 Hopewell Culture National Historical ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Hueston Woods State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Independence Dam State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Indian Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Island View ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Jesse Owens State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 John Bryan State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Junction EarthworksUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kopf Family ReservationUnknown — check official site
🦆 LaDue State Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Lake Hope State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌿 Lake IsabellaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Lake Loramie State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Lake White State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Duck Creek Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Miami Miamiville Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🌿 Little Miami Scenic CorridorUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Little Miami State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ ML "Red" Trabue Nature ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mary Beth Zak Lohse Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Mary Jane Thurston State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Massie Cliffside PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Maumee Bay State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ McKelvey Lake PreserveUnknown — check official site
🦆 Mercer Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🌿 Miami Whitewater ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Middle Bass Forested Wetland PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mill Stream Run ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mitchell Memorial ForestUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Mosquito Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Airy ForestUnknown — check official site
🌳 North Bass Island State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ North Chagrin ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Northern Tuscarawas Land TrustUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Oak GlenUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Observatory ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ohio & Erie Canal ReservationUnknown — check official site
🦆 Ohio Wildlife Division District 5 OfficeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Old Woman Creek Estuary & Nature ReserveUnknown — check official site
🌿 Otto Armleder Memorial Park & Recreation ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Paul Prevey Bird SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Perry's Victory and International Peace MemorialUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Poland Municipal ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rhododendron Cove State Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Richardson Forest PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rock RunUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rocky River ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ruthven Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Salt Fork State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sara Lee Arnovitz Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Scioto Trail State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Shade River State ForestUnknown — check official site
🌿 Sharon WoodsUnknown — check official site
🌲 Shawnee State Forest Wilderness AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Shawnee State ParkUnknown — check official site
🦆 Shenango Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Simon FarmUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Chagrin ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Springfield Woods Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Stonelick Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Strait Creek Prairie Bluffs Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Sycamore State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Tar Hollow State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ The Plains PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ The RidgesUnknown — check official site
🗺️ The West WoodsUnknown — check official site
🦆 Tranquility State Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tremper Mound PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Two Glaciers ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Valley View Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🦆 Veto Lake Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Victory WoodsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wahkeena Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Washington ReservationUnknown — check official site
🦆 Waterloo State Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Creek ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Whipple State Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🏞️ William Howard Taft National Historic SiteUnknown — check official site
🌿 Withrow Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🦆 Woodbury Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🌿 Woodland MoundUnknown — check official site
🌲 Yellow Creek State ForestUnknown — check official site
🦆 Zepernick Lake Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Zoar WetlandUnknown — check official site

More to do in Ohio

📷 Nature Photography · 122 ⛺ Camping · 122 🎣 Fishing · 89 🍄 Mushroom Foraging · 89 🫐 Berry Foraging · 89 🦉 Birdwatching · 15 🦌 Hunting · 14

Hiking in other states

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