State Nature Preserves and natural areas contain remnants of Ohio’s pre-settlement past, rare and endangered species, and wondrous geologic features.
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- Abbotts Bridge Area - Sandusky Scenic River
- Adams Lake Prairie State Nature Preserve
- Audubon Islands State Nature Preserve
- Augusta-Anne Olsen State Nature Preserve
- Aurora Sanctuary State Nature Preserve
- Baker Woods State Nature Preserve
- Big Darby Creek Scenic River
- Bigelow Cemetery State Nature Preserve
- Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve
- Boch Hollow State Nature Preserve
- Boord State Nature Preserve
- Brinkhaven Oak Barrens Dedicated Nature Preserve
- Brown's Lake Bog State Nature Preserve
- Burton Wetlands State Nature Preserve
- Caesar Creek Gorge State Nature Preserve
- Campbell State Nature Preserve
- Carl A Rahe Access - Little Miami Scenic River
- Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve
- Chaparral Prairie State Nature Preserve
- Christmas Rocks State Nature Preserve
- Clear Creek Metro Park
- Clear Creek State Nature Preserve
- Clear Fork Gorge State Nature Preserve
- Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve
- Collier State Nature Preserve
- Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve
- Conneaut Creek Wild and Scenic River
- Conneaut Swamp State Nature Preserve
- Cooperrider Kent Bog State Nature Preserve
- Corwin Mill Area - Little Miami Scenic River
- Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve
- Crooked Run State Nature Preserve
- Culberson Woods State Nature Preserve
- Daughmer Savannah State Nature Preserve
- Davey Woods State Nature Preserve
- Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve
- Deerfield Gorge Area - Little Miami Scenic River
- Desonier State Nature Preserve
- Doty Highbank State Nature Preserve
- Drew Woods State Nature Preserve
- Dupont Marsh State Nature Preserve
- Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve
- Edward S. Thomas State Nature Preserve
- Erie Sand Barrens State Nature Preserve
- Fairground Road Area - Little Miami Scenic River
- Fort Ancient Access - Little Miami Scenic River
- Foster Crossing Area - Little Miami Scenic River
- Fowler Woods State Nature Preserve
- Gahanna Woods State Nature Preserve
- Gallagher Springfield Fen State Nature Preserve
- Gladys Riley Golden-star State Nature Preserve
- Goll Woods State Nature Preserve
- Goode Prairie State Nature Preserve
- Grand Scenic River - Wright-Davis Area
- Gross Memorial Woods State Nature Preserve
- Hach-Otis State Nature Preserve
- Halls Creek Area - Little Miami Scenic River
- Halls Creek Woods State Nature Preserve
- Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve
- Heck Bridge Area - Sandusky Scenic River
- Herrick Fen State Nature Preserve
- Hueston Woods State Nature Preserve
- Hutchins (Highbanks) State Nature Preserve
- Indian Mill Access - Sandusky Scenic Rive
- Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve
- Izaak Walton Area - Sandusky Scenic River
- Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve
- Jacoby Road Access - Little Miami Scenic River
- Johnson Ridge Dedicated Natural Area
- Johnson Woods State Nature Preserve
- Ka Ma Ma Prairie State Nature Preserve
- Kendrick Woods State Nature Preserve
- Kessler Swamp State Nature Preserve
- Kiser Lake Wetlands State Nature Preserve
- Kitty Todd Nature Preserve
- Knox Woods State Nature Preserve
- Kokosing Scenic River
- Kroger Hill Area - Little Miami Scenic River
- Kyle Woods State Nature Preserve
- Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve
- Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve
- Lawrence Woods State Nature Preserve
- Little Beaver Creek Scenic River
- Little Darby Creek Scenic River
- Little Miami Emmons Road Scenic River Public Access
- Little Miami Scenic River Branch Hill Access Scenic River Public Access
- Little Miami Scenic River Overlook State Nature Preserve
- Little Miami The Narrows State Nature Preserve
- Maumee Scenic River
- Maumee Scenic River Public Access
- Mccracken Fen State Nature Preserve
- Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve
- Miamiville Access - Little Miami Scenic River
- Milford Center Prairie Non-Dedicated Natural Area
- Miriam Walter Barrens State Dedicated Nature Preserve
- Morris Woods State Nature Preserve
- Mount Air Access - Olentangy Scenic River
- Newberry Wildlife Sanctuary State Nature Preserve
- North Pond State Nature Preserve
- North Shore Alvar State Nature Preserve
Trails
- Abbott's Pond Trail
- Access Lane Trail
- Access Trail
- Agave Ridge
- Allen Knob Trail
- Arch Trail
- Avery Powers Trail
- Bald Hill
- Bear's Den Trail
- Beaver Run Trail
- Beech Ridge Trail
- Beechdrop Trail
- Blackhand Trail
- Blazing Star Trail
- Blue Heron Trail
- Blue Loop Trail
- Blue Loop Trail
- Blue Loop Trail
- Blue Trail
- Boardwalk
- Boardwalk
- Boardwalk To Lighthouse Trail Connector 1
- Boardwalk To Lighthouse Trail Connector 2
- Boardwalk Trail
- Bog Trail
- Boord Trail
- Boundary Trail
- Bridge Trail
- Buckeye Trail-Bedford Section
- Bur Oak Trail
- Butterfly Meadow
- Buttonbush Swamp Trail
- Buttonbush Trail
- Buzzard's Roost Trail
- Caesar's Trace
- Calico Bush Trail
- Canal Lock Trail
- Canoe Access Trail
- Cedar Barren Loop
- Cedar Fork Trail
- Cemetery Trail
- Cemetery Trail
- Cemetery Trail
- Center Rd Trail
- Chestnut Trail
- Clear Fork Gorge Nature Preserve Trail
- Clinton Trail
- Club Moss Trail
- Collier Loop
- Connector
- Connector Trail
- Conrad Trail
- Cottonwood Trail
- Culberson Woods Trail
- Early Successional Trail
- East Fen Loop
- Entrance Trail
- Erie Sand Barrens Trail
- Estuary Overlook Trail
- Falls Trail
- Gallagher Springfield Fen Trail
- Goldenrod Trail
- Gordan Vars Memorial Boardwalk Trail
- Gorge Trail
- Grassland Trail
- Gross Memorial Woods Trail
- Hall's Creek Trail
- Hawk Loop Trail
- Heck Bridge Trail
- Hiking Trail
- Hiking Trail
- Jackson Bog Trail
- John L Rich Trail
- Johnson Woods Trail
- Kerven Trail
- Knob Loop trail
- Lakeview Trail
- Larkspur Trail
- Lawrence Woods Boardwalk
- Lela Mae Loop
- Lighthouse Trail
- Lower Estuary Loop
- Lupine Trail
- Marie Hickey Loop Trail
- McCracken Trail
- Meadow Trail
- Meadow Trail
- Milford Trail
- Moraine Tail
- Mosquito Creek Trail
- Moulin Trail
- Narrows Trail
- NASA Road
- Nathan Carpenter Trail
- Nature Center Connector Trail
- Nature Trail
- North Esker Trail
- North Pond Trail
- North Rim and John L Rich Connector Trail
- North Rim Trail
Points of Interest
- ADA Overlook
- Alan Knob
- Alvar Viewing Area
- Avery Powers Homestead
- Canal Lock
- Clifton Gorge Nature Center / Office
- Darnell's Leap
- East Observation Deck
- End of Concrete Trail
- Glacial Moulin Pond
- Historical Cemetery
- Jacobs Ladder
- Kettle Hole Bog
- Large bird blind
- Large Glacial Moulin Pond
- NASA pump station
- Nature Preserve Office
- Nature Preserve Office
- Nature Preserve Office
- Nature Preserve Office
- Nature Preserve Office
- Nature Preserve Office
- Nature Preserve Office
- Observation Deck
- Old Woman Creek Visitors Center
- Patterson Mill
- Roch Shelter
- Rock Bridge
- Ruble Knob
- Seymour Cabin
- Small bird blind
- Sphagnum Bog
- Tecumseh Tree
- The Grotto
- Upper Falls
- Waterfall
- West Observation area