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The state bought the land in 1941, but the park did not open until 1957. The state used the land initially as a prison camp. [citation needed] In 1956, Four Mile Creek was dammed to form Acton Lake, named for Clyde Acton, the member of the Ohio General Assembly who persuaded the legislature to buy the property. [4]
Shade River State Forest – 2,601 acres (11 km 2); Meigs County Shawnee State Forest – 59,603 acres (241 km 2 ); Scioto and Adams Counties Sunfish Creek State Forest – 637 acres (2.6 km 2 )
Harrison Lake State Park is a 142-acre (57 ha) public recreation area located three miles (4.8 km) southwest of Fayette, Ohio, in the United States. [2] The park surrounds 95-acre (38 ha) Harrison Lake, which has a maximum depth of fifteen feet near the dam and provides a habitat for bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, white crappie, and bullhead. [3]
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Kelleys Island State Park is a public recreation area occupying one-quarter of Kelleys Island, an island in Lake Erie located 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Port Clinton, Ohio, in the United States. The state park 's 677 acres (274 ha) include six miles (9.7 km) of hiking trails, ruins of lime kilns and quarrying operations, sand beach, and ...
Protected areas of Ohio by county (68 C) A. Arboreta in Ohio ... Parks in Ohio (11 C, 48 P) R. Reservoirs in Ohio ... List of Ohio State Nature Preserves; O.
The passage of House Bill 507 in December 2021 mandates state agencies to allow fracking on Ohio public lands, fundamentally altering the stewardship of lands that include state parks, forests ...
Punderson State Park is a 741-acre (300 ha) public recreation area in Newbury, Ohio. The state park features a 150-acre (61 ha) lake [ 2 ] and a lodge that enjoys a reputation for being haunted. The state park has facilities for swimming, fishing, camping, yurt hurdling, golf, disc golf, and sledding in wintertime.