Ohio Democratic lawmakers want to prevent oil and natural gas drilling under Lake Erie and state parks. State Reps. Tristan Rader, D-Lakewood, and Christine Cockley, D-Columbus, recently introduced ...

CAMBRIDGE – August has arrived full swing, and with Ohio celebrating the 75th anniversary of its state parks system in 2024, it's a perfect time visit to one of the 76 locations for a worthwhile ...

CAMBRIDGE — Summer is in full swing, and with Ohio celebrating the 75th anniversary of its State Parks system in 2024, it's a perfect time visit to one of the 75 locations for a worthwhile outing.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ohio’s state parks welcomed more than 1.1 million overnight visitors in 2024, a new record. Four out of five of those overnight visitors were campers, with the rest staying ...

The rugged beauty of the area has earned it the nickname, “Ohio’s Little Smokies.” Nestled in the 63,000-acre Shawnee State Forest, Shawnee State Park is a hiker’s paradise.

Mohican State Park in Loudonville is another top destination in Ohio that made the list. It has 1,110 acres of waterfalls, a covered bridge and beautiful fall foliage.

Dozens of Ohio state parks are preparing for a crush of visitors who want to see the once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. During the eclipse, the moon will completely block out the ...

Protesters against fracking in state parks gathered for an Oil and Gas Land Management Commission meeting in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023.

Now, the state wants in on these leases. Ohio lawmakers passed a law to permit fracking beneath state-owned lands — including several of Ohio’s state parks and wildlife areas. The legislative ...

There are 29 million acres of land in Ohio. Just 170,000 are set aside for state parks. These are beautiful, natural refuges in a world increasingly ugly and urbanized.

State parks are implementing health measures, including cleaning while encouraging visitors to practice social distancing and follow the state’s other COVID-19 protocols and recommendations.