Public lands in Ohio
6 units whose boundary reaches Ohio. They are 4 national wildlife refuges, 1 wilderness area and 1 national forest, largest first within each type.
Acreage in Ohio
- National wildlife refuges
- 11,719 acres
- Wilderness areas
- 77 acres
- National forests and grasslands
- 856,184 acres
Each figure is the acreage inside Ohio for one kind of unit, summed over the units listed below. A unit that crosses into another state counts only the part of its boundary that lies in Ohio. Wilderness often lies inside one of the other kinds, so the figures overlap and should not be added together.
National wildlife refuges
Wilderness areas
National forests and grasslands
Boundaries come from the agencies’ own layers. A unit is listed in every state or territory its boundary reaches. Data refreshed November 1, 2026.