Ohio State Parks earned the 2025 National Gold Medal Award as the nation’s best park system, recognized for innovation, ...

Ohio's ODNR opens a new 6,000-square-foot visitor center at Portage Lakes State Park with interactive exhibits and amenities.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director Mary Mertz announced recently that Ohio ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio–Ohio State Parks have been named the best state park system in the country by a pair of nationwide park administration groups. Ohio’s 76 state parks, run by the state’s Department of ...

Get more out of your search for Bigfoot with this guide to visiting Salt Fork State Park and other nearby attractions.

Ohio state parks and government leadership have been celebrating national recognition. The state was awarded the 2025 National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management from ...

When you hear Ohioans brag about the state’s natural beauty and recreational opportunities, it might sound like hyperbole to hear we are “the best.” But an award from the American Academy for Park and ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) unveiled a new historical marker at Shawnee State Park recently to honor Company 1545, a crew of Black World War I veterans whose work helped shape the ...