Ohio opens a new marina and nature center at Buck Creek State Park, enhancing outdoor recreation and education.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s state parks have been named the best park system in the nation for its recreation programs and services. Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ohio State Parks has been named the best park system in the nation, receiving the 2025 National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management. The award, announced Friday by Ohio ...

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 ...

OHIO, USA — Ohio's state parks system was awarded a national gold medal of excellence, and achievement it won over fellow finalists in the states of Wyoming and Florida, according to a press release ...