Maumee State Forest

Protected forest in Ohio, United States

Maumee State Forest

Location of Maumee State Forest

Location| Fulton Lucas Henry, Ohio, United States
Coordinates| 41°31′14″N 83°54′07″W﻿ / ﻿41.52056°N 83.90194°W﻿ / 41.52056; -83.90194
Area| 3,452 acres (13.97 km2)
Named for| Maumee River
Governing body| Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry
Website| Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Maumee State Forest

Maumee State Forest is a state forest in Fulton, Henry, and Lucas counties in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] It is located about 3 miles west of Whitehouse and abuout 4 miles south of Swanton. It is managed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry.[2]

The forest consists of 3,452 acres (1,397 ha)[3] of largely flat land that had formerly been cleared for farming. Initial acquisition of land began in 1946,[1] and the forest reached its current size in 2023.[3] Maumee State Forest boasts some 66 miles of hiking trails, 8 miles of bridle trails, and is one of only four Ohio State Forests with all-terrain vehicle trails,[4] and the only one in Northwest Ohio.[4][5] The forest serves as a remnant example of the oak openings habitat that once covered much of Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Maumee State Forest". ODNR Division of Forestry. Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
2. ^ "Project - Maumee State Forest Restoration". Maumee AOC. Maumee AOC. 2025. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
3. ^ a b Crothers, Sydney (February 22, 2023). "ODNR Plans Expansion of Maumee State Forest". Spectrum News 1. Columbus, OH: Charter Communications. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
4. ^ a b "Maumee State Forest Offers Riders 8 Miles of APV Trails". The Beacon. Port Clinton, OH: Schaffner Publications. April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
5. ^ Starks, James (September 5, 2023). "Finds in the 419 - Maumee State Forest". WTVG 13 Action News. Toledo, OH: Gray Local Media. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
6. ^ Henry, Tom (February 14, 2023). "State Acquires Another 63.5 Acres for Maumee State Forest". The Blade. Toledo, OH: The Toledo Blade. Retrieved April 22, 2025.

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Federal|

| National Estuarine Research Reserves|

* Old Woman Creek

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* Lewis and Clark
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* Big Darby Creek
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* Little Darby Creek
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National Wildlife Refuges|

* Cedar Point
* Ottawa
* West Sister Island

Other|

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State|

| State parks|

* Adams Lake
* Alum Creek
* A. W. Marion
* Barkcamp
* Beaver Creek
* Blue Rock
* Buck Creek
* Buckeye Lake
* Burr Oak
* Caesar Creek
* Catawba Island
* Cleveland Lakefront
* Cowan Lake
* Deer Creek
* Delaware
* Dillon
* East Fork
* East Harbor
* Findley
* Forked Run
* Geneva
* Grand Lake St. Marys
* Great Council
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* Hocking Hills
* Hueston Woods
* Independence Dam
* Indian Lake
* Jackson Lake
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* John Bryan
* Kelleys Island
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* Lake Logan
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* Lake Milton
* Lake White
* Little Miami
* Madison Lake
* Malabar Farm
* Marblehead Lighthouse
* Mary Jane Thurston
* Middle Bass Island
* Maumee Bay
* Mohican
* Mosquito Lake
* Mount Gilead
* Muskingum River
* Nelson Kennedy Ledges
* Paint Creek
* Pike Lake
* Portage Lakes
* Punderson
* Pymatuning
* Quail Hollow
* Rocky Fork
* Salt Fork
* Scioto Trail
* Shawnee
* South Bass Island
* Stonelick
* Strouds Run
* Sycamore
* Tar Hollow
* Tinkers Creek
* Van Buren
* West Branch
* Wingfoot Lake
* Wolf Run

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State forests|

* Beaver Creek
* Blue Rock
* Brush Creek
* Dean
* Fernwood
* Gifford
* Harrison
* Hocking
* Maumee
* Mohican-Memorial
* Perry
* Pike
* Richland Furnace
* Scioto Trail
* Shade River
* Shawnee
* Sunfish Creek
* Tar Hollow
* Yellow Creek
* Zaleski

State nature
preserves|

* Acadia Cliffs
* Adams Lake Prairie
* Audubon Islands
* Augusta-Anne Olsen
* Aurora Sanctuary
* Baker Woods
* Betsch Fen
* Bigelow Cemetery
* Blackhand Gorge
* Bonnet Pond
* Boord
* Brown's Lake Bog
* Burton Wetlands
* Caesar Creek Gorge
* Carmean Woods
* Cedar Bog
* Chaparral Prairie
* Christmas Rocks
* Clear Creek
* Clear Fork Gorge
* Clifton Gorge
* Compass Plant Prairie
* Conkle's Hollow
* Cooperrider-Kent Bog
* Crabill Fen
* Cranberry Bog
* Crane Hollow
* Crooked Run
* Culberson Woods
* Davey Woods
* Davis Memorial
* Drew Woods
* Dupont Marsh
* Eagle Creek
* Edward Thomas
* Emerald Hills
* Erie Sand Barrens
* Etawah Woods
* Evans Beck Memorial
* Flatiron Lake Bog
* Fowler Woods
* Frame Lake Fen
* Gahanna Woods
* Gallagher/Springfield Fen
* Goll Woods
* Goode Prairie
* Gott Fen
* Greenbelt
* Greenville Falls
* Gross Memorial Woods
* Hatch-Otis
* Halls Creek
* Headlands Dunes
* Howard Collier
* Hueston Woods
* Hutchins (Highland)
* Irwin Prairie
* Jackson Bog
* Johnson Ridge
* Johnson Woods
* Karlo Fen
* Kendrick Woods
* Kessler Swamp
* Kiser Lake Wetlands
* Kitty Todd
* Knox Woods
* Kyle Woods
* Ladd Natural Bridge
* Lake Katharine
* Lakeside Daisy
* Lawrence Woods
* Little Rocky Hollow
* Lou Campbell
* Mantua Bog
* Marie J. Desonier
* Marsh Wetlands
* McCracken Fen
* Mentor Marsh
* Milford Center Railroad Prairie
* Miller
* Morris Woods
* Mud Lake Bog
* Myersville
* Newberry
* North Pond
* North Shore Alvar
* Novak Sanctuary
* Old Woman Creek
* Owens/Liberty Fen
* Pallister
* Pickerington Ponds
* Portage Lakes Wetland
* Prairie Road Fen
* Raven Rock
* Rhododendeon Cove
* Riddle
* Rockbridge
* Rome
* Rothenbuhler Woods
* Saltpetre Cave
* Sears Woods
* Seymour Woods
* Shallenberger
* Sharon Woods Gorge
* Sheepskin Hollow
* Sheick Hollow
* Sheldon Marsh
* Shoemaker
* Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker
* Smith Cemetery
* Spring Beauty Dell
* Spring Brook Sanctuary
* Springville Marsh
* Stage's Pond
* Strait Creek Prairie
* Stratford Woods
* Swamp Cottonwood
* Tinker's Creek
* Travertine Fen
* Triangle Lake Bog
* Trillium Trails
* Tummonds
* Walter Tucker
* Warder-Perkins
* Whipple
* White Pine Bog Forest
* William C. McCoy
* Zimmerman Prairie

State
scenic rivers|

* Big Darby Creek
* Chagrin River
* Conneaut Creek
* Cuyahoga River
* Grand River
* Greenville Creek
* Kokosing River
* Little Beaver Creek
* Little Darby Creek
* Little Miami River
* Maumee River
* Mohican River
* Olentangy River
* Sandusky River
* Stillwater River

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