These activists are worried about brine and other impacts as fracking begins under Ohio’s largest state park, Salt Fork, for the first time, thanks to a 2022 revision of an Ohio law meant to spur oil ...

In 2024, Ohio’s state parks recorded 1,112,179 overnight stays, surpassing the previous record-holding year 2023, which tallied 1,098,932 overnight reservations.

The ODNR's new safety initiative includes the installation of life jacket loaner stations at 32 of Ohio's state parks. These stations will offer free access to life jackets in a variety of sizes ...

Ohio State community members can now travel back in time through a virtual map, from the university's founding in 1870 to the construction of the 'Shoe in 1922 and beyond. Aaron Kidwell — a ...

This year’s series includes 56 hikes throughout December, January and February, including six in central Ohio, which can be found below. Jan. 1 – Indian Lake State Park in Logan County, from 2 ...