Wayne National Forest
Wayne National Forest covers 240,101 acres across Ohio.
Wayne National Forest map
Wayne National Forest boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Agency fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Camping on Wayne National Forest
1 campground inside the forest boundary has its own page on campgroundsdb.com, with site counts and reservations:
Fire restrictions change by district and season: check the current alerts and restrictions before you go.
Ranger district offices
| Forest Supervisor's Office | Indiana, OH | Not on record | Not on record |
Fishing and water
Fishing inside the boundary: Timbre Ridge Lake fishing , Vesuvius Lake fishing , with stocking records and species on fishypedia.com.
- Burr Oak Lake fishing (0.1 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Hanging Rock Lake fishing (0.4 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public lands next to Wayne National Forest
- State parkWayne National Forest borders Burr Oak State Park.
- State parkLake Hope State Park is 1.7 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkJackson Lake State Park (Ohio) is 2.5 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkHocking Hills State Park is 2.9 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- geo.dot.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
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