Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) (OH)

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ODNR Regions

Ohio's state parks are divided into 26 regional units, each made up of 
two to five parks located in close proximity to one another.

Ohio State Park Regions
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Region 1 - ??
Region 2 - ??
Region 3 - ??
Region 4 - Caesar Creek, Cowan Lake, Little Miami
Region 5 - Hueston Woods, Sycamore
Region 6 - AW Marion, Deer Creek, Madison Lake
Region 7 - ??
Region 8 - Indian Lake, Kiser Lake
Region 9 - Cleveland Lakefront, Headlands Beach
Region 10 - Geneva on the Lake, Pymatuning
Region 11 - Portage Lakes, Quail Hollow, Guilford Lake, Beaver Creek, Jefferson Lake
Region 12 - Mosquito Creek Lake, West Branch, Lake Milton
Region 13 - ??
Region 14 - Findley, Malabar Farm, Mohican
Region 15 - Salt Fork, Barkamp, Wolf Run
Region 16 - Buckeye Lake, Dillon, Blue Rock, Muskingum
Region 17 - Alum Creek, Delaware, Mount Gilead
Region 18 - ??
Region 19 - Maumee Bay, Crane Creek
Region 20 - East Harbor, Marblehead Lighthouse
Region 21 - ??
Region 22 - Lake Alma, Lake Hope, Jackson Lake
Region 23 - Hocking Hills, Lake Logan
Region 24 - Great Seal, Scioto Trail, Tar Hollow
Region 25 - ??
Region 26 - ??

Unknown Regions:
- Punderson, Tinker's Creek, Nelson Kennedy
- Lake Loramie, Grand Lake St. Mary's
- Buck Creek, John Bryan
- Stonelick, East Fork
- Paint Creek, Rocky Fork, Pike Lake, Lake White
- Adams Lake, Shawnee
- Burr Oak, Strouds Run, Forked Run
- Harrison Lake, Mary Jane Thurston, Independence Dam, Van Buren
- North Bass Island, Middle Bass Island, South Bass Island, Kelley's Island, Catawba Island

Wildlife Enforcement Regions
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District 1 (Central)
District 2 (Northwest)
District 3 (Northeast)
District 4 (Southeast)
District 5 (Southwest)
Lake Erie

Watercraft Enforcement Regions
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Alum Creek Region
Akron Region
Cleveland Region
Maumee Bay Region
Sandusky Region
Cincinnati (Bethel) Region
Cambridge Region
Portsmouth Region
Springfield Region

Forestry Maintenance Regions
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Athens Region
Chillicothe Region
New Philadelphia Region
Shawnee Region

ODNR unit numbers

ODNR unit numbers use 4-digits as follows: PPNN, where: PP = Park number nn = Individual unit number

• 1100 - Wildlife D1 (CEN)
• 1200 - Wildlife D2 (NW)
• 1300 - Wildlife D3 (NE)
• 1400 - Wildlife D4 (SE)
• 1500 - Wildlife D5 (SW)
• 2300 - Forestry D3 (NE)
• 3100 - Parks D1 (CEN)
• 3200 - Parks D2 (NW)
• 3300 - Parks D3 (NE)
• 3400 - Parks D4 (SE)
• 3500 - Parks D5 (SW)
• 7100 - Hueston Woods SP
• 7200 - ? (Salt Fork?)

• 31xx - Deer Creek
• 32xx - Cowan Lake
• 33xx - Buckeye Lake
• 33xx - Hocking Hills/Lake Logan enforcement
• 35xx - Headlands
• 36xx - Lakefront (Cleveland)
• 37xx - Punderson
• 38xx - Delaware
• 39xx - Alum Creek
• 4xxx - Watercraft Officers
• 42xx - Watercraft Officers - Lake Erie
• 43xx - Watercraft Officers - Akron
• 66xx - Lakefront Maintenance
• 67xx - Headlands Maintenance
• 70xx - Hocking Hills/Lake Logan
• 75xx - Geneva on the Lake Maintenance
• 76xx - Pymatuning Lake Maintenance (Ohio Side)
• 99xx - Radio Service

Maps

Statewide Regions

Park Regions

ODNR Districts

ODNR Signals and Codes

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (PARK RANGERS)
Q-1 IN SERVICE - TRAFFIC ?
Q-2 OUT OF SERVICE
Q-3 YOUR MESSAGE RECEIVED
Q-4 EMERGENCY TRAFFIC EMER. USE ONLY
Q-5 PLEASE STAND BY
Q-6 CAN'T RECEIVE, CHANGE LOC.
Q-7 MEET---AT---TIME---
Q-8 REPEAT LOCATION
Q-9 NEED HELP AT ---
Q-10 LIMIT TRAFFIC TO 
Q-11 ARREST FILES ON ---
Q-12 REGISTRATION CHECK
Q-13 UNABLE TO CONTACT
Q-14 TELEPHONE ------

1 INVESTIGATE
2 ASSAULT
3 INVESTIGATE A ---- AT WRECKER?, ETC.
4 ASSIST OTHER UNIT
5 BURGLARY
6 SPECIAL DETAIL
7 DOMESTIC TROUBLE
8 INTOXICATION
9 FIGHT
10 EMERGENCY RUN TO ------ 
11 VEHICLE REQUIRES AMB?,
12 JUVENILE DELIQUENTS
13 PERSON WITH A WEAPON
14 OFFICER IN TROUBLE
15 SEX RELATED
16 ROBBERY
17 SUICIDE
18 SUSP. PERSON OR VEHICLE
19 VANDALS