Ginn Woods is a 65 hectare (161 acre) complex of three contiguous parcels of land that supports the second largest stand of old-growth forest remaining in Indiana.  The property lies north-central Delaware County, Indiana (Figure 1) in the Gaston quadrangle of Union Township. The natural value of the area was noted in the 1969 Indiana Academy of Science book, Natural Areas of Indiana and their Preservation, edited by Alton Lindsey. The area is a high priority as an educational area because of its proximity and usefulness to Ball State University and the scarcity of forested areas in this part of Indiana.  This is a last remaining remnant of a natural community that once covered most of this region. 

Ginn Woods is an exceptional natural area within the east-central Indiana region, due primarily to the lack of significant historical human disturbance.  This history of limited human disturbance has left the legacy of an intact old-growth forest community. Ginn Woods is the second largest tract of protected old-growth forest in Indiana.  Ginn Woods supports a diversity of plants and animals that is uncommon in the fragmented landscape of east-central Indiana. 

Unregulated access to this area by the public is not available.  At present, Ginn Woods has no formal trail system, nor is there a marked parking area.  Small groups may use this area by permission only, as a site for student and faculty research projects, and for field trips.  Plans are in progress to dedicate Ginn Woods as a state nature preserve.