Queer Creek tumbles over the face of the Blackhand sandstone displaying the awesome force of water power. Go during the fall foliage, and you'll feel like you are witnessing one of Bob Ross's paintings.Ĭedar Falls, shown below, hosts a gorgeous waterfall that is the largest in the park! Be sure to go early, this spot is quite popular. This one shown below lead to the fire tower that lets you climb up and view miles and miles of forest tree tops. It reminded me of something out of Star Trek. One of the coolest bridges I've ever seen in a state park was here. These forests host an abundant amount of creeks and water flow that show how the crevices have been formed over time. You'll love the waterfalls seen while hiking that are usually seen in spring and fall after rainfalls. Be careful, as these cliffs are extremely high and can be slippery with loose rock. With levels of rock formations that allow you to climb up and down, in and out, the kids love this area. Troughs in the floor were believed to be used to catch water Look for small recesses in the back wall that were used as baking ovens for Native Americans staying in the cave. A 1/4 mile trail leads to an opening in a cliff face with gothic-like windows and awesome views. The park describes this place as having a hotel in the early 1900s and was once located near the shelter house at the entrance of Rock House. Through a winding forested trail that leads to the only truly cave-like feature in the park. The Rock House is famous for this unique window into the world shown in my photo above.Īccording to local folklore, this location was used as a shelter for robbers, bootleggers and horse thieves. It's a gorgeous formation of water and rock that has overtime created a bath tub of sort that swirls in an intricate rush. You'll pass Devil's Bathtub on the way to Old Man's Cave before crossing the bridge. The path crosses stone bridges and passes the Sphinx rock formation and into Devil's Bathtub, shown below. Old Man's Cave is named for Richard Rowe, a recluse who camped inside its band-shell shape in the 1800s. Old Man's Cave is the most popular, judging from a jammed parking lot, and is a mile long hike. This park hosts some incredible views that could compare to LOTR and Avatar. Hiking trails through Ohio's most-visited state park range from a wheelchair-accessible quarter mile into Ash Cave, the largest recess cave east of the Mississippi, to 6 miles of the Buckeye Trail, which loops nearly 1,444 miles around the entire state. For activities, hike to the incredible waterfalls, fish at the watering holes, or for the adventurous you can zip-line through the treetops and climb a canyon wall and rappel down rock faces at this amazing state park. You'll find lodges, cabins, and campgrounds. This state park includes six separate beautiful spots that draw about 3.5 million visitors a year. Those curvy scenic highways weave through forests along caves and cliffs of blackhand sandstone in the Allegheny Plateau. Once you drive through the flat farmlands, the winding roads will lead you to hills and hollows. Visiting this park is FREE! Weekend plans should be filled now :) With 156 campsites with electricity and 13 without, 40 deluxe cabins, three rental camper cabins with fewer amenities, nine hiking trails, two mountain bike trails, a dining lodge and five picnic areas, there is something for everyone. Once you've been to this state park, you'll understand why. listed the 2,356-acre Hocking Hills State Park in southeast Ohio's Hocking County as the best of the best of 100 public and private campgrounds in the U.S.
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