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Hocking Hills State Park
20160 State Route 664
Logan, OH 43138
(740) 385-6841 Park Office
(740) 385-6165 Camp Office
Park
Map
Old
Man's Cave Map
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| Activity |
Facilities |
Quantity |
| Resource |
Land, acres |
2331 |
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Water, acres |
17 |
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Nearby State
Forest, acres |
9238 |
| Activities |
Fishing |
yes |
|
Hiking Trail,
miles |
24 |
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Picnicking |
yes |
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Picnic Shelters,
# |
4 |
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Rappelling/Rock
Climbing |
Adjacent
State Forest |
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Visitor Center |
yes |
|
Summer Nature
Programs |
yes |
| Winter
Recreation |
Ice Fishing |
yes |
| Resort
Facilities |
Family Cottages,
# |
40 |
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Restaurant
(seasonal) |
yes |
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Game Room
(seasonal) |
yes |
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Outdoor Swimming
Pool (seasonal) |
yes |
| Camping |
Campsites, # |
172 |
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Campsites with
Elec., # |
159 |
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Campground Pool |
yes |
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Showers |
yes |
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Flush Toilets |
yes |
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Dumpstation |
yes |
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Youth
Group Camp, capacity |
160 |
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Group
Camp, capacity |
80 |
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Camper
Cabins, # |
3 |
Hocking Hills provides a variety of recreational
opportunities in a splendid natural setting. Towering cliffs, waterfalls
and deep hemlock-shaded gorges lure the hiker and naturalist and serve
as a backdrop to popular facilities and accommodation.
Click here to learn more about the redevelopment of the Old Man's Cave
trail .
Nature of the Area
The natural history of this region is as fascinating
as the caves are beautiful. Here, in these sandstones and shales, one
can read Ohio's history from the rocks. The scenic features of the six
areas of the Hocking Hills State Park complex are carved in the
Blackhand sandstone. This bedrock was deposited more than 350 million
years ago as a delta in the warm shallow sea which covered Ohio at that
time. Subsequent millions of years of uplift and stream erosion created
the awesome beauty seen today.
The sandstone varies in composition and hardness from softer, loosely
cemented middle zone to harder top and bottom layers. The recess caves
at Ash Cave, Old Man's Cave and Cantwell Cliffs are all carved in the
softer middle zone. Weathering and erosion widened cracks found in the
middle layer of sandstone at the Rock House to create that unusual
formation.
Other features of the rock include cross-bedding, honeycomb weathering
and slump blocks. The first is noticeable as diagonal lines in the rock
intersecting horizontal ones. It is actually the cross section of an
ancient sand bar in the delta and was caused by changing ocean currents.
Honeycomb weathering looks like the small holes in a beehive comb. They
are formed by differential weathering which comes about when water,
moving down through the permeable sandstone, washes out small pockets of
loosely cemented sand grains. Finally, the huge slump blocks of rock
littering the streams tumble from near by cliffs when cracks widen to
the extent that the block is no longer supported by the main cliff.
Although the glaciers never reached the park areas, their influence is
still seen here in the form of the vegetation growing in the gorges. The
glaciers changed the climate of all Ohio to a moist, cool environment.
Upon their retreat, this condition persisted only in a few places such
as the deep gorges of Hocking County. Therefore, the towering eastern
hemlocks, the Canada yew and the yellow and black birch tell of a cool
period 10,000 years ago.
History of the Area
The hollows and caves of the park complex have long
attracted the peoples of Ohio. Evidence of the ancient Adena culture
illustrates man first inhabited the recesses more than 7,000 years ago.
In the mid 1700's several Indian tribes traveled through or lived here
including the Wyandot, Delaware and Shawnee. Their name for the river
from which the park gets its name was Hockhocking of "bottle
river." The name comes from the bottle-shaped valley of the Hocking
River whose formation is due to its one-time blockage by glacial ice.
After the Greenville Treaty of 1795, Numerous white settlers moved into
the region and Hocking County was organized in 1818. The area around the
parks began to develop in 1835 when a powder mill was built near Roc k
House and a grist mill was constructed at Cedar Falls.
The cave areas were well-known as scenic attractions by 1870. In 1924,
the first land purchase by the state was made to preserve the scenic
features. This first parcel of 146 acres included Old Man's Cave.
Subsequent purchases built acreage while the areas existed under the
Department of Forestry as State Forest Parks. The Department of Natural
Resources was created in 1949 and the new Division of Parks assumed
control of the Hocking Hills State Parks assumed control of the Hocking
Hills State Park complex which today includes the six park areas. A
dining lodge and cottages were opened in 1972. These cottages, together
with a campground, provide overnight facilities in one of the most
beautiful areas of our state.
Dining Lodge (Seasonal)
The dining lodge contains a restaurant, meeting
rooms, TV lounge, game room, snack bar and an outside swimming pool.
There are no sleeping facilities at the lodge. The park office, also
located inside the lodge, is open year-round.
Cottages
The 40 gas-heated, family housekeeping cottages sleep
up to six persons. They have two bedrooms (one with two twin beds; one
with a double bed), bath with a shower, living room with a trundle sofa,
gas-burning fireplace, microwave, complete kitchen, dining area and
screened porch.
Camping
The family campground is situated on a wooded ridge
and is open year-round on a first-come, first-served basis.
Reservations are required for the group camp areas which allow tents
only. There are also 30 walk-in family sites with pit latrines.
Hiking
There are miles of trail located throughout the park
and adjacent state forest. These trails are beautiful as
well as potentially dangerous: caution and common sense are advised.
Young children should be closely supervised while in these areas.
All park visitors must remain on the trails at all times.
Picnicking
Picnic areas with tables, grills, latrines and
drinking water are located at each of the recess caves. The picnic
shelters at Old Man's Cave and Ash Cave may be reserved; the shelters at
Rock House and Cantwell Cliffs are first-come, first-served.
Contact the park office for details.
Fishing
A valid Ohio fishing license is required to fish in
Rose Lake. Access is off State Route 374 via a 1/2-mile hiking
trail.
Swimming
The swimming pool outside the dining lodge is free to
cottage guests 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, Memorial Day to Labor Day, and
open to the general public for a small daily fee. Special
evening swims are often offered at an additional fee. Registered
campers only may use the outdoor pool in the family campground.
Local Attractions
Conkles Hollow, a state nature preserve, features
scenic geologic formations and rare and unique plants. It is located off
S.R. 374, open during daylight hours only.
A rock climbing/rappelling area is available in the adjacent Hocking
State Forest.
The Hocking Valley offers a variety of points of interest for visitors.
Local attractions include craft and antique shops, museums, canoeing,
horse back riding, a scenic railway, hiking trails and scenic drives.
For more information contact 1-(800) HOCKING or (740) 385-6836
Logan-Hocking Chamber of Commerce.
Directions
From Cleveland, Ohio:
Take I-71 South to Columbus.
Take 270 East toward Wheeling, WV to U.S. 33 East (Lancaster Exit)
Travel East to Logan, Exit on 664 South.
From Columbus, Ohio:
Take U.S. 33 East through Lancaster to Logan, Ohio and exit onto State
Route 664 South
From Cincinnati, Ohio:
Take I-71 North towards Columbus.
Watch for and take State Route 56 East through Mt. Sterling.
Continue on State Route 56 East through Circleville and Laurelville to
South Bloomingville, Ohio.
In South Bloomingville take State Route 664 North approximately 4 miles
to the park.
From Toledo, Ohio:
Take I –75 South to Findlay, get on State Route 23 to Columbus.
Take I-270 East towards Wheeling to U.S. 33 East (Lancaster Exit).
Travel East tot Logan, Exit 664 South.
From Logan, Ohio:
Take 664 South approximately 12 miles to park area. |
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