Post by L Roebuck on Dec 30, 2007 10:24:27 GMT -5
Ohio's wonderland
Hocking Hills is year-round getaway with waterfalls, gorges, caves and 24 miles of spectacular hiking trails
By Bob Downing, Beacon Journal
LOGAN: Hocking Hills State Park is a rocky wonderland that every Ohioan should see.
Some claim that the 2,348-acre park 11 miles south of Logan in Hocking County in Southeast Ohio is the best state park for natural wonders, with its waterfalls, towering cliffs and deep hemlock-lined gorges.
It's a dramatic landscape. There's nothing like it anywhere else in Ohio.
It is the destination park in Ohio and the best-known park in the state system. It gets 2 million visitors a year.
Hocking Hills State Park features five distinct areas: Ash Cave, Old Man's Cave, Cedar Falls, Rock House and Cantwell Cliffs. Nearby is Conkle's Hollow State Nature Preserve. It is surrounded by 9,696 acres of Hocking State Forest.
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Hocking Hills is year-round getaway with waterfalls, gorges, caves and 24 miles of spectacular hiking trails
By Bob Downing, Beacon Journal
LOGAN: Hocking Hills State Park is a rocky wonderland that every Ohioan should see.
Some claim that the 2,348-acre park 11 miles south of Logan in Hocking County in Southeast Ohio is the best state park for natural wonders, with its waterfalls, towering cliffs and deep hemlock-lined gorges.
It's a dramatic landscape. There's nothing like it anywhere else in Ohio.
It is the destination park in Ohio and the best-known park in the state system. It gets 2 million visitors a year.
Hocking Hills State Park features five distinct areas: Ash Cave, Old Man's Cave, Cedar Falls, Rock House and Cantwell Cliffs. Nearby is Conkle's Hollow State Nature Preserve. It is surrounded by 9,696 acres of Hocking State Forest.
Read More