
Hocking Hills State Parks
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Clear Creek Metro Park
The Clear Creek Metro Park, part of the Franklin County Metro Parks system, is one of the most pristine and secluded natural areas in Central Ohio. The Clear Creek Metro Park extends the length of the Clear Creek Valley which itself extends from the intersection of Clear Creek with the Hocking River in the...
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Rock House
Rock House, located in the Hocking Hills State park, is one of Ohio’s most popular natural history attractions. In addition, Rock House is unique to the Hocking Hills area in that it is the the only true cave in the Hocking Hills State Park. Rock House, the product of erosion, is situated midway up...
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Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls, part of the Hocking Hills State Park, is one of Ohio’s most popular natural history attractions. In addition, Cedar Falls is the largest waterfall, by water volume, in the Hocking Hills region. Cedar Falls is actually a misnomer in that the falls were named by early settlers who mistook the area’s abundant...
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Cantwell Cliffs
Cantwell Cliffs is one of the six major areas of the Hocking Hills State Park, and has been described as the most picturesque location in Hocking County. The cliffs are located about 17 miles from the Hocking Hills State Park’s most popular attraction, Old Man’s Cave. The cliffs stand approximately 150 feet high and...
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Conkle’s Hollow
Conkle’s Hollow is on Ohio State Nature Preserve located in the Hocking Hills State Park. It is one of the most scenic natural history areas in Ohio. Conkle’s Hollow’s sheer sandstone cliffs, carved from Blackhand sandstone, rise nearly 200 feet above the valley floor. Conkle’s Hollow was named for W.J. Conkle, an early visitor...
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Ash Cave
Ash Cave, located in the Hocking Hills State Park, is named for large amounts of ashes that early settlers discovered in the cave. These settlers believed that Native Americans used Ash Cave for shelter and that the resultant ashes were from the campfires. Ash Cave was also used by early Hocking Hills settlers as...
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Old Man’s Cave
Old Man’s Cave is one of Ohio’s most popular natural attractions in Ohio, and is one of the six major areas of the Hocking Hills State Park. The cave is a natural formation that has been carved into a gorge by the flow of the Salt Creek and melting glaciers. While the cave is...
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