Hocking Hills State Park

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Hocking Hills State Park is an adjacent state park in the Hocking Hills area of ​​Hocking County, Ohio, USA; it is adjacent to the Hocking State Forest. Inside the park there are some spectacular rock formations.

The park contains seven separate sections: Ash Cave, Cantwell Cliffs, Cedar Falls, Conkle's Hollow, Old Man's Cave, Rock House, and Whispering Cave. Ash Cave, Parent Cave and Whispering Cave are each examples of recess cave. Cantwell Cliffs and Conkle's Hollow each have a narrow and deep canyon; Rock House is a steep area with shade of stone; Cedar Falls is a great waterfall, but each area of ​​the park except Rock House contains a waterfall.

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Histori Edit

Nama, Hocking Hills

Hocking County was named after the Hockhocking River. Hockhocking, in Delaware's tongue, denotes a bottle. In Shawnee, Wea-tha-Kagh-Qua-sepe, means a bottle river. The Hockhocking River has a nearly 20 foot waterfall located about 6 or 7 miles northwest of Lancaster. On the waterfall, the tributary is very narrow and straight, forming a "bottle" neck.

The Hockhocking entered the county of Good Hope Township in the northwest and then flowed to the southwest, touched the City of Marion, continued through the Falls and Green Townships, and out of the county through the northwest Starr Township. The river was later in Athens County.

History: The Culture of Adena is believed to be one of the first inhabitants in the Hocking Hills area of ​​the 1700s - Delaware Native American Tribes, Wyandot, and Shawnee traveling through and living in the 1818 area - Hocking County created in Ohio 1830s - 1840s - Canal has finished allowing for more settlers to travel there 1924 - After a local popular climbing area threatened by more traffic accessibility, the State Forestry Act was passed in 1915 allowing the country to purchase a first land plot in Hocking Hills around the Old Man's Cave.

History of the Park

More than 330 million years ago, the area of ​​Hocking Hills State Park was relatively flat and covered by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. For millions of years, ocean currents have deposited large amounts of sand and gravel. After millions of years, the ocean receded, and the sandy layers bonded with silica to form the Black Hand Sandstone that underlies the area. It forms like a sandwich, with the hard top and bottom and a soft middle layer. When the Appalachian Mountains appear, shapes and features are cast on the terrain and create Hocking Hills State Park.

Hocking Hills State Park is surrounded by Teahs River that flows from north to west, and then Hocking which flows northward to the east. The landscape has remained fairly static for millions of years. Every change is very small, and slow to develop. When Wisconsin Glacier began to melt back north about 10,000 years ago, the landscape will undergo dramatic changes. The glacier stopped north of Hocking County, so the area was flooded beyond description. The ancient Teah River was buried beneath tons of glacial mud, and the direction of the Hocking River was reversed.

When glacial torrents are found cracked in hard edge rocks, water is poured to flush out the soft middle layer. This leaves the long tunnel where the canyon is today. Finally, the weight of the peak causes them to collapse. The "slums" in the canyon today are what's left of the hard top. In just a few centuries, the glacier water carved a soft middle layer of sandstone into the myriad of doldrums and wrinkles that adorn the cliffs and caves of today. Early settlers at Muskingum County discovered the ancient black human handprint on the cliff that was part of this same sandstone formation. It is the same "Black Hand Sandstone" seen in six areas of Hocking Hills State Park.

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Accommodation accommodation Edit

There are about 200 campsites in the park, most equipped with electricity. The campground is close to all the hiking trails in the area and has flush toilets, bath houses with hot water, vending machines, campers, swimming pool, and other amenities. This area also has many cabins and hotels in this area. The guest accommodation does not have lodging but has a restaurant, snack bar, swimming pool, and a

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Attractions Edit

This area is very popular with tourists, and collectively known as the Hocking Hills Region. It features many private inns, camping, cabins, restaurants, and other related businesses, including the recently developed zipline. Other attractions include:

• Nature Preserves and Park City: Nearby is also another attraction in Hocking Hills, including Hocking State Forest, Conkles Hollow State Nature Reserve, Logan Lake State Park, and Rockbridge State Nature Reserve. The deep canyons and high cliffs are produced from erosion-resistant Blackhand Sandstone, which stretches well into the northeast of Hocking Hill. Other open spaces have been set within Blackhand range, including Lake Katharine State Nature Reserve.
• Lake: Logan Lake in Hocking Hills State Park includes 400 acres, 320 acres of which are dry land, and two miles long. The lake was built in 1955 for recreational purposes and offers visitors hiking, boating, picnics and swimming.
• Canoeing and kayaking are popular activities in Hocking Hills
• Boating: Canoeing, kayaking and rafting are all permitted in various places in the state park.
• Climbing and Rappelling: Ninety acres of forest land have been set aside for rock clim and rappelling games at the Hocking State Forest.
• Swimming: Lake Logan and Rose Lake offer swimming and beach for visitors. There is also an outdoor pool open to the public outside the Hocking Hills State Park huts.
• Hunting and fishing: Hunting and fishing are allowed as regulated by the Wildlife Division. With permission, visitors are allowed to hunt during the hunting season. Fishing is allowed on Lake Logan, which can include a variety of fish such as bluegill, crappie, bass, saugeye, and catfish.

• Bird Watching: The Hocking Valley Birding Trail identifies opportunities for bird watchers to enjoy bird life in Hocking Hills.
• Archery: Hocking Hills State Park offers a variety of free archery.
• Air Tour: Hocking Hills Scenic Air Tours offers airplanes with views of State Park.
• Horse Riding: Hocking Hills State Park provides horseback riding tracks that share space with hiking trails and hunting areas.
• Train Rides: Hocking Valley Valley Train gives visitors a glimpse into the transportation and industrial history of the Hocking Hills area.
• Marriage: Some people choose to use Taman Negara as the location of their outdoor wedding ceremony.
• Canopy Tours: Near State Park is Hocking Hills Canopy Tours, an outdoor zipline tour that offers three different rides: SuperZip, Nightflight, and traditional canopy tour. The Hocking Hills area was recently named Canopy Tour Capital from the Midwest.

Flora

Some rare plants are known from this area, including plants that are beyond their normal range. Yew Canadian, magnolia bigleaf, and many others are here.

Trajectories

There are many hiking trails, including some safe for pets, located throughout the state park. Several trails at Hocking Hills State Park include:

• Parent Cave: 1 mile
• Ash Cave Gorge: Ã,¼ mile, wheelchair accessible
• Ash Cave Rim: Ã,½ mile
• Cedar Falls: Ã,½ mile
• Stone House: 1 mile
• Cantwell Cliffs: 1 mile
• Hollow Conkle: 1 mile
• Hollow Conkle Circle: 2½ mile
• Buckeye Trail: Cedar Falls - Ash Cave: 3 miles, Old Man Cave - Cedar Falls: 3 miles
In popular culture Edit

Many of the adventures in Jeff Smith's comic book series, Bone , take place at Old Man's Cave, a place inspired by Hocking Hills State Park, which Smith enjoyed from childhood. Garden waterfalls also affect the use of water that Smith often uses as a recurring visual element in Bone , calling it the "ancient storytelling symbol".



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Other public lands Edit

As noted, Hocking Hills State Park is embedded in the Hocking State Forest. Crane Hollow Nature Preserve, a nature reserve, fills most of the non-public areas. On the south side, Camp Oti-Okwa, owned by Big Brothers-Big Sisters, is also a considerable protected area. There are three state properties preserved in the Forest, but only the Conkles Hollow State Nature Reserve is open to the public. Also nearby are Clear Creek Metro Park, Logan Lake Park, and Rockbridge State Nature Reserve.



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External links Edit

• Hocking Hills State Park in the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
• Hocking Hills on American Byways
• Hocking Hills at the Hocking Hills Tourism Association

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