Hocking HillsWhere all the best roads lead . . .HIKE. STAY. PLAY. YOUR HOCKING HILLS ADVENTURE BEGINS HERE!
Hocking HillsWhere all the best roads lead . . .HIKE. STAY. PLAY. YOUR HOCKING HILLS ADVENTURE BEGINS HERE!
Yellow Lady Slipper Location Found: Cemetery Ridge Trail Clear Creek Metro Park Date Range: Mid-May |
Star of Bethlehem Location Found: Creekside Meadow Trail Clear Creek Metro Park Date Range: Mid-May |
Violet Wood Sorrel Location Found: Hemlock Trail Clear Creek Metro Park Date Range: Mid-May |
Jack-in-the-Pulpit Location Found: Holler Collar Trail Wayne National Forest: Bailey's Trail System Date Range: Mid-May |
False Solomon's Seal Location Found: Holler Collar Trail Wayne National Forest: Bailey's Trail System Date Range: Mid-May |
Dames Rocket Location Found: Holler Collar Trail Wayne National Forest: Bailey's Trail System Date Range: Mid-May |
Baneberry Location Found: Holler Collar Trail Wayne National Forest: Bailey's Trail System Date Range: Mid-May |
Wild Stonecrop Location Found: Holler Collar Trail Wayne National Forest: Bailey's Trail System Date Range: Mid-May |
Butterweed Location Found: Bullfrog Loop Wayne National Forest: Bailey's Trail System Date Range: Mid-May |
Bloodroot Location Found: Conkle's Hollow Hocking Hills State Park Date Range: Late April |
Blue-eyed Mary Location Found: Olds Hollow Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Dutchman's Breeches Location Found: Hope Furnace Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Dwarf Larkspur Location Found: Hope Furnace Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Fire Pink Location Found: Hope Furnace Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Golden Ragwort Location Found: Rhododendron Cove State Nature Preserve Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Phlox Location Found: Wahkeena Wahkeena Nature Preserve Casa Burro Trail Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Purple Violet Location Found: Peninsula Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
White Trillium Location Found: Moonville Moonville Rail Trail Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Creeping Buttercup Location Found: Hope Furnace Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Spring Beauty Location Found: Ash Cave Hocking Hills State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Wild Geranium Location Found: Hope Furnace Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Rue Anenome Location Found: Fern Trail Clear Creek Metro Parks Date Range: Late April |
Chickweed Location Found: Hope Furnace Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Late April |
Corn Salad Location Found:Hope Furnace Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Foam Flower Location Found: Ash Cave Hocking Hills State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Bluets Location Found: Hope Furnace Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Fleabane Location Found: Hope Furnace Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Dwarf Crested Iris Location Found: Peninsula Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Early May |
Hooked Buttercup Location Found: Peninsula Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Early May |
Jacob's Ladder Location Found: Peninsula Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Early May |
Showy Orchid Location Found: Peninsula Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Early May |
Spring Cress Location Found: Peninsula Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Early May |
Squawroot Location Found: Peninsula Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Early May |
Virginia Waterleaf Location Found: Peninsula Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Early May |
Dogwood Tree Location Found: Shadbush Trail Salt Fork State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Hispid Buttercup Location Found: Morgan's Knob Trail Salt Fork State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Mayapple Location Found: Furnace Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Early May |
Virginia Bluebells Location Found: Peninsula Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Early May |
Autumn Olive Tree Location Found: Moonville Rail Trail Date Range: Early May |
Vetch Location Found: Off State Route 278 Zaleski State Forest/Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Mid to late May |
Mapleleaf Viburnum Location Found: Off State Route 278 Zaleski State Forest//Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Mid to late May |
Sage Location Found: Off State Route 56 Near Ash Cave Date Range: Mid to late May |
Virginia Spiderwort Location Found: Off State Route 278 Zaleski State Forest Date Range: Early May |
Sweet Cicely Location Found: Off State Route 278 Zaleski State Forest Date Range: Early May |
Wild Comfrey Location Found: Off State Route 278 Zaleski State Forest Date Range: Early May |
Cinquefoil Location Found: Peninsula Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Purple Dead Nettle Location Found: Ash Cave Hocking Hills State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
White Striped Violet Location Found: Oak Point Trail Lake Hope State Park Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Corn Salad Location Found:Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve Salt Creek Long Loop - 1.1 miles Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Bluebells Location Found: Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve Salt Creek Long Loop - 1.1 miles Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Carolina Vetch Location Found: Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve Salt Creek Long Loop - 1.1 miles Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Pussytoes Location Found: Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve Salt Creek Long Loop - 1.1 miles Date Range: Late April/Early May |
White Trout Lily Location Found: Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve Salt Creek Long Loop - 1.1 miles Date Range: Late April/Early May |
Yellow Violet Location Found: Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve Salt Creek Long Loop - 1.1 miles Date Range: Late April/Early May |
There are seven major hiking areas in Hocking Hills State Park - All are one-way trail systems.
Ash Cave, Old Man's Cave, Rock House, Conkle's Hollow, Cedar Falls, Cantwell Cliffs, and Whispering Cave Trail. These park areas offer a unique experience for those who walk its paths no matter what season (the park is open year-round from dawn to dusk)—located on the southern edge of Hocking County. But those are just a handful. There are many hiking trails in the Hocking Hills include those at Wayne National Forest, Clear Creek Metro Parks, Lake Hope State Park, Vinton County Park District's Moonville Tunnel, and Hocking College's Robbins Crossing (with park programs) and the Athens Hock-Hocking Adena Rail Trail bikeway.
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