Daily Hikes to Monthly Events
March 9 and 10: Maple Sugaring in the Hills - Hocking Hills 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join us for a look back in time at how Maple sugar was made.
March 16: Roaming Reptiles - Hocking Hills 10:00 am - 11:00 am Meet our resident reptiles! Join us at the Old Man's Cave Visitor Center.
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Saturday March 2 Signs of Spring Hike 10:00am-11:30am There are glimpses of the next season hiding in the forest already. Let’s go find them on this 1.5-mile moderate hike along Olds Hollow Trail. Meet at the Hope Furnace. Please wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes, and dress for the weather. Feel free to bring along any additional equipment to assist with uneven terrain and potentially wet conditions.
Saturday, March 9 Good Bones 2:00pm-3:00pm Discover some key characteristics of common Ohio animals’ skulls. Meet at the Nature Center. This is an indoor activity.
Saturday, March 9 Woodcock Watch 6:30pm-7:30pm “Peent, peent, peent.” Join the naturalist for a chance to hear and view the aerial courtship flight of the American Woodcock. Meet at the Hope School House. Waterproof shoes are highly recommended.
March 15 Off-trail Hike - Lake Hope 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Join the naturalist on this guided, difficult hike to see a recess cave. Oak Point On Cabin Ridge Road, past the cabins. Enjoy a difficult, off-trail 1-mile hike to discover a recess cave not many have seen. Discuss the geological forces at work, see some neat fossils, and search for critters that might be calling this cave home. Meet at Oak Point. Please wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes, and dress for the weather. Feel free to bring along any additional equipment to assist with uneven, steep terrain and mud/water conditions.
Saturday March 30 Annual Easter Egg Hunt 1:00-1:30pm Enjoy Easter egg hunting on the grounds surrounding the Nature Center. Kids will find candy-filled eggs as well as tokens to win a prize at the prize table. Meet at the Nature Center. Parking can become tricky, and those eggs go fast so arrive well ahead of time and bring a bucket or bag for the eggs. This program is brought to you by the Friends of Lake Hope!
March 2 Skunk Cabbage Hike 10:00 am - 11:30 am Join us for a guided 2-mile hike to see Ohio's earliest spring wildflower. Terrain at Clear Creek is steep and uneven. Meet at the Barnebey Hambleton Area, 620 Clear Creek Road in Lancaster. Clear Creek Barnebey-Hambelton Picnic Area 620 Clear Creek Road Lancaster, OH, 43130 (614)508-8011
March 23 Moonlight Hike 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Experience woodland trails under moonlight on a guided 5-mile hike. Terrain at Clear Creek is steep and uneven. Meet at the Creekside Meadows Parking Lot, 23833 Clear Creek Rd in Rockbridge. Clear Creek Creekside Meadows 23833 Clear Creek Rd Rockbridge, OH, 43149 (614)508-8111
March 26 Green Giants Hike 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Take in all things green and visit an old growth tree on a 4-mile off-trail hike. Terrain at Clear Creek is steep and uneven in areas, wear sturdy hiking shoes and bring water. Meet at the Old Park Maintenance Shop, 9935 Opossum Hollow Road in Rockbridge. Please note there is not a restroom at this meeting location.
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Free to the public. All Year Long.
Learn. See. Do. At Hocking Hills State Park.
At Ash Cave
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.