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    Hocking Hills State Park - Hallway looking down to small sitting area

    Hocking Hills State Park

    (195 reviews)

    An Ohio treasure, Hocking Hills has been one of my favorite parks for my entire life…read more Accessible to all ages, with a plethora of trails both long and short. Plenty of bridges and paved areas. You can really make your Hocking Hills experience as intense as you'd like. With features such as Old Man's Cave and a creek with several water falls, you do not want to miss this park. My personal favorite season to visit is autumn, watching the trees shed their colorful leaves. Gorgeous views, great photo ops, and fun for the whole family. Not to mention free parking.

    Hocking Hills is one of the best state parks in the Midwest. Whether you are looking for…read morechallenging trails to hike, a campground, or just a scenic spot for a picnic lunch, this state park is the perfect place. The trails are well maintained and range from easy to challenging. The trails are dog friendly, but please pick up after your puppy. My friend and I stayed at a nearby campground for a week and hiked every day with our two dogs. We arrived early in the morning and hiked different trails. Some of the trails are loops and some are out-and-back. A few of them involve steep climbs, rock stairs, or scrambling up rocks, so consult the free park map for details. The visitor center is very nice, and naturalists are available to answer questions and provide recommendations. Restrooms are clean and well maintained. The campground at Hocking Hills tends to fill up quickly, with reservations being made up to six months in advance. If the campgrounds are full, there are several private campgrounds in the area that are very nice. We actually camped at Campbell's Cove and drove the short distance to Hocking Hills State Park every morning.

    Conkle's Hollow State Nature Preserve - Conkle's Hollow State Nature Preserve

    Conkle's Hollow State Nature Preserve

    (27 reviews)

    This was such a peaceful way to start the day. We chose this path because it's kid-friendly (and…read morewheelchair accessible). We arrived by 9am and there were only a few other cars in the lot. This location also offers bathrooms (no guarantees on toilet paper though ). The half mile trail was filled with shade and beautiful views from start to finish. They also offer an upper trail thats more challenging and apparently not ideal with little kids due to the rim. Highly recommend this spot while in Hocking Hills!

    Conkle's Hollow State Nature Preserve is definitely an incredible gem of the Hocking Hills area…read morethat I highly recommend everyone check out! Last time I was at Hocking Hills, this completely wasn't on my radar and after exploring a lot of the main Hocking Hills sights and sounds, I can safely tell you that Conkle's Hollow was unlike anything I saw at Hocking Hills! There are two paths you can take once you cross over the bridge from the parking lot and into the preserve just a little bit, one is just cutting through the entire middle of the gorge, so you'll have high walls all around you as you advance. This is the path we opted for and it ended up being really doable! A large portion of the path was paved, which really adds to its accessibility, but there will be a point where the path becomes unpaved (I think mostly past the second bridge you'll cross) which makes the last quarter of the hike less accessible. There are plenty of sights to marvel at before this last quarter of the hike, but I won't lie to you...the last quarter of the hike when you reach the innermost part of the gorge really made the hike what it was. You get to see a ton of smaller waterfalls as you go, but that back part of the gorge is where the main waterfalls are and when we went in the winter, they were frozen over for that extra cool look and we were able to get really close to them! The other path you can take at the start of the trail is to go up a flight of stairs and hike the perimeter of the gorge from above! We didn't do this so I do not know how the views are from here, but I can only imagine they are also incredible! This trail is a loop of about 2.5 miles I believe, whereas the one down below in the gorge is about a total of a mile out and back, so it just depends on the amount of time you have! I don't think you'll regret anything when you come to Conkle's Hollow, there were so many stunning views and things to see, even in the dead of winter! So I can only imagine how incredible it looks throughout the other seasons as well!

    Cantwell Cliffs

    Cantwell Cliffs

    (3 reviews)

    This is a nice trail loop in Hocking Hills. There are a couple ways to do the loop so you can…read moreeasily spend over an hour here before moving on to another area.

    I've spent time exploring the Hocking Hills area for over a decade now and for whatever reason, I…read moredon't remember ever visiting Cantwell Cliffs... at least until a few weeks ago. I rented a cabin in the area and specifically wanted to go somewhere I had never been before. Cantwell Cliffs is about 17 miles from Old Man's Cave so I have to assume that's why I never made the extended trip. However, this go round time was not an issue and therefore I started my day of hiking there. It had snowed the entire evening before and didn't clear up until about 11AM that morning. Once it was done for the day I decided to head out. By the looks of it, only one person had beat me there. Due to the fresh snow the foot trail was hard to follow and deep, but thankfully all the trails here are marked really well. Along with the welcome signage and map at the beginning, it's easy to follow the colored marks among the trees. I will say that coming when there is a foot of snow on the ground isn't for the inexperienced. The staircases were slick with ice and snow, harder to climb but I was happy to be getting a work out in. It was absolutely breathtaking and so peaceful. I can't believe it took me so long to visit. I can't wait to go back when it's lush with green and flowing waterfalls. If you're in the area and want to get away from the crowds, definitely add Cantwell Cliffs to your itinerary.

    Lower Falls - hiking - Updated May 2026

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