- Hocking Hills
The Hocking Hills is a deeply-dissected area of the
Allegheny Plateau inOhio , primarily in Hocking County, that featurescliff s,gorge s,rock shelter s, andwaterfall s. The relatively extreme topography in this area is due to the BlackhandSandstone (so named because of Native American graphics on the formation nearNewark, Ohio ), a particular formation that is thick, hard and weather-resistant, and so forms high cliffs and narrow, deep gorges.Most of the more scenic areas of the region are under state ownership, including:
*Hocking Hills State Park (7 unconnected areas: Old Man's Cave, Rock House, Ash Cave, Cedar Falls, Cantwell Cliffs, Conkles Hollow, and Lake Logan)
*Hocking State Forest
*Conkle's Hollow State Nature Preserve
*Kessler Swamp State Nature Preserve
*Lake Logan State Park
*Rockbridge State Nature Preserve
*Rock House State Park The geological series that forms the Hocking Hills extends south and west, gradually diminishing but still forming impressive bluffs and gorges in:
*Tar Hollow State Park
*Tar Hollow State Forest
*Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve The
Buckeye Trail , along with theNorth Country Trail and theAmerican Discovery Trail , passes through the Hocking Hills region.Also nearby are:
*Clear Creek Metro Park, part of the Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District
*Lake Logan State Park
*Lake Hope State Park
*Zaleski State Forest ee also
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Appalachian Ohio
*Ohio public lands External links
* [http://www.1800hocking.com Hocking Hills Tourism Association official site]
* [http://www.friendsofhockinghills.org/ Friends of Hocking Hills State Park official site]
* [http://www.hockinghillsnews.com Hocking Hills Tourist Information and News]
* [http://www.athensohio.com Athens County Convention and Visitors Bureau]
* [http://www.hockinghillspark.com Hocking Hills State Park Tourism-Ohio Department of Natural Resources Official Site]
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