The Hocking Hills is a region of timeless enchantment and homespun hospitality, where America's historic and cultural heritage flourishes in the midst of spectacular scenic beauty. The unforgettable landscape appears as a patchwork of forested hills, open meadows and misty valleys, threaded by lazy streams and majestic rivers.

Beautiful state parks and national forests offer swimming, canoeing, fishing, horseback riding and camping. Nature trails provide the best in hiking and biking for novices and experts alike.

For an in-depth listing of hundreds of hyper-linked lodging, shopping, business, activity listings, including a, event calendar, visit the Hocking Hills Internet Guide.

The Hocking County Tourism Association's visitor information centers welcome thousands of visitors to the Hocking Hills each year. The original visitor center is located on US 33 and SR 664 S near Logan, the Hocking county seat. The newest visitor center is located on the west side of the county, in the quaint little town of Laurelville. The Laurelville center serves those visitors entering the Hocking Hills through Circleville and Chillicothe. Dozens of knowledgeable volunteers staff the visitor information centers to help make your visit to the Hocking Hills more enjoyable. Please stop in and say hello. If you need help planning your trip, please give them a call at 740-385-9706 between the hours of 9am and 5pm, or visit their Web site.

• Old Man's Cave The most popular of all the Hocking areas is Old Man's Cave, located on State Route 664. Here at the Upper Falls, the Grandma Gatewood Trail begins its six-mile course connecting three of the park's areas: Old Man's Cave to Cedar Falls to Ash Cave. This same trail has been designated as part of Ohio's Buckeye Trail as well as part of two national systems - the North Country Scenic Trail and America's Discovery Trail
• Ash Cave Located in the southernmost reaches of the Hocking Hills is beyond doubt the most spectacular feature of
  the entire park. Ash Cave is the largest, most impressive recess cave in the state.
• Conkle's Hollow, situated off S.R. 374 on Big Pine Road is a rugged, rocky gorge - considered one of the deepest in Ohio. The valley floor is a veritable wilderness covered by a profusion of ferns and wildflowers while hemlock, birch and other hardwood tower overhead.
• Cantwell Cliffs is located in the northern reaches of Hocking Hills - 17 miles from Old Man’s Cave
  on S.R. 374. Its remote location discourages visitation, but those who travel the extra distance will not be disappointed. Many visitors proclaim the Cantwell area as the most picturesque in Hocking County.
• Rock House is unique in the Hocking Hills’ region, as it is the only true cave in the park. It is a tunnel-like corridor situated midway up a 150-foot cliff of Blackhand sandstone.
• Cedar Falls itself is the greatest waterfall in terms of volume in the Hocking region. Queer Creek tumbles over the face of the Blackhand displaying the awesome force of water power.
• Clear Creek (Metro Park) Over 1200 plant species have been identified in Clear Creek. Among the standouts are mountain laurel, little gray polypody, maidenhair ferns, horsetail, pink ladyslipper, skunk cabbage, witch hazel, American chestnut, and persimmon trees.
• Rock Bridge Hocking County's natural rock bridge is the largest of three such formations in Ohio. The 100-foot-long span, formed from Blackhand sandstone, looms 45 feet above the bottom of the gorge below.
• Tar Hollow, twisting park and forest roads pass through deep ravines and dense woodlands. Scattered shortleaf and pitch pines growing on the ridges were once a source of pine tar for early settlers, hence the name Tar Hollow. Dogwoods, redbuds and a variety of wildflowers color the hillsides in the springtime. Fall's pageant of color is spectacular.
• Lake Hope, just over the Hocking-Vinton County line near the junction of State Route 56 and 278. Rich in natural scenic beauty and recreational opportunities. The park offers camping, cabins, swimming, and canoeing. The Stone Terrace Restaurant, located in the park's lodge, was rated as the ODNR Division of Parks and Recreation's number one dining facility in the state.
• Lake Logan has abundant populations of large mouth bass, bluegill, crappie, northern pike and saugeye, plus channel, flathead and bullhead catfish. 400 acre lake. 530 foot beach for sunbathers and swimmers.
• Hocking Hills State Forest is managed for a variety of objectives including examples or demonstration areas of sound scientific sustained multiple-use management. Timber harvesting is closely monitored so it does not exceed the rate of tree growth. Erosion is actively controlled.

With it's fabulous family style restaurant and huge parking lot with ample parking space for buses and mobile vacation campers, the Olde Dutch Restaurant and Rempel's Grove is becoming the center for tour buses and large vacationing groups visiting the Hocking Hills region of Ohio.

Also throughout the year Flea Market Events are scheduled in the Olde Dutch Restaurant's parking lot. Check our signs for the next event or call for more information.