Holiday Gifts

Learn about birds special adaptations and see if you can identify feathers from some of our flying friends. Join us at the Old Mans Cave Visitor Center. Be prepared to go outside if the weather permits.

10am

Cost: Free

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Come learn about how to survive in harsh winter conditions. Meet us at the Old Mans Cave Visitor Center. If weather permits, we will meet outside at the Naturalist cabin. Please be prepared for the weather.

10AM

Cost: Free

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Learn how to grow native flowers starting with the seeds. Inside the Old Mans Cave Visitor Center. All materials are provided.

10AM

Cost: Free

Phone: 7403856841

Let's learn about some of the tracks you can find in your very own back yard! Meet at the Old Mans Cave Visitor Center at 10 AM. Be prepared for the weather because we will go outside if the weather permits.

Cost: Free

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Come meet some of our local reptiles. Join us at 2 pm at the Old Mans Cave Visitor Center.

Cost: Free

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Come learn about notable women in the history of natural resources, both in Ohio and around the world. Meet us at our Old Mans Cave Visitor Center at 10 am.

Cost: Free

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Discover the many methods used throughout history to make maple syrup. Join us from 12 pm through 4 pm at the Naturalist Cabin behind the Old Mans Cave Visitor Center. Please come dressed for the weather.

Cost: Free

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Discover the many methods used throughout history to make maple syrup. Join us from 12 pm through 4 pm at the Naturalist Cabin behind the Old Mans Cave Visitor Center. Please come dressed for the weather.

Cost: Free

Phone: 7403856841

Come help us make seed bombs! You can use these to spread wildflowers in our pollinator garden to take them home to spread in your own garden. Meet us at the pollinator garden behind the Old Man's Cave Visitor Center at 10 am. Please be aware this activity could get messy and please dress for the weather.

Cost: Free

Phone: 7403856841

Would you like to take home your own artwork of the plants and other cool nature textures here at the park? Meet our naturalist to venture out and make it happen. We will be using crayons and paper for this craft. Please join us at 2 pm at the Hocking Hills Lodge Lobby and be prepared to go outside if the weather is good.

Cost: Free

Phone: 7403856841

Join us in making planters for wildflower seeds to plant in your own backyard. These beautiful flowers wont just liven up your garden but will also encourage pollinators like butterflies and bees. Join us at the Old Mans Cave Visitor Center at 10 am. Please be aware that this activity could be messy.

Cost: Free

Phone: 7403856841

Come join the naturalist on a moderate 3 mile hike from the Visitor Center to Rose Lake and back. Come enjoy the early signs of spring, from the wildlife to the plants and possibly enjoy the last snowy hike of the season. Join us at the Old Man's Cave Visitor Center at 2 pm. Please be aware that March weather can be unpredictable. Please dress in layers and wear good sturdy boots. There will be no areas for bathroom breaks or water fill ups along the way.

Cost: Free

Phone: 7403856841

Join us for a moderate 1 mile round trip hike through the gorge from Upper Falls to Old Mans Cave. We will explore what Hocking Hills is made of by examining the geology of the area and maybe even find a few hidden gems along the way. Meet us at the Old Mans Cave Visitor Center at 10 am. Please dress for the weather.

Cost: Free

Phone: 7403856841

Come meet one of the parks resident raptors! Join us at the Old Mans Cave Visitor Center at 11 am. If the weather is good, we will be presenting at the Naturalist Cabin just behind the Visitor Center. If the weather is bad, we will be presenting inside of the Visitor Center.

Cost: Free

Phone: 7403856841

Come learn about what a bear needs to survive in the woods. Learn about which bears call Ohio home and where you are most likely to see them. Meet us at the Old Man's Cave Visitor Center at 10 am. If the weather is good, we will meet outside at the Naturalist Cabin. If the weather is bad, we will meet inside in the Visitor Center.

Cost: Free

Phone: 7403856841

Come meet one of our resident owls. Join us at 11 am at the Naturalist Cabin behind the Old Mans Cave Visitor Center. If the weather is bad, we will meet inside the Visitor Center.

Cost: Free

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Ohios bobcats are not just found on school campuses! They're found right here in our woods! Learn about these elusive predators and some of the signs they leave behind. Join us at 10 am at the Old Mans Cave Visitor. If the weather is nice, we will meet at the Naturalist Cabin.

Cost: Free

Phone: 7403856841

Join our naturalists to see how Pine Tar was made by early settlers. Please dress for the weather. Meet at 2PM at

Old Mans Cave Visitor Center Naturalist Cabin.

Cost: Free

Phone: 7403856841

Come create seed bombs to encourage wildflower growth. Take your seed bomb home or add your seeds to our Pollinator Patch here at the park. Meet at the Pollinator Patch behind the Old Mans Cave Visitor Center. Be prepared to get dirty. Meet at 10am at Old Mans Cave Visitor Center Pollinator Patch.

Cost: Free

Phone: 7403856841

Stop by the Visitor Center all day to learn about Grandma Gatewood, the namesake of this section of the Buckeye Trail. We will have her scrapbook out with us at the front desk for you to come take a look at. 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Cost: Free

Phone: 7403856841

Join us for a 3 mile meander along the Gorge Overlook Trail (Red Trail) to Rose Lake and back. Come see what wildflowers are growing in the Hemlock Forest. Meet inside the Old Man's Cave Visitor Center. Be prepared for mud. 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Cost: Free

Phone: 7403856841