I had never heard of Hocking Hills, Ohio until I received a few tweets from @MyHockingHills.

Hocking Hills isn’t a town, but a county and a region of Southeast Ohio known among outdoorsy types as a great place to “get away from it all.” Specifically, visitors here will be getting away from:

• Traffic
• Internet
• Cell reception
• Chain restaurants
• Light pollution
• Honking horns and other noise pollution
• TV
• Starbucks

What do you get in exchange? Peace and quite and natural beauty, of course.

Without a TV or the Internet, the modern family might fear getting bored. Fortunately, there are plenty of activities in the area – all of which are about a 20 minute drive from each other. Our family got to:

Ride horses at The Spotted Horse Ranch:

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Mohican State Park Loudonville, OH

Mohican State Park and the adjacent Mohican State Forest are located in arguably one of the more scenic areas of north central Ohio in Loudonville near Mansfield, OH.  The park is comprised of over 1,100 acres of scenic beauty carved by glaciers some 12,000 years ago.

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Hueston Woods State Park College Corner, OH

Ohio’s dense forests have all but vanished, a result of the trees having been cleared by early settlers in order to farm the fertile soil.  Visitors to Hueston Woods State Park in southwestern Ohio can still get a glimpse of how these rich forested areas may have appeared.  The park is located in College Corner, Ohio (6301 Park Office Road) about 5 miles from Oxford, OH which is home to Miami University.

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Hocking Hills State Park Logan, OH

Hocking Hills State Park gets it’s name from the river which the Indian tribes who traveled or lived in the area during the 1700′s referred to as Hockhocking or “bottle river”.  The area is a rich  landscape carved into the soft layers of bedrock and sandstone.  The high cliffs, steep gorges and beautiful waterfalls throughout the area serve as a perfect backdrop for hikers, campers and and fun-loving naturalists of all ages.

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