Restaurant · Hocking Hills State Park
A sit-down meal at the park lodge with a forest view.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Hocking Hills Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Hocking Hills State Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Whispering Cave and the Lodge“You're approaching Hocking Hills Lodge and the trail to Whispering Cave. The cave is a huge sandstone recess with a seasonal waterfall dropping a hundred and five feet from its roof.”
Plays as you drive up to Rock House Restaurant in the Parkwolf Hocking Hills Tour Guide.
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Rock House Restaurant is the full-service dining room at Hocking Hills State Park Lodge, on State Route 664 South. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, giving lodge guests and other park visitors a proper meal without driving out to town.
The cooking is contemporary American lodge food, with hand-cut steaks, pasta, fresh seafood and sandwiches. That range works for breakfast, lunch or a more substantial evening meal; individual dishes change, so check the current menu if you have a particular craving.
Wildlife
16 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
87 sightingsSnapping TurtleMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
14 sightingsChipmunkMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
19 sightingsGray RatsnakeMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
47 sightingsWatersnakeMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
11 sightingsRing-necked SnakeMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Hocking Hills. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModerateWhispering Cave Trail from the Lodge0.6 mi · 45 min · At the trailheadFrom the Lodge, steep steps lead to a broad sandstone recess.
ModerateBroken Rock Trail0.3 mi · 20 min · 0.6 mi awayA short, steep stair climb to a sandstone cleft waterfall
ModerateGorge Overlook Trail2.8 mi · 1.8 hr · 1 mi awayA point-to-point gorge walk from Old Man’s Cave to Cedar Falls.
ChallengingGrandma Gatewood Trail5.3 mi · 3.5 hr · 1 mi awayA tough 5.3-mile crossing for waterfalls, caves and sandstone gorge.
ModerateOld Man’s Cave Trail1 mi · 1 hr · 1 mi awayA one-mile gorge loop past a waterfall, cave and stone tunnels.
ChallengingWhispering Cave Trail3.3 mi · 3 hr · 1 mi awayA rugged one-way circuit to Whispering Cave via Hemlock Bridge.
ModerateRose Lake Trail2.5 mi · 1.5 hr · 1.3 mi awayA rooty 2.5-mile walk to loop Hocking Hills’ 17-acre lake.
ModerateCedar Falls Trail0.6 mi · 40 min · 1.4 mi awayA short waterfall loop with uneven, stepped gorge trails.
Lodging · At the trailheadHocking Hills Lodge & Conference CenterAn 81-room stay with cabins, trail access and indoor-outdoor pools.
Sight · 0.1 mi awayWhispering CaveA vast sandstone roof shelters a 105-foot seasonal waterfall.
Sight · 0.2 mi awayWhispering Cave Disc Golf CourseA wooded, technical round that rewards strong legs.
Sight · 0.5 mi awayJohn Glenn Astronomy ParkSave this stop for a clear, moonless night.
Sight · 0.6 mi awayBroken Rock FallsA stair-heavy spur leads to a tucked-away sandstone cascade.Sight · 0.6 mi awayRose LakeA half-mile woodland walk opens onto a quiet fishing lake.
Sight · 0.6 mi awayLower FallsA curved ledge and shaded pool reward the descent into the gorge.
Sight · 0.7 mi awayOld Man's CaveA rock shelter above a gorge of waterfalls and winding creek.Parkwolf’s Hocking Hills ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
