Sightseeing
Outdoor AdventureHocking Hills
No admission feeA Southeast Ohio region of sandstone gorges, waterfalls, and hiking trails around Old Man's Cave.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Sightseeing
Ash Cave Fire Tower
An 80-foot 1934 fire lookout tower in the Hocking Hills State Forest, recently restored and listed on the National Historic Lookout Register.
Hocking County, OH
About Ash Cave Fire Tower
This fire lookout stands in the Hocking Hills State Forest in Hocking County, Ohio. Built in 1934, it is an 80-foot Aermotor tower topped by a small metal cab. A Division of Forestry restoration project recently restored and repainted it with help from a fire lookout association. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources administers the site, and the National Historic Lookout Register added it in 2007. A 2012 visit report noted that the site had only just reopened for climbing, that the cab itself was not accessible, and that posted signs limited climbers to six at a time and placed the risk on each visitor.
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