Maple Syrup Festival
Indulge your sweet tooth in some local sweets .Grab the family and take a stroll at Old Man's Cave's Maple Syrup Festival. .
Old Man's Cave - Off State Route 664 -Visitor Center. About an hour and fifteen minutes from Columbus.
Time:12 pm to 4 pm
Pancake Breakfast in morning
If you've got a sweet tooth, then the Hocking Hills State Park Maple Syrup Festival is where you'll want to be in March. Hocking Hills State Park Naturalist, Pat Quackenbush, and Hocking College students will be leading trail hikes through the Hocking Hills State Park sugarbush.
Don't expect to be bored with a bunch of scientific explanations about how syrup is made. Instead, there are costumed interpreters and hands-on activities along the way. Watch sap being boiled and talk to some early settlers and Native Americans about how they process the sweet stuff.
You'll even get to sample some of the good ol' fashioned Ohio maple syrup fresh from the trees. And for those who have a real hankering for maple syrup, there is a pancake breakfast at the Hocking Hills State Park lodge the days of the festival. And believe it or not, they even serve local syrup on those pancakes! Come and enjoy a sweet taste of spring and learn just what it takes to bring the sap from the tree to your breakfast table.
Highlights • Sugar Bush Tours. • History of Maple Sugar • Candy Making • Free Samples! • Pancake Breakfast at the lodge
Kid Friendly: Fun for all ages. Wear warm clothes
Pet Friendly - Pet friendly. Keep on leash.
Hocking Hills State Park 19852 State Route 664 S Logan, Ohio 43138 (740) 385-8003 Naturalist Office
The Hocking Hills Region is located in the Midwest US settled into the edges of Appalachia's Southeastern Ohio. It is known for its wilderness areas, unique rock formations, cascading waterfalls, breathtaking cliff edges and the many cabins and cottages tucked into its hillsides to escape the everyday. It encompasses such natural areas as Lake Hope State Park, Wayne National Forest, Zaleski State Forest, Hocking State Forest and a few Columbus Metroparks. One of the largest visited park systems in Ohio is Hocking Hills State Park located within this region. There are over 25 miles of hiking trails including those at Old Man's Cave, Cedar Falls and Ash Cave.
