Cedar Falls in Hocking Hills State Park
I f
one were to venture down the Lower Gorge of
Old Man’s Cave, you would eventually enter
the picturesque valley of Queer Creek. At
the point where Old Man’s Creek merges with
Queer Creek, the trail takes an abrupt turn
east and enters this new valley. The trail
leading to Cedar Falls passes through the
most austere area in Hocking Hills State
Parks. This
remote, primitive chasm is laden with
hemlock and bound by steep rock walls and
their accompanying grottos and waterfalls.
It is a wild and lonely but spectacularly
beautiful place.
Cedar Falls itself is the greatest
waterfall in terms of volume in the Hocking
region. Queer Creek tumbles over the face of
the Blackhand displaying the awesome force
of water power.
In the mid 1800’s, a grist mill was built
above the falls to utilize this water power
for grinding grain.
Cedar Falls was misnamed by early white
settlers who mistook the stately hemlocks
for Cedars. A well kept picnic area and
latrines are located within a short walk
from the falls.
Cedar Falls Trail Map (pdf.)
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