LOGAN, Ohio - Ohio Department
of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director James Zehringer announced Wednesday several
capital
improvement projects at Hocking Hills State Park.
“Hocking Hills continues to receive international acclaim and is
certainly one of Ohio ’s greatest
natural treasures,” said Zehringer. “These improvements allow us to enhance the
experience of our guests as we showcase this
beautiful park and introduce more visitors to the great things Ohio has to
offer.”
- Upcoming improvements at Hocking Hills
- Completely renovating all 40 of the state park’s cabins
- Replacing the dining lodge roof
- Doing exterior renovations to the dining lodge
- Renovating the outdoor pool at the dining lodge
- Adding more full service hookup campsites
- Installing new playground equipment in the campground area
- Upgrading the restroom at the welcome center at Old Man’s Cave
- Making improvements to the restroom at Ash Cave
- Increasing trail signage throughout the park, including safety signage and confidence markers
- Installing brand new interpretive signage for the first time at an Ohio State Park
- Larger campsites at the
The Ohio State Parks capital
improvement projects, and others like them around
the state , are made
possible through the support of Governor John
Kasich, Senate President Keith
Faber and the Ohio General Assembly .
Ohio State Parks
received an unprecedented
$88.5 million for capital
improvements to strengthen the infrastructure
and modernize facilities in the most
recent capital budget.
To assist in identifying
key projects, ODNR launched a website to allow
people to submit
their ideas for
improvements within the Ohio State Parks
system. By visiting parks.ohiodnr.gov/improvements, people can fill
out a survey to suggest improvements at their favorite state park. To
date, the department has received more than 6 ,100 completed
surveys. Ohioans are encouraged to continue to fill out these surveys and share
their feedback as they visit Ohio ’s 74 state parks this
fall.
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