Ohio Waterfalls

Cedar Falls:

Trailhead GPS: 39.41737,-82.52533 (Cedar Falls Parking at Hocking Hills State Park)

Waterfall GPS: 39.41884,-82.52482

Cedar Falls is a 50-foot waterfall on Queer Creek in Hocking County. The waterfall is located in Hocking Hills State Park. The hike to the falls a half-mile and easy.

To visit the falls, head west From Logan, head west on US-33 for about 2 miles to the exit for OH-664. At the traffic circles, head south on OH-664 for 1.5 miles and turn left to stay on OH-664 south. Continue for 8.2 miles and turn left on OH-374 west. Drive 1.8 miles on OH-374 and turn right into the Cedar Falls area of Hocking Hills.

The one-way Cedar Falls Trail picks up across from the restrooms at the Cedar Falls Picnic Area. The trail descends to Queer Creek and crosses on a bridge, then follows the creek upstream to the base of the falls.

Hayden Falls:

Trailhead GPS: 40.06781,-83.10930 (Hayden Falls Park parking)

Waterfall GPS: 40.06734,-83.11088

Hayden Falls is a 25-foot seasonal waterfall on Hayden Run in Franklin County. The waterfall is located in Hayden Falls Park, a City of Columbus park. The hike to the falls is less than half a mile and easy.

To visit the falls, head west from Columbus on I-70 for about 6 miles and take exit 93 for I-270 north. Drive 6.9 miles and take exit 15 for Tuttle Crossing Boulevard. Bear left and follow Tuttle Crossing for 0.6 miles then turn right onto Frantz Road. Go 1 mile and turn left onto Hayden Run Road. A parking area for the parking is on the right in 0.2 miles, just before the bridge over Scioto River.

A stairway descends from the parking lot down into the gorge and a boardwalk trail heads upstream a short ways to a viewing deck for the falls. The waterfall is seasonal so can dry up completely.

Old Man's Cave Lower Falls:

Trailhead GPS: 39.43742,-82.53948

Waterfall GPS: 39.43256,-82.54425

Old Man's Cave Lower Falls is a 25-foot waterfall on a tributary of Queer Creek in Hocking County. The waterfalls are located in Hocking Hills State Park. The hike to the falls is about a mile and moderate.

To visit the falls head west from Logan on US-33 for about 2 miles to the exit for OH-664. At the traffic circles, head south on OH-664 for 1.5 miles and turn left to stay on OH-664 south. Continue for 8.2 miles and turn left on OH-374 west. Continue for 8.7 miles and turn left into the park at the Old Man's Cave area.

From the parking, a bridge leads over the Upper Falls and path leads down to the gorge. Follow Grandma Gatewood Trail through the gorge, passing Devil's Bathtub and Old Man's Cave. Shortly after the cave, the trail leads to the base of Lower Falls.

Old Man's Cave Upper Falls:

Trailhead GPS: 39.43742,-82.53948

Waterfall GPS:

Old Man's Cave Lower Falls is a 25-foot waterfall on a tributary of Queer Creek in Hocking County. The waterfalls are located in Hocking Hills State Park. The hike to the falls is very short and easy.

To visit the falls, follow the directions to Lower Falls and the trail passes over the top of Upper Falls right at the start and leads down to the base.