Mohican-Memorial State Forest Is Open Daily to Visitors Between the Hours of 6 A.M
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Forest Rules Location Map 1. Mohican-Memorial State Forest is open daily to visitors between the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. Legal campers, hunters and fishermen may be present during other hours. 2. Operation of motor vehicles is restricted to roads provided for such travel. The speed limit on state forest roads is 30 mph unless otherwise posted. Vehicles may not be parked where traffic or access to division service roads or trails will be obstructed. 3. Horses may be ridden only along forest roads or on designated bridle trails. 4. Fires are not permitted, except in grills or fire rings provided or in portable stoves. Fires must be attended at all times. 5. Trash may be disposed of only in receptacles provided or “pack-it-in/pack-it-out.” 6. Camping is permitted only in areas provided and designated for such use. 7. Public display or consumption of any alcoholic beverages is prohibited. Additional Information 8. Disturbance, defacement or destruction of any structure, MOHICAN-MEMORIAL STATE FOREST property, natural feature, tree, shrub or wildflower is 950 ODNR Mohican Road 60 prohibited. Berries, nuts and mushrooms may be gathered and Perrysville, Ohio 44864 removed, except from tree seed orchards or posted areas. 419-938-6222 9. The use of bait to attract or hunt wild birds or deer on state forest land is prohibited. MOHICAN STATE PARK 3116 State Route 3 10. Deer stands must have a waterproof tag at all times identifying the user and user’s address in legible English. Loudonville, Ohio 44842 419-994-5125 11. Game cameras are not permitted unless they bear a waterproof, legible tag identifying the owner’s name, MOHICAN RESORT AND CONFERENCE CENTER phone number and address in English. 1098 County Road 3006 12. State forest boundaries are indicated with yellow blazes Perrysville, OH 44864 on the trees and/or posted signs. 419-938-5411 Rules found in the Ohio Administrative Code Section 1501:3. PLEASANT HILL LAKE PARK 3431 State Route 95 Mohican State Park Perrysville, OH 44864 The Division of Parks and Watercraft administers hiking, 419-938-7884 camping, picnicking and cabin facilities within Mohican State Park. Information may be obtained from the park office. The forestry.ohiodnr.gov Mohican Resort and Conference Center is located at Pleasant Hill Lake. The Clearfork Gorge has been included in the National EMERGENCIES: Call 911 Registry of Natural Landmarks by the National Park Service. A plaque noting this is located south of the covered bridge. Nearby Points of Interest The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District provides boating, swimming and camping facilities at Pleasant Hill Lake. Malabar Farm State Park, home of author Louis Bromfield, is located Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry northwest of the forest. Canoe rental, snow skiing, golf and other 2045 Morse Road, Building H-1 facilities are available within driving distance of the forest. Columbus, OH 43229 - 6693 An Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/H printed on recycled content paper mohicanmemforest19.indd 1 1/29/19 4:25 PM 1/29/19 4:25 PM 4:25 1/29/19 1 mohicanmemforest19.indd printed on recycled content paper content recycled on printed An Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/H - Employer Opportunity Equal An facilities are available within driving distance of the forest. the of distance driving within available are facilities Columbus, OH 43229 - 6693 - 43229 OH Columbus, 2045 Morse Road, Building H-1 Building Road, Morse 2045 northwest of the forest. Canoe rental, snow skiing, golf and other other and golf skiing, snow rental, Canoe forest. the of northwest Division of Forestry of Division Farm State Park, home of author Louis Bromfield, is located located is Bromfield, Louis author of home Park, State Farm Ohio Department of Natural Resources Natural of Department Ohio swimming and camping facilities at Pleasant Hill Lake. Malabar Malabar Lake. Hill Pleasant at facilities camping and swimming The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District provides boating, provides District Conservancy Watershed Muskingum The Nearby Points of Interest Interest of Points Nearby plaque noting this is located south of the covered bridge. covered the of south located is this noting plaque Registry of Natural Landmarks by the National Park Service. A A Service. Park National the by Landmarks Natural of Registry Hill Lake. The Clearfork Gorge has been included in the National National the in included been has Gorge Clearfork The Lake. Hill EMERGENCIES: Call 911 Call EMERGENCIES: Mohican Resort and Conference Center is located at Pleasant Pleasant at located is Center Conference and Resort Mohican forestry.ohiodnr.gov Park. Information may be obtained from the park office. The The office. park the from obtained be may Information Park. camping, picnicking and cabin facilities within Mohican State State Mohican within facilities cabin and picnicking camping, 419-938-7884 The Division of Parks and Watercraft administers hiking, hiking, administers Watercraft and Parks of Division The 44864 OH Perrysville, Mohican State Park Park State Mohican 95 Route State 3431 PLEASANT HILL LAKE PARK PARK LAKE HILL PLEASANT Rules found in the Ohio Administrative Code Section 1501:3. Section Code Administrative Ohio the in found Rules on the trees and/or posted signs. posted and/or trees the on 419-938-5411 State forest boundaries are indicated with yellow blazes blazes yellow with indicated are boundaries forest State 12. Perrysville, OH 44864 OH Perrysville, 3006 Road County 1098 phone number and address in English. English. in address and number phone waterproof, legible tag identifying the owner’s name, name, owner’s the identifying tag legible waterproof, MOHICAN RESORT AND CONFERENCE CENTER CENTER CONFERENCE AND RESORT MOHICAN Game cameras are not permitted unless they bear a a bear they unless permitted not are cameras Game 11. 419-994-5125 identifying the user and user’s address in legible English. legible in address user’s and user the identifying 44842 Ohio Loudonville, Deer stands must have a waterproof tag at all times times all at tag waterproof a have must stands Deer 10. 3 Route State 3116 forest land is prohibited. is land forest MOHICAN STATE PARK STATE MOHICAN The use of bait to attract or hunt wild birds or deer on state state on deer or birds wild hunt or attract to bait of use The 9. 419-938-6222 removed, except from tree seed orchards or posted areas. posted or orchards seed tree from except removed, Perrysville, Ohio 44864 44864 Ohio Perrysville, prohibited. Berries, nuts and mushrooms may be gathered and and gathered be may mushrooms and nuts Berries, prohibited. 950 ODNR Mohican Road 60 60 Road Mohican ODNR 950 property, natural feature, tree, shrub or wildflower is wildflower or shrub tree, feature, natural property, MOHICAN-MEMORIAL STATE FOREST STATE MOHICAN-MEMORIAL Disturbance, defacement or destruction of any structure, structure, any of destruction or defacement Disturbance, 8. Additional Information Additional is prohibited. is Public display or consumption of any alcoholic beverages beverages alcoholic any of consumption or display Public 7. designated for such use. such for designated Camping is permitted only in areas provided and and provided areas in only permitted is Camping 6. “pack-it-in/pack-it-out.” Trash may be disposed of only in receptacles provided or or provided receptacles in only of disposed be may Trash 5. or in portable stoves. Fires must be attended at all times. all at attended be must Fires stoves. portable in or Fires are not permitted, except in grills or fire rings provided rings fire or grills in except permitted, not are Fires 4. designated bridle trails. bridle designated Horses may be ridden only along forest roads or on on or roads forest along only ridden be may Horses 3. will be obstructed. be will where traffic or access to division service roads or trails trails or roads service division to access or traffic where mph unless otherwise posted. Vehicles may not be parked parked be not may Vehicles posted. otherwise unless mph for such travel. The speed limit on state forest roads is 30 30 is roads forest state on limit speed The travel. such for Operation of motor vehicles is restricted to roads provided provided roads to restricted is vehicles motor of Operation 2. hunters and fishermen may be present during other hours. other during present be may fishermen and hunters between the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. Legal campers, campers, Legal p.m. 11 and a.m. 6 of hours the between Mohican-Memorial State Forest is open daily to visitors visitors to daily open is Forest State Mohican-Memorial 1. Location Map Location Forest Rules Forest natural regeneration of the forest. But foresters’ concerns universities and other visitors will take part in ongoing go well beyond the trees. Evaluations of water, soil, wildlife research and hands-on learning opportunities relating to habitat, age and condition of the vegetation, recreational forest management and ecology. opportunities and aesthetics are considered in preparation of area management plans. This process ensures that visitors Memorial Shrine and Forest may enjoy many outdoor activities, including camping, hiking, The Memorial Shrine (established by the Ohio Federation of horseback riding, wildlife watching, hunting and scenic touring. Women’s Clubs) and the 270 acres of the Memorial Forest around the shrine were authorized by the Ohio General Mohican-Memorial State Forest is located in southern Assembly in 1945 to perpetuate the memory of all Ohio men Ashland County, midway between Columbus and Cleveland. and women who lost their lives in defense of their country It is easily reached from I-71 and State Routes 97 and 3. The during World War II (since extended to include all conflicts natural attributes of the area combined with state and nearby from World War II to present).