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Where to See Ohio's Geology

Where to See Ohio's Geology

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No. 21 OHIOGeoFacts DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES • DIVISION OF GEOLOG I CAL SURVEY WHERE TO SEE ’S GEOLOGY

Listed below are places where you can hike through scenic areas, collect fossils, or visit archaeological or historical sites that have a geological focus.The facilities of the Ohio Geological Survey (Delaware County__Horace R. Collins Laboratory, 740-548-7348; Erie County__Lake Erie Geology Group, 419-626-4296; Franklin County__main offi ce, 614-265-6576) have displays and information on geology. For ad di tional infor ma tion on the sites listed below, please contact the appro pri ate agency, not the Ohio Geolog ical Survey.

KEY: Franklin County: Co lumbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District (614-508-8000, ): Blendon Woods A archaeology site (S, MP), Highbanks (S, H, A, MP, RR7); Friendship Park (S, CP); Glen CP city or county park Echo Park (S, CP); Griggs Reser voir and Dam (S, CP); Hayden Run Falls F fossil collecting, by permission only (S, CP); Indian Village Camp (S, H, CP); Whetstone Park (S, CP); Ohio GSA# Ohio Division of Geological Survey GSA reprint (see Refer- Historical Center ($, 614-297-2300, ); Ohio ences) State Univer sity Orton Muse um (614-292-6896) H historical site Gallia County: Tycoon Lake State Wildlife Area (S); Bob Evans MP metropark Farm (S, H) PR permit required Geauga County: Aquilla Lake State Wildlife Area (S, H); Big Creek PV private Park (S, CP); Metals Park (S, H, CP); Thompson Ledge Park (S, CP) RR# hike number from Ramey (see References) Greene County: (S, GSA97, RR37); Little S scenic geology Miami State Park (S); Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve (S, H, $ access fee RR37); Trav ertine Fen State Nature Preserve (S, PR); Glen Helen (S, < > Web site address H, A, PV—owned by Antioch College, RR41, 937-767-7375, ) Adams County: Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve (S); John- Guernsey County: (S) son Ridge (former ly Unity Woods) State Na ture Preserve (S); Serpent Hamilton County: Hamilton County Park District (513-521-7275, Mound State Memo rial (A, S, GSA 100); Strait Creek Prairie Bluff State ): Miami Whitewater Forest (S, H, $, Nature Preserve (S, PR); Robert A. Whipple State Nature Preserve (S); MP), Sharon Woods (S, H, $, MP), Lookout (S, A, $, MP, RR43), Buzzardroost Rock (S, PV); Sparrowood Nature Area (S, PV) Winton Woods (S, $, MP); Greenbelt State Nature Preserve (S, PR); New- Ashland County: and State Forest (S, RR10); berry State Nature Preserve (S, PR); Sharon Woods Gorge State Nature Clear Fork Gorge State Nature Preserve (S) Preserve (S); Cincin nati Muse um of Natu ral History ($, 513-287-7000 or Athens County: (S, RR22); Strouds Run State 800-733-2077, ); University of Cincin nati Park (S, RR28); Desonier State Nature Preserve (S); Gifford State For- Geology Museum (513-556-3732) est (S); Acadia Cliffs State Wildlife Area (S); Water loo State Wildlife Harrison County: Harrison State Recla ma tion Area (S, H); Tappan Ex per iment Sta tion (S) Lake Park (S, RR20); History of Coal Museum (740-942-2623, ) Brown County: Indian Creek State Wildlife Area (S) Highland County: (S); Rocky Fork State Park Butler County: (S, F, 513-523-6347); Gov- (S); Fort Hill State Memo rial (S, A, $, RR39); Etawah Woods State Nature ernor Bebb Park (S, CP); Miami and Erie Canal Park (H, CP); Rentschler Preserve (S, PR, guided tours); Miller State Nature Preserve (S, PR); Forest Preserve (S, CP); Miami University Geology Muse um (513-529- Fallsville State Wildlife Area (S, H); Barrett’s Mill (S, H); Seven Caves 3220, ) (S, H, $, 937-365-1283 or 800-290-9695, ) Champaign County: Ce dar Bog State Nature Preserve (S); Siegent- Hocking County: State Park (S, RR8, Hocking haler-Kaestner Esker State Nature Preserve (S); Ohio Caverns (S, $, Hills information: 740-385-6842 or 800-HOCKING, ) hockinghills.com>): Ash Cave, Cantwell Cliffs, Cedar Falls, Conkle’s Clark County: Snyder Park (S, CP) Hollow State Nature Preserve (RR5), Old Man’s Cave (H, A), Rock Clermont County: (S, F, RR38, 513-797-6081); House; (S, RR29); Clear Creek (former ly Allen F. (S, F, 513-625-7544); Nature Center (S, Beck) State Nature Preserve (S); Crane Hollow State Nature Preserve PV, $ on Sat. & Sun., ) (S, PR); Little Rocky Hollow State Nature Preserve (S, PR); Rockbridge Clinton County: (S, 937-289-2105) State Na ture Preserve (S); Sheick Hollow State Nature Preserve (S, PR); Columbiana County: Bea ver Creek State Park (S, H, RR12); Sheep- (S, RR11) skin Hollow (formerly ) State Nature Preserve (S) Huron County: Augusta-Anne Olsen (formerly Vermilion River) State Coshocton County: Woodbury State Wild life Area (S) Nature Preserve (S, PR) Cuyahoga County: Cleve land Metroparks System (216-351-6300, Jackson County: Jackson Lake State Park (S); Lake Katherine State ): Bedford Res erva tion-Tinkers Creek Nature Preserve (S, RR24); Buckeye Furnace State Memorial (S, H, $); Gorge (S, MP), Big Creek (S, MP), Bradley Woods (S, MP), Brecks- Leo Petroglyph State Memo rial (S, A); Cooper Hollow State Wildlife Area ville Reser va tion (S, MP, RR13), Euclid Creek (S, MP), North Chagrin (S, RR23); Liberty State Wildlife Area (S) Reservation (S, MP), Rocky River Reser va tion (S, MP), South Chagrin Jefferson County: Jefferson Lake State Park (S); Brush Creek State Res erva tion (S, MP), Shaker Lakes Region al Na ture Center (S, MP); Wildlife Area (S); (S) Cuyahoga Val ley National Park (S, H, GSA 93, RR14, 216-524-1497, Knox County: Brinkhaven Access Wildlife Preserve (S) ); Cleveland Muse um of Natu ral Histo ry ($, Lake County: Chapin Forest Reservation (S, MP); Hogback Ridge 216-231-4600 or 800-317-9155, ) Park (S, H, A, MP); Indian Point Park (S, A, MP); Headlands Dunes Delaware County: State Park (S); Highbanks (S, H, A, State Na ture Preserve (S); Holden Arboretum (S, PV) MP—see Franklin County for phone number, RR7); Blue Limestone Park Lawrence County: (S); Wayne Nation al Forest (S, CP); O’Shaughnessy Reser voir and Dam (S, CP); Olentangy Indian Cav- (S, RR31) erns (S, $, 740-548-7917, ) Licking County: Black Hand Gorge State Nature Preserve (S, H, A, Erie County: Kelleys Island (S, H, A, GSA 91, RR47); Glacial Grooves GSA95, RR3); Flint Ridge State Memo rial (S, H, A, GSA96, $); Octagon State Memorial (S, H); Milan State Wildlife Area (S); The Blue Hole at Earthworks and Moundbuilders Earthworks (A, $) Castalia (S) Logan County: Campbell Hill (S); Zane Shawnee Caverns (S, $, Fairfi eld County: Christmas Rocks State Nature Preserve (S, PR); 937-592-9592, ) Nature Preserve (S); Wahkeena Nature Preserve (Ohio Histor i cal Society) Lorain County: Black River Reservation (S, MP); Indian Hollow (S, H, $); Rock Mill Dam State Wildlife Area (S); Lockville Locks (H, CP); Res erva tion (S, H, MP); Vermilion River Reser va tion (S, H, MP) Rising Park and Mount Pleasant (S, H, CP); Tarlton Cross Mound (S, A) Lucas County: Metroparks of the Tole do Area (419-535-3058 Ohio DivisionofNat Ohio DivisionofGeologicalSurvey, GSA CentennialFieldGuidereprints. Ramey, Ralph,1990,Fif Shrake, D.L.,1992,ExcursiontoCaesar CreekStateParkinWarren County, Ohio:aclassicUpperOrdovicianfossil-collecting ______1988,Guidetothegeology alongIn Hull, D.N,1982,Guidetothegeology alongIn Melvin, R.W., 1974, A guidetoOhiooutdoored Ohio Tourism: ______1992,In Ohio HistoricalSo Division ofWildlife: Division ofParksandRecreation: Division ofNatural Areas andPreserves www.miamicountyparks.com>): Charles (S); BellevilleLocksandDam(S,H,CP) ______1989,GuidetothegeologyalongIn ______1980,GuidetothegeologyalongU.S.Route23be Hansen, M.C.,1975,GeologyoftheHockingHillsStateParkregion:Ohio DivisionofGeologicalSurveyGuidebook4,23p. Division ofGeologicalSurvey: Division ofForestry: (S, PV) 330-455-7043, ); Wil PR); Sun www.bruknernaturecenter.com/> Nature Pre RR36); LudlowFalls(S),Over olanderpk.com/xfer/info_fossil.html>) (F, MP, 419-829-2761),FossilPark(F, S,MP, 419-882-8313,): FarnsworthMe- Forest (S);CaveLakePark(S) Strait CreekPrairieBluffStateNaturePre Forest (S,RR11 &32) Perry’s Cave(S,$,419-285-2405,) Island StatePark(S);CrystalCave-HeinemanWinery (S,$,419-285-2811); Baughman Park(S,H) re www.boonschoftmuseum.org>) serve (S,MP);BoonshoftMu Re 7275, ):EnglewoodReserve(S,MP),Germantown Rush RunStateWild senecacavernsohio.com>) Raven RockStateNaturePre Mound (S, A, H,$);Cop Imes Park(S,CP) (S, RR29);HopewellCul and StateForest(S,H,RR26);Tar Hollow StateParkandForest ation Area (S,RR25);Wayne NationalForest(RR30&32) Miami County: Meigs County: various geologicor Monroe County: Medina County: Mahoning County: Portage County: Pike County: Perry County: Ottawa County: Noble County: Muskingum County: Morrow County: Morgan County: Montgomery County: Preble County: Stark County: Seneca County: Scioto County: Sandusky County: Richland County: Ross County: serve (S,MP, RR40),HuffmanReserve(S,H,MP),Taylorsville Re- country Pub Survey Guidebook12,18p. fi sh CreekState Forest(S) serve (S),BruknerNatureCenter(S,937-698-6493, tions, 238p. LakeWhiteStatePark(S);Pike GreatSealStatePark(S,H);SciotoTrail StatePark u PerryStateReclamation Area (S,H);Wayne National ForkedRunStatePark(S);ShadeRiverFor Wolf RunStatePark(S);SenecavilleLake(S) McKinleyMuseumofScienceandTech MiamiCountyParkDistrict(937-667-1086, Hem ety: MillerBlueHole(S) 614-265-6694, MillCreekPark(S,H) ni peras Mountain(S,GSA99) ture NationalHis za BlueRockStateParkandForest(S); MontgomeryCountyParkDistrict(937-275- 614-297-2300, lock Falls(S,CP) tions se ings Pre serve (S,PR) um ofDis look Falls(S),GreenvilleState 614-265-6576,; siteincludeslinkstogeo er CONTACT IN va • ThisGeoFacts compiledbyDouglasL.Shrake •RevisedMay2005 house State Park (S, H); South Bass house StatePark(S,H);SouthBass serve (S,MP),SecorMetropark 614-265-7000, tion (S,CP, RR18) cov ter u ter ton FallsPre tor dow onOhio’s Pleis ery ($,937-275-7431, state 77be cal Park(S, A, H,$);Seip FOR tween theOhio-Indianaboundaryand Co tween MariettaandCleve tween ColumbusandPorts der serve (S,MP, pack MA ness Cen tocene bestiary:OhioDi FURTHER READING mo ing tripsthrough nol le TION FORSTATE OFOHIO AGENCIES do andCincinnati:OhioDi ri o al (S); gy ($, est ter ) (S, PV) museum.htm>) Museum (PV, callahead:330-264-9146,) Park (S,H,RR14,216-524-1497,) (S); Adell DurbanParkand Ar Furnace Run(S,MP),GorgeMetroparkH),Vir www.neo.rr.com/MetroParks/home.html>): DeepLockQuarry(S,H,MP), out theBuck land: OhioDivisionofGeologicalSurveyEd Wyandot County: Wood County: Wayne County: Washington County: Warren County: Vinton County: Union County: Tuscarawas County: Summit County: mo mouth: OhioDi vi ri sion ofGeo u HAMILTON BUTLER al (A,$) PREBLE DARKE MERCER VAN WERT PAULDING ral Re DEFIANCE ILASFLO LUCAS FULTON WILLIAMS vi eye State:Woodstock, Ver sion ofGeologicalSur MONTGOMERY AUGLAIZE lum MIAMI sourc WARREN SHELBY PUTNAM HENRY CLERMONT log bus: OhioDivisionofGeo vi ALLEN GREENE OstegoPark(S,CP);SteidtmanWildlife Sanctuary CLARK BROWN i CHAMPAIGN es andOhio Acad sion ofGeologicalSurveyEducationalLea CLINTON LOGAN cal Sur GlacierRidgeMetroPark(S,MP, 614-891-0700, Spangler Park (S, CP); Ken Miller’s OilandGas SpanglerPark(S,CP);KenMiller’s Lake Alma StatePark(S);LakeHope SummitCountyMetroParks(330-867-5511,

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