Ash Cave Falls

Worth the drive

Is it plungeworthy?

90feet tall

A plunge.

Scale47/60

Documentation10/20

Character14/20

The details

Type: Plunge
Coordinates: 39.39971, -82.5443

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About Ash Cave Falls

Ash Cave Falls is a 90-foot plunge in Ohio.

It's fullest after rain, and flow can drop off during dry spells — plan around recent weather.

Plungeworthy rates Ash Cave Falls 7.1/10 — worth the drive. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

Ohio's grandest room: a 700-foot-wide, 90-foot-deep sandstone recess with a seasonal 90-foot waterfall pouring off the rim like a faucet from the sky — and a paved, wheelchair-friendly quarter mile to stand under it all.

Getting there

Trailhead: Ash Cave lot, OH-56, southern Hocking Hills
Parking: On-site lot with restrooms and picnic tables
Road: Paved
Hike: 0.5 mi round trip (easy — paved to the cave floor)
Heads up: The rim trail loops above for the vertigo version; one-way system in effect.

When to go

Fall through spring — the ribbon is honestly seasonal and summer usually turns it off. Winter freezes it into a colossal icicle.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: None — free
Dogs: Leashed
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Camping: Old Man's Cave Campground north
Warnings: Stay off the rim edges — the cave's scale fools depth perception.

Researched from Ohio DNR — Ash Cave · HockingHills.com — Ash Cave. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Ash Cave Falls recently? Post a conditions report below.

Where it is

Before you go

The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.