Rock House in Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio Jul 31, 2023

Rock House in Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio

Ancient and beautiful, Rock House is the only true cave in Ohio"s Hocking Hills State Park. This corridor, halfway up a 150-foot cliff, was carved by erosion and has offered shelter to various dwellers over different periods. Long before European settlers arrived, the area"s Native American people are believed to have used Rock House as a refuge. Small recesses in the rock walls are thought to have been used as baking ovens, while troughs gouged in the cave"s floor helped them to collect water. The walls of Rock House have seven window-like openings, allowing sunlight to filter through, casting beautiful patterns inside the cave and offering cliffside views over the trees for generations of Rock House dwellers.

© Kenneth Keifer/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jul 31, 2018Honoring the rangers on World Ranger Day
Jul 31, 2019Go climb a tree
Jul 31, 2020The Big Blue of the Sierra
Jul 31, 2021Fashion models of the avian world
Jul 31, 2022Noctilucent clouds
Jul 31, 2024Hoodoos, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Jul 31, 2025Ring-tailed lemur
Jul 31, 2026Virginia Creeper Trail, Damascus, Virginia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 21, 2018Celebrating the International Day of Forests
Jun 7, 2021Dressed to impress
Apr 11, 2026Papagayo Beach, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
Jun 22, 2026World Rainforest Day
Dec 25, 2021Merry Christmas
Jun 11, 2019Installation art turns heads
Jan 17, 2024Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
Feb 25, 2026Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska
Aug 18, 2020Women s suffrage at 100
Apr 10, 2020Brotherly cubs
Jul 3, 2026Fireflies glowing above a stream, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Sep 8, 2018It’s oh so quiet
Mar 22, 2018Join us in celebrating World Water Day
Mar 6, 2020Hello, harbinger of spring
Jul 18, 2020The moth wonderful time of the year
Dec 12, 2018The story of the poinsettia
Mar 5, 2026Evening over Göreme, Cappadocia, Türkiye
Apr 12, 2020Who created the Easter Bunny?
Apr 16, 2023Go Fly a Kite Day
Mar 8, 2022International Women s Day
Feb 18, 2024World Whale Day
Aug 20, 2020Up in the Highlands
Nov 27, 2019Have you turned off your electronic device?
Apr 9, 2019The glowing waters of the Matsu Islands
Jun 1, 2020The largest living organism on Earth
Feb 16, 2018Dragon dance performed in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
Aug 29, 2021Notes from an underground lake
Oct 27, 2018Don’t get lost in there
Jul 8, 2025Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
Mar 26, 2025Manatee Appreciation Day