Tar Hollow State Park is a public recreation area located five miles south of

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, in the United States. Surrounded by the foothills of the

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, the

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is part of a larger protected complex with the adjoining

Tar Hollow State Forest Tar Hollow State Forest is a state forest in Hocking, Ross, and Vinton counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of an area of protected land that also includes Tar Hollow State Park Tar Hollow State Park is a public recreation area lo ...

. The park offers hiking trails that extend into the state forest in addition to boating, fishing and swimming on Pine Lake.

History

Tar Hollow earned its moniker as a source of pine tar for pioneers. The region was among non-productive agricultural acreage purchased by the federal government in the 1930s. Recreational facilities were developed under various

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programs. The Ohio Division of Forestry took over management of the site, then known as Tar Hollow Forest-Park, in 1939. The state park was created with the advent of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Recreation in 1949. The park was carved out of

, third largest state forest in Ohio.

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External links

Tar Hollow State Park
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Tar Hollow State Park Map
Ohio Department of Natural Resources State parks of Ohio Protected areas of Hocking County, Ohio Protected areas established in 1949 1949 establishments in Ohio {{HockingCountyOH-geo-stub