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For the summer of 2008 I decided to take our vacation closer to home. Last year in Myrtle Beach was wonderful but the long drive with only one adult driver, and the high cost of gas, made me decide to try something different. At first I thought about Tennessee. Unfortunately, or should I say fortunately, none of the vacation rentals I contacted aver contacted me back. I figured they must not want my money. A friend told me about Hocking Hills. From Kettering, Ohio the Hocking Hills area is a little over 100 miles or two hours which was great for gas savings and solo driver concerns. Upon our return I realized that if it had been three to four times that amount it would have still been well worth it! I am writing this from my personal perspective and you can be assured that our experiences were real.

Where to stay:

Camping: The entire Hocking hills area has a multitude of camping facilities available. There are private primitive campsites as well as sites available in the State Park. Most of these camp grounds also have full hookups if you choose to bring your home with you on wheels. The State park also has "camping cabins". These cabins are a one room shelter type with a microwave and mini-fridge. They each have an outdoor faucet and there is a communal bath house nearby.

Cabins and Inns: Hocking Hills provides a magazine with listings for all types of lodging and activities that you can receive free of charge. There are an immense number of cabins available for rental. Cabin types vary from romantic couple type to rentals that will accommodate large family groups. Some of these cabins or Inns will even provide spa and massage services if you are looking for a get-away-from it-all trip.

Hotels - motels: The town of Logan is only about 20 minutes from the State Park area and does have hotel - motel accommodations. This is also convenient as swimming is available in Lake Logan itself.

Our choice: I wanted a camping type trip for my daughters, ages 12 and almost 15. Also with that in mind I thought having a cabin with our own bathroom would be most appropriate. I also want some kitchen facilities to save on food costs. I also needed to do this on our somewhat tight budget. Amazingly enough this was not as difficult as I first thought. I found Hocking Hills Cozy Cabins. They have three cabins available, a regular cabin, an A-frame and an 1800's rebuilt log cabin. When I made our reservation all three were available and I choose the log cabin as it sounded like

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