Wildlife in Hocking Hills State Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Hocking Hills right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Most-observed species in Hocking Hills
Snakewort
Conocephalum salebrosum
230 observations · iNaturalist
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
215 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
204 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
185 observations
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
167 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
153 observations
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
141 observations · iNaturalist
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
134 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
111 observations
sharp-lobed hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
109 observations · iNaturalist
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
93 observations
Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris
89 observations
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
88 observations
lobed spleenwort
Asplenium pinnatifidum
88 observations · iNaturalist
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
87 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
85 observations
maidenhair spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes
85 observations
Black-and-gold Flat Millipede
Apheloria virginiensis
81 observations · iNaturalist
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
79 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
79 observations
shining firmoss
Huperzia lucidula
79 observations
Northern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus fuscus
78 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
78 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
77 observations
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
75 observations
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
74 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
73 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
66 observations
Creeping Foamflower
Tiarella stolonifera
66 observations · iNaturalist
Slaty Skimmer
Libellula incesta
65 observations · iNaturalist
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