Winter in the Parks - Hueston Woods State Park - Ohio (Episode 53)

Send us Fan Mail3,500 acres. A 200-acre old-growth forest that was never logged. The largest A-frame building in the world (when it was built). An on-site raptor rehabilitation center with foxes and a bobcat. And on December 13th: a drive-in holiday movie at the beach, breakfast with Santa, and a gingerbread house competition.Kathryn Conner, park manager at Hueston Woods State Park in Oxford, Ohio, joins The Parks Podcast for a tour of one of Ohio's most stunning park experiences — in winter and all year.In this episode: — The nature preserve: old-growth maple forest that was never logged — The lodge: recently renovated, largest A-frame when built, indoor pool, floor-to-ceiling windows, garden club holiday decor — December 13th: drive-in movie + breakfast with Santa + wildlife ambassadors + gingerbread competition — The nature center: raptors, snakes, foxes, a bobcat — state's only raptor rehab center — Maple Syrup Festival: March 7–8 and 14–15, 2026 — Book 6 months in advance — Hueston Woods fills fastLinks: ohiodnr.gov | Reserve: ohiodnr.gov/go-and-do/campingSupport the show