Nelson Ledges State Park, Ohio

Nelson Ledges is a small state park in Portage County, Ohio, located about 10 miles northwest of Warren.  The main attraction of the park is the jumble of boulders that stretches along the ridge west of route 282.  There are several hiking trails of varying difficulties as well as picnic facilities.

Nelson Ledges State Park info

The photos below were taken during a long rain, and show the waterfalls with a higher rate of flow than ordinary.

Trail along the bottom of the rocks, near Old Maids Kitchen.

Walkway entering Old Maids Kitchen.

Dwarfs Pass.

One of the crevices you're not supposed to hike.

The other side of Dwarfs Pass.

A trail along the upper edge of the ridge.

Looking down.

Cascade Falls from the top.

Cascade Falls at the lip of the drop.

The tiny creek that feeds Cascade Falls, swollen with rain.

Hiking trail on the top of the ridge.

Minnehaha Falls.

A crevice near Devils Ice Box.