shawnee

Discover the diversity of Shawnee State Forest-

Join us in the hills of Shawnee in May where you will

find

amazing array of Appalachian flora. No need

travel to the

Smokies, when southern Ohio's

"Little

Smokies" is filled with

fascinating flora.

Orchids,

Pinxter-flower azaleas, and

Umbrella

Magnolias are a few

of the wonders found in this

locale.

Our experienced guides will help you discover the

spectacular

diversity of flora and fauna in these

enchanted hills. Spring

warblers, the canaries of

northern forests, bedeck the forest

canopy and fill

the

air with song. Scores of butterflies,

attracted

the

profusion of flowering plants, mist the roadsides.

Some of the rarest plants in Ohio occur in Shawnee,

such

Blackjack Oak, Umbrella Magnolia, and

Fringe-tree.

There are

many others; at least 35

endangered and

threatened plants are

here, and a

number of them are

found nowhere else on this

side

of the Ohio River. To

experience Shawnee in May is

to witness

Ohio's premier

botanical spectacle.

Come to the hills of

Shawnee

for a

botanical

experience you will remember for a lifetime.

Shawnee Park and Forest:

2007-2013