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View over 75,000 lights at Lake Hope State Park’s “Holiday Trail of Lights”
Lake Hope State Park will again be conducting the Holiday Trail of Lights with over 75,000 lights and featuring animated displays, decorated trees, landscape lighting and holiday music along a quarter-mile trail near the park’s nature center. The lights will be turned on beginning Monday, December 1st and will run every night through December 31st, 2008. This year’s activities will include horse-drawn wagon rides on December 20th from 6:00-9:00pm and numerous visits by Santa Claus! The Holiday Trail of Lights is free, open to the public and fun for all ages. Donations to the Friends of Lake Hope are strongly encouraged.
Many of the light displays along the Buzzard Cave Trail will automatically turn on at dusk and remain lit until 10:00pm. Other displays along the trail will turn on with the use of motion detectors as visitors walk along the trail and automatically shut off as visitors pass by. Park personnel are excited to join visitors in celebrating the holiday spirit, but also want to encourage conservation and wise use of natural resources by using low voltage lights, motion detectors, and timers to conserve energy. The display will also have a section of solar powered lights! Be sure to walk the trail to see all the lights. Only a few light displays will be visible from the start of the trail.
The park’s nature center provides
information on the nature and history of the area and is home to live critters
including a timber rattlesnake and a snapping turtle. The nature center will be
open special hours during the Trail of Lights. On the following dates, visitors
of all ages can visit the nature center from 4-9:00pm and enjoy additional
activities including Lionel train displays, cooking s’mores, and enjoying hot
chocolate:
Santa Visits Lake Hope, 6:00-8:00pm,
December 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20.
Horse Drawn Wagon Rides,
6:00-9:00pm, Saturday December 20.
No reservations required, donations encouraged.
Trail of Lights is open every night in December from 6:00-10:00pm
All activities are free, but please donate to the Friends of Lake Hope.
For more information, please check out our website at www.lakehopestatepark.com or contact the Lake Hope Nature Center by calling 740-596-3030 or email at lakehope@dragonbbs.com
General Park information
Phone: (740)596-5253
www.lakehopestatepark.com
email: lakehope@dragonbbs.com
Cottage Reservations/Availability
(740)596-5253
1-866-OHIOPARKS
www.ohiostateparks.org
email: Lake.Hope.Parks@dnr.state.oh.us
Nature Center
Phone: (740)596-3030
email: lakehope@dragonbbs.com