<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1uFwN7_0vrhie8c00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1uFwN7_0vrhie8c00" width="1320" height="743" >HOCKING COUNTY, Ohio (WSYX) — Hocking County is considered to still be in an extreme drought and surrounded by exceptional drought levels. These two are considered to be the two lowest on the scale. For Hocking Hills, their tourism association remains optimist those will still come."People are going to come here anyway, the drought isn't going to be a problem," James Martin, Community Communications Director for the Hocking Hills Tourism Association said.Recent rain has brought life back into the area's waterfalls.<blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAl_RbSyLK7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 2px);" id="instagram-media-payload-0"><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);delay=function(){window.instgrm.Embeds.process()};setTimeout(delay,500)"></blockquote>ALSO |Licking Co. farm shares pumpkins with Pickaway Co. farm impacted by droughtTourists in the area who traveled from Indiana to see Hocking Hills for the first time were still excited to be there despite the drought."No, we have backup plans, so we'll be fine no matter what," Susie Ferrell said. "It's been fun to be here we have beautiful place where we're staying and if we never left there we'd probably have a good time."The fall is considered to be the busiest season for the Hocking Hills area. The tourism association expect the leaves to change to their fall colors which attracts most of the attention."I have never seen such a dramatic change in the colors that you see around here, and I love it because I'm not used to it because I'm from London," said Martin.<h2>ALSO |Central Ohio's hidden reservoir helps tackle drought conditions</h2>Martin says the only drought impact is the burn ban. There are no open flames allowed which means no bonfires. He says it'll take a lot more rain for this to go away.</div></body>

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HOCKING COUNTY, Ohio (WSYX) — Hocking County is considered to still be in an extreme drought and surrounded by exceptional drought levels. These two are considered to be the two lowest on the scale. For Hocking Hills, their tourism association remains optimist those will still come. \"People are going...

HOCKING COUNTY, Ohio (WSYX) — Hocking County is considered to still be in an extreme drought and surrounded by exceptional drought levels. These two are considered to be the two lowest on the scale. For Hocking Hills, their tourism association remains optimist those will still come. "People are going...