Mount Pleasant in Rising Park — Attraction in Pleasant Township

Tennis courts, horse shoes, fishing, walking up the path to the mountain top, picnicking, grilling, sitting on a bench watching ducks swim in the pounds (two ofem), feeding the ducks or shooting the ducks (cameras only), sitting on a bench watching people, setting on a bench reading the paper (if you are a visiting out of towner try the local newspaper, The Eagle Gazette). Mount Pleasant is an exposed Sandstone formation known in earlier times as Standing Stone. Legend has a romantic story of the rescue of a young white Maiden taken captive by the local Indians from a raid in Belpre Ohio area. Her name was Forrest Rose. She has a street named for her. It starts just south of the mountain and heads out of town in a southerly direction toward the Belpre Ohio area. Her rescuer was a young man in love with Forest. The rescue was a success. Legend has it they had many children. This really is a geological wonder and well worth the...

This is a pretty steep walk with stone benches along the way. It seems due for some repairs, bout not in bad shape.

Beautiful view of Lancaster. It highlights all the trees in our city, I've always been proud of that. Bring food and take pictures or maybe a book.

There are light climbing trails on the face. A few very small caves and lots of...

If your looking to spend a warm day outside with the kiddos. Rising Park is definitely a great choice, hiking, fishing, beautiful walking areas, Tennis courts, and a big playground for kiddos. The only reason I rated 4 is because I do think more safety measures. Signage and railings could be used on...