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Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Camdenton, MO

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Ha Ha Tonka State Park

Hike boardwalks to the stone ruins of a hilltop castle above Lake of the Ozarks, plus a natural bridge, sinkholes, caves and a big spring.

1491 State Road D · Camdenton, MO

About Ha Ha Tonka State Park

Ha Ha Tonka is a karst landscape on the Niangua arm of Lake of the Ozarks, full of caves, sinkholes, bluffs and rocky glades. Its signature sight is the shell of a stone castle that Kansas City businessman Robert Snyder began in 1905, finished by his sons and gutted by fire in 1942. Trails and boardwalks link the ruins with lake overlooks, a massive natural bridge and Missouri's 12th-largest spring. You can also fish, paddle and picnic.

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