t contains over 3,600 acres on the Niangua Arm of the Lake of
the Ozarks and is located five miles southwest of Camdenton on State
Road D.
There are 12 hiking trails (16 miles total) of various lengthwhich
take you to such places as Devil¹s Kitchen and Turkey Pen Hollowand
there are 8 known caves. The park has numerous picnic areas, two
of which are shelters that can be rented for events and a playground.
A Trail and Natural Area Guide is available at the visitor's
center at the park entrance, along with outside exhibits. Visitors
for the day can easily arrive by boat or car. (No overnight camping.)
Around the turn of the century, Robert McClure Snyder, a prominent
Kansas City businessman, learned of the beauty of the Ha Ha Tonka
area and journeyed there. He was so impressed with its rugged grandeur
that he began purchasing much of t