State Park / State Forest
Near Camdenton, Missouri: Free, tent sites only, no RV pads. Open Year-round (day-use). Book use adjacent Lake of the Ozarks SP for overnight.
State Park / State Forest
Managing authority
Near Camdenton, Missouri
How much does camping at Ha Ha Tonka State Park (no overnight camping on park grounds) cost, and when is it open?
Ha Ha Tonka State Park (no overnight camping on park grounds) near Camdenton, Missouri (State Park / State Forest) — camping fee Free, season Year-round (day-use), RV size limit Tent-only. Reservations: Use adjacent Lake of the Ozarks SP for overnight — book direct through the official channel.
The numbers
Fee range
Free
Season open
Year-round (day-use)
RV size limit
Tent-only
Reservation window
Use adjacent Lake of the Ozarks SP for overnight
The insider read
Castle ruins (1906) atop a 250-ft bluff over Lake of the Ozarks. Day-use only — camp at Lake of the Ozarks SP 5 mi south. Underground stream + sinkhole geology rare for the Midwest.
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StateInsider tip · Largest MO state park (17,400 acres). Two campgrounds: 1 + 2. Loop 1 has the hookups + closer to swim beach. Loop 2 is quieter wooded.
Near Belleview
StateInsider tip · Granite boulders (1.5-billion-year-old) as big as elephants. Day-use only. The 1-mile Braille Trail is one of the few in the country accessible to blind hikers. Camp at Johnson's Shut-Ins SP 30 min south.
Near Middle Brook
StateInsider tip · Volcanic-rock 'shut-ins' (natural waterslides) on the Black River. 2005 Taum Sauk reservoir breach destroyed the original campground; rebuilt 2009 modern. Required to wear water shoes in the shut-ins.
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USFSInsider tip · Quiet 26-acre lake — no-wake. Trout-stocked weekly April-Oct. The North Fork River nearby is the cold-water spring-fed paddle. Cherry-stone agate beach unique.
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