Acorn Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking
- Length: ¾ mile
- Difficulty: Easy - Moderate
- Time: ½ hour - 1 hour
- Requirements: None
- Description
- Traveling through an open woodland, this trail features eight interpretive stops that tell more about this savanna landscape. Prescribed burns in this area help keep this an open woodland savanna. The trail consists of moderate terrain.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
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- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season:
Boulder Ridge Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking
- Length: 1½ miles
- Difficulty: Easy - Moderate
- Time: 1 - 2 hours
- Requirements: None
- Description
- Beginning at the Spring Trail trailhead, hikers will travel along a ridge, then pass through an area filled with large, lichen-covered boulders. Terrain is moderate.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s): Spring Trail trailhead
- Trail Markings:
- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season:
Castle Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking
- Length: ¼ mile One-Way
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time: ½ hour
- Requirements: None
- Description
- Taking visitors to overlooks near the castle, this trail provides great views of Ha Ha Tonka Spring and Lake of the Ozarks. Difficulty is easy.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s):
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- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season:
Cedar Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking
- Length: ¼ mile Loop
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time: ½ hours
- Requirements: None
- Description
- Beginning near the old Post Office shelter, this trail makes a short loop around the picnic area. Tree identification labels are located along the path, and provide detailed information about each species. Terrain is easy.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s): old Post Office/Picnic Area
- Trail Markings:
- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season:
Colosseum Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking
- Length: ½ mile
- Difficulty: Easy - Moderate
- Time: ½ hour - 1 hour
- Requirements: None
- Description
- Starting at the Natural Bridge parking lot, this trail works its way to the Natural Bridge, passing underneath it, and then onto the Colosseum, a large sinkhole. The trail passes into and out of the sinkhole. Difficulty is moderate.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s): Natural Bridge parking lot
- Trail Markings:
- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season:
Dell Rim Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking
- Length: ½ mile One-Way
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Time: ½ hour
- Requirements: None
- Description
- Beginning near the water tower, this wooden boardwalk descends down a series of steps to an overlook above the Whispering Dell Sinkhole. Steps then continue down to the spring. Some portions of this trail are strenuous.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s): near the Water Tower
- Trail Markings:
- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season:
Devil's Kitchen Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking
- Length: 1 mile
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Time: 1 hour
- Requirements: None
- Description
- Visiting unique geologic features found within the park, the Devil's Kitchen Trail takes hikers to see the unique areas known as the Devil's Kitchen and the Devil's Promenade. Terrain is rugged in some places.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s):
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- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season:
Dolomite Rock Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking
- Length: 2 miles
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Time: 1 - 2 hours
- Requirements: None
- Description
- With Ha Ha Tonka State Park being known for its unique and diverse geologic features and native plant and animal species, the first ½ mile of this is self-guided and features a brochure explaining the geology, plants, and animals, and their relationship with the park's dolomite bedrock. The rest of the trail then climbs into an uphill woodland area, followed by a large hilltop glade.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s):
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- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season:
Island Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking
- Length: ¾ mile
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Time: 1 hour
- Requirements: None
- Description
- Located on an island within the Niangua Arm of Lake of the Ozarks, this trail circles the island, leading visitors around balanced rock. There are some steep climbs in places along this trail. Access is by boat only.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s):
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- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season:
Oak Woodland Interpretive Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking, Handicap Accessible
- Length: 450 ft.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time: ½ hour
- Requirements: None
- Description
- This is an accessible trail that includes four interpretive stops along its 450-foot length.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s):
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- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season:
Quarry Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking
- Length: 2 miles
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Time: 1 - 2 hours
- Requirements: None
- Description
- Beginning near the castle ruins, this trail leads visitors to two different old quarries that were used for the construction of the castle walls. Along the trail, open views of the lake are very scenic.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s): near the Castle
- Trail Markings:
- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season:
Spring Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking
- Length: 1½ miles
- Difficulty: Easy - Moderate
- Time: 1 - 2 hours
- Requirements: None
- Description
- The Spring Trail begins at the spring/lake parking lot, and is paved the first half-mile to the spring. It is fairly easy terrain. From here, wooden stairs lead above the spring bluff to the old post office building, and can be somewhat strenuous in places.
- Additional Info
- Camping: No
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s): Spring/Lake parking lot
- Trail Markings:
- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season:
Turkey Pen Hollow Trail
- The Basics
- Type: Hiking, Backpacking
- Length: 7 miles
- Difficulty: Moderate - Strenuous
- Time: 4+ hours
- Requirements: None
- Description
- A seven-mile long trail that winds through the Ha Ha Tonka Oak Woodland Natural Area, this trail offers visitors the opportunity for a long day hike, or an overnight backpacking trip along the path. Terrain is moderate in places, rugged in others.
- Additional Info
- Camping: Backpacking allowed along trail
- Water: No water on trail
- Trail Head(s):
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- Pets Allowed:
- Recommended Season: