Ha Ha Tonka State Park

Truly a little gem of Missouri! Being from Virginia, I spend most of my time section hiking the AT and never expected to find such a pretty place in the Midwest. I am thankful did and I loved how it was accessible for all people. Such a gorgeous place. You should find go. :-)

Absolutely beautiful, peaceful and amazing! By far my favorite place so far in Missouri. The park and castle ruins are clean, the signs are easy to find and read. Do Not go past the barriers/ markers. This is a must go for anyone who enjoys nature and or history.

We visited the castle ruins. Wonderful place to take the family. Maybe we missed the information, but I would love to see more details about how the land became part of the parks or interesting things about the area.

I could have spent all day exploring here. Absolutely a beautiful park and castle ruins.

November isn't exactly the prime month to see this park, but we had a great experience walking the trails and taking in the beauty. I couldn't imagine spending more than a day at HA HA, but it was an outstanding day-trip location

A favorite place take photos! There is beauty year around. It’s a highly recommended spot for vacationers and a regular spot to hike for locals. There is a very nice little park with a spot for kids to play and picnic benches.

HIking through the woods is how I'm spending the later years with my wife. There's that feeling while you're both hiking and not talking of being so alone in the woods and yet so close to your loved one. We were here for hours and would love to go back again

Hiked several trails, castle ruins, spring, boat dock. It was a hot one so we opted to do just a couple of hikes. GPS works and will take you to the starting points of each trail and park and hike. We went to the castle ruins and read all the signs to learn the history (if you want to learn more of the history, pick up a Lake of the Ozarks travel Mag it's Free and it will tell you more) beautiful view and amazing birds over head, you can look down at the spring and see the color changes. Hiked down from the ruins to the boat dock and walked along that to look at the lake, lots of rocks and roots could be challenging for some, amazing views (did not see any animals on this trail at this time). Then we drove to the spring trail entrance. Easy parking and the trail begins going down a small wooden deck. You can go either left or right. We went left and there are some blockages because they are restoring some of the erosion so the trail is rerouted in some spots. After hiking through the wooded trails you come to a concrete trail then a deck trail, when crowded with people makes it a bit tight to get through, but is a lovely view and trail. Not stroller or wheelchair friendly (keep in mind). The restoration project to remove the gravel and restore the land from erosion is a wonderful project and our State Parks do a great job as to try to keep this beautiful area alive but some people just suck and do not seem to care about nature and you can see cups and water bottles and some people walk on the area being restored. If you are that kind of person, don't visit nature just stay on your couch. Keep your personal belongings pack away in a back pack as you really do not need it during this part of the hike. It is a shaded area and you can wait to drink your drink or eat your snack. Children should not bring toys to accidently drop on this delicate beauty of nature, that will be trampled on to retrieve.

Nice trails. Beautiful views. There wasn't a lot of parking places at 10 o'clock on a Saturday. There were a lot of people, but it was so big we felt like we rarely met other people on the trails. We saw a lot of people up by the castle ruins and then pretty much had the other trails to ourselves. It was a great place to get away.

Took a motorcycle trip to this area the road Missouri D had some nice curves vary fun to ride. I didn’t expect the views. Beautiful!!

This place is amazing. There is a lot to do and see here. Some really interesting terrain and features. Hikes about 9 miles and saw all of it. The castle is pretty cool but my favorite part was the hike around the island and from the island up to the castle that led by the Natural Bridge and the sinkhole. Well-maintained trails and facilities. Many opportunities for the elderly or kids as there is plenty of paved trails and access areas. Check out some of the photos I took while exploring here.

Beautiful place to hike with family, great views and tons of trails

Gorgeous. Water is so clean. We walked around and read signs on the trail by the spring. Quite easy compared to the other trails we've done. All directions give you everything you need to know. We walked up all the stairs we could handle and carved out names into one of the platforms on the stairs as we saw others did too. Next time will definitely be taking kayaks out to explore further.

Ha Ha Tonka State Park Is Awesome! The hiking trail is absolutely beautiful! I went there on my hiking trip with The US Army BOSS Program and it was great! The water, the trees, and the rocks were all beautiful and great to see. Without any doubt I strongly recommend going to Ha Ha Tonka State Park because it’s a definitely a great adventure and opportunity worth taking advantage of. Have a great day!

You can spend days here walking different trails. it's somewhat challenging mountain like terrain with lots of large moss covered stones and plenty of pine to look at. The park is very well maintained the trails are marked and the bathrooms are usually clean. Very scenic areas almost anywhere you are. The park has historic landmarks and the boardwalk spring walk is mesmerizing with the electric blue water. I'm lucky to be a part of this wonderful community!!!!!

Great park with great jokes and scenic views. Can be busy on weekends. Parking lots get full. The ruins are neat, but the scenic loop hike is really great and relaxing. Terrain varies, but it's not too difficult.

Lots of walking up and down stairs if you want to see the spring. It's pretty and worth it just be prepared.

It is unbearable that you can’t swim in the natural spring, I crave to go in there. But the rest of the park is nice and really cool. Made a day trip here. Lots of Honda golf wings driving around so that is cool to.
Also I had a very bad haircut at this time so please don’t make fun of me. I have my wife and chance and she messed up.

Calm place where we can hike for a whole day. Beautiful scenic views.

I absolutely loved this place and the whole experience was surreal. There are so many beautiful trails, one more beautiful than the other. The scenery is superb. I am definitely going back.