With so much to do and see at Lake of
the Ozarks, anglers visiting this great bass
fishery must make sure they set aside plenty
of time so they and their families can
enjoy the total lake experience.

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High on a visitors’ must-see list are the
area’s two state parks, HaHa Tonka in
Camdenton and Lake of the Ozarks in
Osage Beach. Both parks offer hiking trails,
boat docks and picnic areas.

“HaHa Tonka State Park continues to be
one of our highest visitors’ satisfaction
activities,” says Jim Divincen, executive
director of the lake’s Tri-County Lodging
Association.. High atop a 250-foot bluff at
the park are the ruins of an early 20th-century
stone castle built by Robert McClure
Snyder, a prominent Kansas City businessman
who imported stonemasons from
Scotland to make sure his private retreat
would rival the castles of Europe. The park
is also Missouri’s premier showcase of karst
topography with a honeycomb of tunnels,
eight caverns, springs, a 70-foot wide natunas
offering boat, houseboat and personal
watercraft rentals. Besides its great bass fishing,
the lake is one of the best multi-species
fisheries in the state with thriving populations
of crappie, white bass and catfish.

The watery environment makes the lake
area an ideal feeding and resting area for
numerous species of wildlife, including a
large variety of birds. Some of the species
bird watchers can view at the lake include
the great blue heron, hawks, ducks, wild
turkey, pectoral sandpipers, cliff swallows,
terns, American goldfinches, ruby-throated
hummingbirds, robins, quail, eastern meadowlarks,
belted kingfishers, pileated woodpeckers
and bluebirds.