CAMDEN                      88 Ha Ha Tonka Karst

Ha Ha Tonka Karst Natural Area

A 70-acre area within Ha Ha Tonka State Park in Section 2, T37N, R17W, Lake Niangua 7.5 min. topographic map. Designated November 30, 1981.

Natural Features--This area is one of Missouri's best examples of a complex karst site formed from the collapse of a major cave system. Down-cutting streams intersected, collapsed and eventually destroyed the cave system which once existed here. The collapse chasm is referred to as Ha Ha Tonka canyon. A large spring, several sinkholes, several caves and a natural bridge are prominent karst features. The area lies within the Upper Ozarks Section of the Ozark Natural Division. An interpretive trail guide provides information on the terrestrial and geologic natural features found along the nature trail. This area is owned by the Department of Natural Resources. For further information contact the Park Superintendent, Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Route 1, P.O. Box 658, Camdenton, MO 65020, phone 573/346-2986.

Sassafras albidum at Ha Ha Tonka Karst		Sycamore roots (Platanus occidentalis)