The county seat of Camden County, the city is wrapped by the Lower Niangua arm of the Lake of the Ozarks and serves as a popular trade point for visitors to the area. You can best appreciate the Lake of the Ozarks from the bluffs overlooking it or by traversing boardwalk and natural trails of Ha Ha Tonka State Park. The area has several caves, sinkholes and karst topography, which is geological formation shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock. The park has the stone ruins of a mansion, nicknamed the "castle" because it was modeled after later European castles from the 1500s. One notable cavern dwelling is the Bridal Cave named because of a legend that a Native American wedding ceremony was held in the cave in the early 1800s. The first 20th century wedding took place in 1949; just one year after the cave was opened to the public. Over 2,700 weddings have taken place since then, with the pristine beauty that lies beneath Thunder Mountain as a backdrop.
If you love golf on demanding fairways, the Lake Valley Golf & Country Club is set on rolling hills with on-site facilities like a practice putting green, driving range, tennis court, swimming pool, locker room and bag storage. Maybe you’d rather see the Ozarks through a wine glass, an opportunity definitely on the table with a visit to Casa de Loco Winery which is also a great location to stage your fantasy wedding by the Big Niangua River. Camdenton is home to the annual Dogwood Festival held each April and hosts the Lake of the Ozarks Air Show each September at the Camdenton Memorial Airport. No matter where you go or what activities you undertake in this lakeside city, you’ll have a convenient location to rest and recharge when you stay at one of our Choice Hotels in Camdenton, MO. Book a room online now!