Taum Sauk Mountain State Park
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Taum Sauk Mountain State Park is a Missouri state park located in the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks. The park encompasses Taum Sauk Mountain, the highest point in the state.[1] The Taum Sauk portion of the Ozark Trail connects the park with nearby Johnson's Shut-ins State Park[2] and the Bell Mountain Wilderness Area, which together are part of a large wilderness area popular with hikers and backpackers.
History
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Activities and amenities
The park has a rustic campground, a paved trail to the highpoint, picnic facilities, and a lookout tower providing a view of the dense mountain forest obscured from other vantage points.
Mina Sauk Falls
Mina Sauk Falls, the highest waterfall in Missouri,[4] is reached via a rugged trail that makes a three-mile (5 km) loop from the highpoint parking area.[5] The falls have cascading waters only during times of wet weather; at other times they are reduced to a trickle or less.
Gallery
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Taum Sauk summit, the highest point in Missouri
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High point plaque on Taum Sauk
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See also
References
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External links
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- Taum Sauk Mountain State Park Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- Taum Sauk Mountain State Park Map Missouri Department of Natural Resources
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- State parks of Missouri
- State parks of the U.S. Interior Highlands
- Protected areas of Reynolds County, Missouri
- Protected areas of Iron County, Missouri
- Protected areas established in 1991
- 1991 establishments in Missouri
- Waterfalls of Missouri