What To Do While Waiting For Collision Repair Camdenton MO

By Gloria Mason


Getting involved in a traffic accident while you are on vacation can be a bummer, but stopping for a collision repair Camdenton MO could end up being a very happy accident. Why not extend your visit for a few days and enjoy some of the attractions that the town and surrounding area have to offer.

The county seat of Camden County, Missouri, this small city has a population of less than 4,000 people and a population density of only 679 per square mile. Ten minutes' drive west on highway 54 is the Old Kinderhook Golf Course. Open the the public and in the Land of the Ozarks, it is one of the country's most spectacular courses.

The town lies just inside the southern half of Missouri and within the Ozarks. This describes a geological highland which extends beyond south Missouri into Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas. The area is green, beautiful and peaceful. It is very popular with hikers, fishermen and canoeists.

While you are waiting to have your car fixed, the area has plenty of scenic activities to keep you occupied. One such place is Ha Ha Tonka State Park. It is the site of Ha Ha Tonka Castle, which was started by a Kansas City businessman named Robert Snyder in 1905. The name Ha Ha Tonka means laughing waters, a reference to the springs located beneath the castle.

It seems this part of the country is as famous for its scenic caves as it is its golf courses. Underneath Thunder Mountain Park lies Bridal Cave. Legend has it that an important Native American wedding took place here in the early part of the 19th century. The tradition lives on in couples who reserve the cave for their own romantic nuptials.

Missouri might be an unlikely place to find a winery, but it exists in the form of Casa de Loco. Described as a great place for having fun, there are no grapes grown on site nor is any wine produced there. What they do make is great pizza from their own brick oven. It's a bit spooky getting there, having to drive down a fairly remote road surrounded by eerie old, abandoned buildings.

One of the beauties of living in a small town is the importance that the local residents place on educating their children. This is well illustrated by the top class facilities at Camdenton High School, not the least by the amazing football stadium. The name of the team is the Lakers, and the street on which the school is built is called Laker Pride Road. The local residents also place a high premium on quality education.

Waiting for collision repair Camdenton MO there are many brilliant ways to use your time. You can go caving at Thunder Mountain Park, golfing at Kinderhook or wine tasting and eating pizza at the local winery, where the grapes are not grown nor are the wines actually made. Take in a local high school football game or go hiking, canoeing or fishing anywhere in the Ozarks. This is a lovely, peaceful and beautiful location for a break, wedding or honeymoon and there are plenty of lovely places to stay.




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