I think the photo above is of the main entrance to the castle because the path from the carriage house leads visitors to this point.

Snyder Castle, Ha Ha Tonka State Park.

We wanted to check out the Water Tower next and began the trek down to the parking lot.

We soon arrived in the parking lot and continued on toward the Water Tower which is accessed via another short trail. The photos above and below look directly south. The small building is visible on the top right side of the photo above is the former Ha Ha Tonka Post Office which was established in 1872 and closed in 1937.

Looking back toward the Lake of the Ozarks from the Water Tower trail.

The marker at the Water Tower describes how it fed water to the mansion.

A large tank sat at the top of the 80-foot tower that was fed by an hydraulic ram pump.

The hydraulic ram pump pulled water from a nearby spring and sent it to the tank on top of the tower.

The inside of the building is not open to the public. You can, however, stick your camera through the bars of the gate in order to snap some photos. According to the marker, castle staff and their families were housed in quarters below the water tank.

Looking upward toward what I'm guessing was the location of the water tank.

Looking up toward the location of the water tank.

With no leaves on the trees, the castle was also visible from the water tower.

Snyder Castle, Ha Ha Tonka State Park.

This area is filled with walking trails, some of which can be seen in the photo above.

Zooming in on the surrounding cliffs near the Water Tower.

We finished our tour of Snyder Castle and headed back to the car. It was time to start heading back to Columbia. Before leaving Camdenton, I pulled into the Minnowbrook neighborhood because it sits next to the water.

The small cove seen in the photo above made a nice backdrop for a couple of Jaguar photos.

We made our way back to US Route 54 and headed east toward Camdenton, Osage Beach, and eventually Jefferson City. I stopped once again at the overlook just past the Bagnel Dam in the city of Lakeside, Missouri for a few sunset pics.

Sunset over the Lake of the Ozarks.

Sunset over the Lake of the Ozarks.

Sunset over the Lake of the Ozarks.