Missouri State Parks · Missouri
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park
Missouri State Parks · Missouri, United States
- Sites
- 12
- Hookups
- 12 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,781 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Ironton
- Address
- Highway CC, Ironton, MO 63656
- Phone
- 573-546-2450
- Activities
- Hiking
Site map
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About
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park is a Missouri State Park with 12 campsites available for camping.
Missouri State Parks says electric hookups are available year-round at most state parks, while water and showers are usually available in the on-season, typically April 1 through October 31. Campsites are available only on a walk-up registration basis and cannot be reserved. Water is available only during the on-season (April 1-Oct. 31). Twelve walk-in campsites are available for walk-in users.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 24° | 1° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 46° | 27° | -9° | 72° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 56° | 38° | 14° | 77° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 66° | 45° | 27° | 81° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 74° | 58° | 40° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 83° | 65° | 51° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 69° | 60° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 67° | 58° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 81° | 62° | 50° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 46° | 30° | 80° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 56° | 37° | 12° | 74° | 4 of 10 |
| December | 44° | 29° | 8° | 63° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
- Lindsey Mountain Trailhead · 7.0 mi as the crow flies
Lindsey Mountain Trail 2.1 mi Hike · Drive there - Bell Mountain Wilderness Trailhead · 9.6 mi as the crow flies
Bell Mountain 8.1 mi Hike · Drive there
All 294 trails in Mark Twain National Forest
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
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- Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park · Missouri State Parks · 8 mi · 85 sites
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- Silver Mines Campground · USDA Forest Service · 16 mi
- Silver Mines · USDA Forest Service · 16 mi · 76 sites
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