Bridal Cave & Thunder Mountain Park

Christmas is over and the holiday season is wrapping up. If you put up a live Christmas tree this year, what do you plan to do with it once you take it down? Have you thought about recycling your old Christmas tree? Our family attraction at the Lake of the Ozarks is the official place to recycling your live Christmas tree once you take it down for the season. Read on to get all of the details!   Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle! Bridal Cave & Thunder Mountain Park will once again be accepting your old Christmas trees once you are done with them. Instead of throwing them away, bring them to us and we will repurpose them into a wonderful home for the many fish that live in the Lake of the Ozarks. This is a wonderful opportunity to teach young children about the importance of recycling and show them how they can easily help to improve the world around them. Recycling your old Christmas trees in this way keeps them from being discarded along our roadways, plus it offers much-ne...

Time is running out to finish up your Christmas shopping! Do you still have a few people left you to need to shop for? Stumped on what to get them? Our Lake of the Ozarks attraction has some fantastic ideas for you! Why not give the gift of an experience this year. Whether you're shopping for a family member, friend, your kids, or even your neighbor, everyone loves getting gifts that give them something to look forward to! Read on to get a few ideas from your friends at Bridal Cave.  Season Passes to Bridal Cave!  A season pass to Bridal Cave is the gift that keeps on giving! Treat your friends or family members to a tour through one of America's most scenic caverns . A season pass allows them to enjoy the beautiful sites around the park year-round! Plus, a season pass will get them into our ever so popular and FUN annual Fall Festival that happens weekends in October.  Day Pass to Big Surf Waterpark  Purchasing a day pass to Big Surf Waterpark i...

The countdown to Christmas has officially begun! Do you still have Christmas shopping left? With just a couple of weeks left to shop, you won't want to put off your holiday shopping much longer. We are having our End of Year/Christmas Sale for all of the rock hounds in your family...and we know who you are! Read on to find out about the fantastic rocks and minerals we have inside our rock shop at the Lake of the Ozarks ! Himalayan Salt Lamps (these are the real deal) Buy One Get One FREE   Mexican Onyx Lamps Buy One Get One FREE Amethyst Cathedrals Now 50% OFF Rare Black Amethyst on Clearance  All Remaining Sportswear Buy One Get One Free   There are lots of other great rocks and minerals to choose from inside our shop. Be sure to stop by soon and check out our selection and take advantage of these great sales!  Season Passes to Bridal Cave  Can't decide on a particular gift? How about a Season Pass to Bridal Cave for 2020 ? Sea...

With the holidays coming up you may be wondering about the fun things to do while the kids are on their Christmas break. Of course, our family attraction at the Lake of the Ozarks will be open daily giving tours and it's a lot of fun for the whole family! Our constant 60-degree cave makes taking a cave tour an enjoyable experience year-round. If you're looking for even more family fun, we highly recommend heading over to The Ice at Old Kinderhook! Bridal Cave is a proud sponsor of their new skate guides this season! Read to learn more about this fun family activity at the Lake of the Ozarks . Ice Rink at old Kinderhook The Ice Rink at Old Kinderhook is the ONLY outdoor ice rink in Central Missouri! Ice skating is a lot of fun for the whole family and thanks to their new ice guides, just about anyone can enjoy skating at The Ice! If you're not sure you can ice skate, these guides make standing up much easier.  Hours Of Operation December 2nd – December 20th Mond...

The holidays are here and it's time to get into the holiday spirit if you haven't already! If you're looking for a fun way to get into the holiday spirit the Camdenton Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting their annual Christmas On the Square on Saturday, December 7 th ! This event is packed full of family fun and you won’t want to miss out on the festivities! Read on to get all the details from our family attraction at the Lake of the Ozarks!   Christmas on the Square – Courthouse Quadrant on the Square in Camdenton, Mo  Saturday, December 7 th , 2019  Running of the Elves 5k  A memorable and fun event that takes place every year during Christmas on the Square is the running of the Elves 5k! Burn off those holiday calories and have FUN while doing it! Registration includes a t-shirt and elf hats with ears. Entry fee is $25 – call the Camdenton Area Chamber of Commerce to register! 573-346-2227.  Christmas on t...

Small Business Saturday will take place on Saturday, November 30th this year. Small Business Saturday is celebrated across the entire United States and created to encourage shoppers to shop local around the holiday season. Being a small family-owned business ourselves, we want to spread the word and encourage everyone to shop local this year and support your local community! Read on to learn why you should consider shopping local as much as possible this year! #1 Small Business Typically Give Back More to the Community Many local businesses are willing to give back to their local community in the form of sponsoring a local charity, little league team, or school fundraiser. Plus, when you shop local, the sales tax stays in your community which helps fund sidewalks, public schools, parks, roads, and more. When you shop at local businesses you are supporting the local business that helps support your local community! #2 Small Businesses Create More Jobs  More than half of th...

The holidays are quickly approaching and if you're looking for something fun to with your family this holiday season, there is plenty to keep you occupied when you're at the Lake of the Ozarks. Of course, our scenic attraction at the Lake of the Ozarks is always a fun stop to make packed with tons of family fun! Read on to find out what other fun things there are to do around the holidays at the Lake of the Ozarks.  Christmas On the Lake Cruises  Climb aboard the Celebration Cruises for their annual cruise where they view beautiful Christmas lights on the water. Beginning Friday, November 22nd and will run until Saturday, December 28th. Proceeds from our Christmas on the Lake, will benefit several area lake charities. Cruises depart from Bagnell Dam and run Wed, Fri & Sat. Enchanted Village of Lights - Laurie Fairgrounds  November 22nd - January 1st  The City of Laurie presents the Enchanted Village of Lights at the Laurie Fairgrounds. The Encha...

Some seasonal businesses are closing but thanks to Bridal Cave’s comfortable 60-degree temperature Bridal Cave is OPEN 362 days a year. We pride ourselves on being a year-round attraction at the Lake of the Ozarks offering our visitors plenty of family fun! Even though the weather is quite frigid, you can enjoy nature year-round when you visit Bridal Cave. It's Comfy in the Cave Even if it's a little chilly to be hanging around outside at the park, it's always a comfortable 60° inside Missouri's most scenic cave tour , allowing you to get out of the house and into nature without freezing! Shimmy out of that heavy winter coat once you're inside the cave and feel like it's a nice, cool, fall day again. Instead of getting stir-crazy stuck inside the house, bring the family here to hang out with us over the holidays. We are open daily from 9 am - 4 pm with Bridal Cave tours leaving every few minutes. The only exception will be that we will be closed on Christ...

We almost can't believe it but the holidays are just around the corner! The holidays are a special time of year where we gather with our families, friends, and even co-workers to celebrate. Hosting a holiday gathering can be a lot of work if you are the host, but Bridal Cave and Thunder Mountain Park is here to ease the stress - why not host your next gathering at our event center at the Lake of the Ozarks . Read on to learn more about hosting your next holiday gather at Thunder Mountain Event Center! About Thunder Mountain Park Event Center  Thunder Mountain Park Event Center is an intimate mountaintop venue located on one of the highest points of Camden County with a million-dollar view of the Lake of the Ozarks and the surrounding Ozark Mountains. This newly remodeled facility is available for any group occasion. Event center rental is only $300 per day with all other services available a la carte by recommended vendors. Host Your Company Holiday Parrty  ...

Our staff and visitors have been having a blast this October during our Fall Festival! Our fall festival at the Lake happens every weekend in October which means this weekend is our LAST weekend for our Fall Festival for 2019! You won't want to miss out on cave tours, pumpkins, and fall fun! Read on to learn more about our final weekend for Thunder Mountain Fall Festival!  About Our Fall Festival Visiting our family attraction at the Lake of the Ozarks during our Fall Festival is like going to the pumpkin patch except you get to take a cave tour while you're here - talk about DOUBLE the fall family fun! There are many fall activities to participate in while you're here and coming to see our decorations is reason enough to visit. Our park is the best decorated on the water fall festival at the Lake of the Ozarks with thousands pumpkins, hundreds of mums, straw bails, hay bale art, and MORE!  Most of our fall activities are included with paid admission to ...

Thunder Mountain Fall Festival is happening every weekend in October and if you haven't visited our Lake of the Ozarks attraction this October, it's the perfect fall family fun activity! When you purchase tickets to tour Bridal Cave, all of the fall festival activities are included with your ticket. Our Lake of the Ozarks Fall Festival will only be going on a few more weekends so be sure to make plans to visit us during the month of October!  Discounted Fall Decor!  When you take the cave tour during the Fall Festival, you not only get to do all the activities but you can now get the best prices on Fall Decorations. Starting this weekend it is just a “Buck a Pumpkin” for any pumpkin you choose and only $3 for any mum . These prices are only valid for folks who tour the cave.  Fall Activites at Thunder Mountain Park  You'll get everything but the pumpkin patch when you visit Bridal Cave during our Fall Festival. Come have some Family Fun As...

Our Fall Festival at the Lake of the Ozarks is off to a great start and if you missed us last weekend, no worries because Thunder Mountain Fall Festival is open every weekend in October! Bridal Cave and Thunder Mountain Park is already gorgeous in the fall but when you add thousands of pumpkins, hundreds of mums, straw bails, and other fall decor throughout the park -- it's even more beautiful! Read on to find out what to expect this October when you visit our cave at the Lake of the Ozarks . Beautiful Scenery Bridal Cave is a well-known as one of America's most scenic cave tours . It remains a constant 60° inside the cave, and you will see room after room of incredible mineral deposits, giant columns, stalactites and stalagmites, massive draperies, and so much more all created over millions of years of formation. Outside, in Thunder Mountain Park, you've got nature trails to explore and of course, that amazing lake view. Right now for the Thunder Mountain Fall Fe...