The park encompasses Taum Sauk Mountain, the highest point in the state.

[4] The Taum Sauk portion of the Ozark Trail connects the park with nearby Johnson's Shut-ins State Park[5] and the Bell Mountain Wilderness Area, which together are part of a large wilderness area popular with hikers and backpackers.

In 2005, a mountain top reservoir burst, sending a billion gallons of water through parts of the park and other nearby areas including Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park.

[6] 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, the highest waterfall in Missouri,[7] is reached via a rugged trail that makes a three-mile (5 km) loop from the highpoint parking area.