Mark Twain National Forest

Chadwick ATV/Motorcycle Area

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Nearly 80 miles of ATV, motorcycle and mountain bike trails, winding in and out of deep, forested hollows and down long ridge tops, that’s Chadwick Motorcycle and ATV Area!  Situated about four miles southwest of Chadwick, Missouri, from which it got its name, the Chadwick Area contains a 12 square mile chunk of rough national forest land in Ozark country. Camping facilities are close at hand for riders or other visitors.

Area Attractions:

Trails: Numerous trails leave the recreation areas for the motorcycle and ATV area. Most trails follow ridgetops or hollow bottoms; connecting trails cross side slopes. It's possible to plan a wide variety of full-loop trails without backtracking. The area map is in a viewable on screen (Click Here for the on screen ) or a printable (4) section map (Click Here for the printable ).(Trail 102, a half-mile spur to Stump Spring, is the only trail on which you'll return the way you came.) A printable brochure is available for download, (Click here to open the document, 140k, pdf format).

Use: ATV, Motorcycle and Mountain Bikes.
Distance: Approx 80 miles

Riding permit required. Season      Daily
ATVs/Motorcycles:            $45          $7
Mountain bikes:                  $20          $3

Cobb Ridge Recreation Area
The campground provides 50 sites, 35 sites with electrical hook-ups. Open year round.

Camp Ridge Recreation Area (day use only)

Bull Shoals Lake, Table Rock Lake
Branson, MO

How to get there:

From Chadwick, MO, take Hwy 125 south 1.5 miles to Hwy H; turn west to Camp Ridge Recreation Area or turning right onto Lookout Road (formally Forest Road 171) to Cobb Ridge Recreation Area.