Ride Missouri

17places

5public land

12private

578trail miles listed

10upcoming events

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Permits on public land

Chadwick/Sutton Bluff OHV permit (Recreation.gov, Casey's in Sparta, Cobb Ridge Campground pay machine, or Ava/Salem/Rolla FS offices). Riding open numbered FS/county roads needs a county permit (Christian County ATV permit recommended).
Missouri State Parks ORV permit (nonrefundable; carry while riding).
Missouri State Parks ORV permit (nonrefundable, carry while riding).
Buy from Reynolds County Sheriff's Office, 2319 Green St, Centerville (573-648-2491) or FS offices. County permit needed to ride FS/county roads.

Trail system 1

Cooper Creek ATV Area (Truman Lake)

Deepwater · Henry County · Public land

10mi

Free ~400-acre Corps of Engineers riding area on the west shore of Truman Reservoir; bikes and narrow ATVs only. Sparrowfoot Campground is nearby.

Dirt bikeATVFree

State OHV area 2

Finger Lakes State Park ORV Area

Columbia · Boone County · Public land

70mi

Former strip mine north of Columbia with 900+ acres of ORV trails (~70 miles), a public motocross track with grandstand and a youth riding area. Popular, inexpensive state-run riding.

Dirt bikeATVSide-by-side$6/vehicle/day ATV or motorcycle; $10/vehicle/day UTV

St. Joe State Park ORV Area

Park Hills · St. Francois County · Public land

54mi

One of Missouri's two state-park ORV areas: ~2,000 acres of former lead-mine tailings sand flats and wooded trails (about 54 miles) with an ORV-friendly campground. The sand flats are the only Missouri state land where dune buggies and 4x4s can play.

Dirt bikeATVSide-by-side4x4 / JeepPermit fee per Missouri State Parks online store; secondary source lists $6/day ATV & bike, $11/day UTV/buggy/4x4 (unconfirmed).

National forest 2

Chadwick Motorcycle & ATV Trail System (Mark Twain NF)

Chadwick · Christian County · Public land

80mi

Nearly 80 miles of multi-use trails for motorcycles, ATVs and sub-50" UTVs in the Mark Twain National Forest south of Springfield, with Camp Ridge, KC Pavilion and Oak Camp trailheads and Cobb Ridge Campground. One of only two designated OHV systems on the forest.

Dirt bikeATVSide-by-side1-day $10; 2-day $20; 3-day $30; annual $60

Sutton Bluff ATV, UTV & Motorcycle Area (Mark Twain NF)

Centerville · Reynolds County · Public land

45mi

Almost 45 miles of OHV trails near Sutton Bluff Campground on the Black River in Reynolds County, the Mark Twain NF's second designated OHV system.

Dirt bikeATVSide-by-side1-day $7; 2-day $14; 3-day $21; annual $45

OHV park 5

Flat Nasty Offroad Park

Jadwin · Dent County · Private

100mi

~860-acre Ozarks park near Salem with rocky wooded trails, a groomed MX track and cabins; geared to quads and rock crawlers but all vehicles welcome.

Dirt bikeATVSide-by-side4x4 / JeepEntry $5/person; riding $20/rider; electric sites $25–$30/night (as listed by a riding directory)

Rush Springs Ranch

Pineville · McDonald County · Private

75mi

600-acre resort-style park in the far SW Missouri Ozarks with 70+ miles of trails, a gravel pit, MX-style track, drag strip and 22 cabins.

Dirt bikeATVSide-by-side4x4 / Jeep$40/OHV up to 3 people + $5/extra; camping $15–$50; cabins $90–$375 (as listed by a riding directory)

Soggy Bottom MX & Motorsports Park

Sparta · Christian County · Private

60mi

1,170-acre private park near Chadwick with an MX track, ~40 miles of ATV/UTV trails and ~20 miles of dirt-bike single track.

Dirt bikeATVSide-by-side$20/rider; RV $20; cabins $50/night; race entry $30 (as listed by a riding directory)

Southern Missouri Off Road Ranch (SMORR)

Seymour · Webster County · Private

50mi

950-acre Ozarks park geared to side-by-sides, Jeeps and buggies with ~50 miles of marked trails, mud and creek crossings.

Side-by-side4x4 / Jeep$30/OHV 1 day, $50 2 days, $65 3 days, $80 4 days; spectators $5; camping $15–$50 (as listed by a riding directory)

The LOOP – Lake Ozark Offroad Park

Gravois Mills · Morgan County · Private

25mi

500 acres of wooded 4x4/SxS trails, hill climbs and dirt pits near Lake of the Ozarks.

ATVSide-by-side4x4 / Jeep$20/rider; couples $30; 3+ $40; 14–17 $10; 13 & under free; RV $30 (as listed by a riding directory)

MX track 6

Adrenaline Motocross Park (formerly KC Moto)

Adrian · Bates County · Private

National-style ~1-mile MX track south of Kansas City, reopened after a closure.

Dirt bike$30/rider; spectators $5 (as listed by a riding directory)

Midwest Extreme Park (Merwin MX)

Merwin · Bates County · Private

9mi

KC-area park south of town with a 1+ mile natural-terrain MX track, peewee track and ~9 miles of hare scramble trails.

Dirt bike$10/rider (as listed by a riding directory)

Possum Hollow MX

Halltown · Lawrence County · Private

One-mile MX track with natural elevation changes west of Springfield.

Dirt bike$20/rider (as listed by a riding directory)

ROMP MX

Richwoods · Washington County · Private

Groomed and watered MX track with a TT track southwest of St. Louis, open daily (LaChance Racing).

Dirt bikeATV$20/rider; camping free (as listed by a riding directory)

Sky High MX Park

Old Appleton · Cape Girardeau County · Private

~1-mile loamy/sandy MX track with elevation changes plus a few miles of hare scramble woods trails in SE Missouri.

Dirt bike$25/rider (as listed by a riding directory)

Valley MX

Grain Valley · Jackson County · Private

Kansas City-area MX track off Old US-40 with a separate peewee track.

Dirt bike$20/rider; $10 unprepped (as listed by a riding directory)

Mud park 1

Brick's Off Road Park

Poplar Bluff · Butler County · Private

Former farm turned mud park with bogs, rocky hill climbs, creek and drag strip; featured on Travel Channel's 'Mud People'. Runs as event weekends.

Dirt bikeATVSide-by-side4x4 / JeepEntry $70 Thu–Sun, $60 Fri–Sun, $50 Sat–Sun, $30 Sun only; kids 10 & under free Sunday (as listed by a riding directory)