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Mark Twain NF--Cobb Ridge Campground
Coordinates: 36.911683, -93.0826315 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Cobb Ridge Campground
Cobb Ridge Recreation Area lies in the center of the Chadwick Motorcycle and ATV use area, which is popular among motorcycle, dirt bike and off-road vehicle enthusiasts. Numerous trails provide nearly 80 miles of interconnecting loops that vary from easy to difficult terrain, winding in and out of deep, forested hollows and down long ridge tops.

Family and group camping is available, providing access to Missouri's beautiful Mark Twain National Forest.

The Chadwick area is mostly forested with oak, hickory and pine woods on rocky ridge tops, with a few small open forest glades. Steep ridges break into narrow hollows with scattered surface rock and occasional rock ledges and patches of eastern red cedar.

Visitors to the area mostly come for the plentiful off-road vehicle trails. Some trail segments are very rocky, steep, rough, rutted and are technically challenging, while others that don't drain well have been built up with concrete. Hiking on the trails is also permissible but requires caution.

The Cobb Ridge Campground provides a variety of campsite sizes, styles, development and locations. Single, double and triple camp units are designed to accommodate groups of various sizes. Campsites include traditional back-in units and easily maneuvered pull-through units; some with electrical hookups and others with only basic facilities. Tent camping is also an option.

Most sites are fairly private, but some are close together and open enough to promote visiting between other camps. Additional sites are available on a first come, first served basis. An on-site host is available at the campground.

The sites are equipped with tables and campfire rings with grills. Flush and vault toilets, showers and drinking water are provided. A day-use picnic area is also available at Cobb Ridge. It is equipped with tables and campfire rings with grills. Trash collection facilities are provided.

The campground is 30 miles from Springfield, Branson, Silver Dollar City, and Shepherd of the Hills attractions. Lake Taneycomo is 20 miles south of Cobb Ridge. From Cobb Ridge Campground webpage

About Mark Twain National Forest
Mark Twain National Forest has a wide range of popular recreation opportunities. The forest has over 750 miles of trails. There are trails for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, and motorized use. The trails vary in length and difficulty.

Approximately 200 miles are completed of the 500-mile Ozark Trail, connecting from St. Louis to the Arkansas border. Plans are to connect the Missouri section with the Ozark Highlands Trail in Arkansas.

The Forest has more than 350 miles of perennial streams, most suitable for floating with canoes, kayaks, rafts and inner tubes. The Forest and Missouri Department of Conservation maintain river accesses on popular streams.

Permitted outfitters provide services to the public at various locations throughout the forest.

There are more than 35 campgrounds and picnic areas usually located near a special attraction such as a spring, stream, lake, towering bluff, or other scenic area. Campgrounds and picnic areas vary from a few table sites to developed campgrounds. There are no cabins available for rent on the forest at this time.

The forest manages more than 78,000 acres as semi-primitive areas where the only access is by hiking, horseback or mountain bike. Another 265,000 acres offer semi-primitive motorized recreation. These areas provide moderate to high opportunities for solitude. Hunting and fishing, with a valid Missouri Department of Conservation fishing license, are permitted in these areas.

In addition, Mark Twain National Forest has seven Congressionally-designated Wilderness areas and 26,000 “special areas.” Special areas are managed for the protection of unusual environmental, recreation, cultural or historical resources, and for scientific or educational studies. From Mark Twain National Forest website

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