If you're a local ATV, UTV or off-road motorcycle rider who enjoys buzzing along the Mark Twain National Forest trail systems, getting a permit may not be quite as easy this year.
Forest Service permits sales for the popular Chadwick Motorcycle and ATV Use Area — an area that includes 80 miles of multi-use trails — are bottlenecked due to closures or technical difficulties involving outside vendors.
Permits are typically purchased through the Forest Service office (in person or by phone after faxing an OHV registration form) and four outside vendors. Currently, the only active outside vendors are Beaver Creek Campground west of Ava, and Casey's General Store west of Sparta.