Hey JMD, check out the link to my picture page and take a look at the Chadwick folder. The trails are in the Mark Twain National Forest just outside Chadwick, Mo.. Permits and maps can be had at the only gas station in town. Lots of nice scenery. I believe spark arrestors are required. Terrain consists of hardpack to gravelly to rocky and some roots. It's a really nice area, fairly large, and the camping area is paved. Nearest motels are 15 miles away in Ozark. Chadwick is one of the neatest places I've been in a long time.
As for Cloudcroft, rode there again last month during a break in the weather. It has some really nice trails too, great scenery and the National Solar Observatory in Sunspot makes for an interesting break. You can look at pics of Cloudcroft on my picture page also.