Riding SoCal to Sturgis 2012, need suggestions / trip advice
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Riding SoCal to Sturgis 2012, need suggestions / trip advice
Ok, I'm riding from Orange County to Sturgis and I'm looking for some help with the trip. We are thinking about going the week before the rally to avoid the huge crowds but im sure im not the only one. Looking for advice :
- what route to take there / back?
- where to stay on the way there, camp grounds / hotels
- where to stay when we get there, the best general area
- any insider tips, I'm sure you Die Hards have learned a thing or two with every trip there.. I would love to benefit from your experience.
Thank you once again, I'd appreciate any and all input.
- what route to take there / back?
- where to stay on the way there, camp grounds / hotels
- where to stay when we get there, the best general area
- any insider tips, I'm sure you Die Hards have learned a thing or two with every trip there.. I would love to benefit from your experience.
Thank you once again, I'd appreciate any and all input.
#3
Last year we stayed at Sturgis RV park. They have cabins and tent spots for rent and are in walking distance of Main Street. The rally portion is over rated to me but the riding in the area is top notch. We rode Needles Canyon, to Mt Rushmore, to Devils Tower and several other areas that I can't recall. If I go again I'd also like to go the week before to avoid the huge crowds.
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Make sure you take the time to go to Red Lodge and ride Beartooth Pass and then on through Yellowstone to Jackson WY. Very Awesome ride. From there you can ride through Idaho and then either over to the CA coast, or what I did last year is ride from Idaho down into Nevada, then over to Reno, then down Hwy 395 home to Palmdale.
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I'd take I-15 North to the Junction with I-70 just North of Beaver, UT. Then take I-70 E all the way to Denver. I-70 is a spectacular ride through Glenwood Gorge and over Vail Pass and then crossing the Continental Divide at the Eisenhower tunnel. From Denver, go N on I-25 past Cheyenne WY to Wheatland. At Wheatland, take SR 320 to Hwy 26, then E to Guernsey, then 270 N to Manville. Then take Hwy 20 E to Lusk and then 18 E through Edgemont SD to Hwy 89 N. 89 will take you to Custer. Take 385 N to Hill City (might want to allow time to visit Mt. Rushmore, it's very close), then 16 E To Rapid City. Rapid City is just a short distance from Sturgis on I-90.
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As of now we got about 5 going. Yellow Stone would be awesome, I would like to take a different route back as we did there but we only have 7 days. Im hoping this doesn't add on too many miles.. anyone know of any links that shows routes and maybe highlight gas stations.
Just a thought!