Ok, I know it is 10 months away, but I had such a great time out there that I (meaning the wife and I) already booked for next year. Anyone else planning on going?

This year (2018) we stayed at Glencoe and had a great time, met up with rizzo and did some awesome riding...but in an effort to experience other things, this next year we are gonna stay at Pappy Hoel....the Full Throttle Saloon campground. Any experience here? We thought the FTS was cool as **** and would like to experience at night. Since I won't touch a drop till I'm done riding we figured why not just stay there!

I thoroughly enjoyed myself and can't wait to go back!

 

We go a week early or a week latter .
The same crowd, well a little smaller, plus the motels are not 800 and more a week.
Same vendors, same roads.
A little more enjoyable.

 

We were there "in the thick of it" this year and didn't find it not-enjoyable. Aside from those thinking they needed to ride 30mph over the speed limit everywhere they went, which cause them to "push" you, I had a great time. When that happened, I just moved over and waved them by.

Then again, we only went downtown the last day we were there to get a few shirts and such....otherwise, we were out ridin. Booked during this next year too, have our campsite for 8/5-8/11.

 

Headed there from Chicago, staying the first half of the week. I prefer to stay in Rapid City tho, one night in the campgrounds is usually enough for me.

 

Started going in 96, It was unbelievable. Went back in 97 same spot, same people, same neighbors. It was like I never left. Everything stayed the same till 02. I didnt attened again till 05 and then it was with family. Now I always take the week off but never know if im going till I leave home. Lately sturgis has been the end of a two week vacation. This year it is scheduled at the end of vacation and will be the first thing To get shortened to ride somewhere else. I will also be there in june looking at property

 

A group of us are going to leave the St Charles/Aurora IL area on Sunday morning july 28, and get there early before the travel routes get crazy and return on 8/3

 

I got a group around 10 or 12 that are heading up from the Quad Cities area in Iowa. Leaving the morning of August 2nd gunna push through the day and make it there Friday night and then leave the following Friday the 9th. Staying at Shade Valley Campground about 12 miles past the Chip.

 

Following.

Unsure when I'll go back tho never sure when I'll get a wild hair. I too usually tack it onto the back end of a tour on the way home.

 

We're taking two weeks for vaca this year. Glacier, 2 sapphire mines to mine, then i had mapped us going to sturgis. Then I got a hair up my bum decided to see how many miles from helena MT to Glenwood springs CO. That way we can finish a past trip through southern CO. After 18 years of sturgis 2 days is enough anymore

 

CO- everything south of I-70 is the place to be. Though I-70 itself is really good from Denver - west.