I'm going to Sturgis for the 1st time this year. Any groups from Virginia going?? Any places good to stay?? Any suggestions???

 

Made the trip last year. Three days from Stafford/Fredericksburg area to Lead. My Sweetie and I stayed in a rented cabin at Deer Mountain, about 25 miles to Sturgis and very peaceful after hours.If you'regoing it alone, are a young'un (or young at heart), and want the "full" exeperience - I'd recommend one of the campgrounds. Glencoe and Buffalo Chip offer good value, if you want the concerts and party crowds. You can also park the scooter and have a few brewskis, then wander to the camp.
Riding in-and -around Sturgis is great with a new and different opportunity any time you saddle-up.
The ride to and from is also an adventure. I rode alone (picked up Sweetie at the Rapid CIty Airport) but always had company on the highway. During the timeframe (week prior - Sturgis Rally Week - week after) there are LOTS of scooters going to and fro.
Best advice I can think of is - Prepare yourself - Prepare your scooter - ride safe - and have a blast!

Learn from the mistakes of others.
You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.

 

Ol Biker,

Thanks for the Deer Mountain info as I am planning a trip next year (2008). The rentals there look like my cup of tea....... Too old for the camp grounds!

 

Went in 2005. We stayed in Keystone. Rented a cabin. You can see Mt Rushmore from the deck. Was a little pricey, but I figured I would not get back there for a long time if ever. Lots of good riding from Keystone, Rapid City over to Devils Tower in Wyoming and Custer State Park. Wanted a quiet place to stay so I could sightsee all day.

 

One more thing ....if you're going to Sturgis during Ralley, be prepared to drain your wallet. I got to Lead Wednesday prior to the Ralley. Breakfast in Deadwood Thur AM - 7.75 - Same breakfast Fri AM - 10.25 - Same breakfast Sat AM - 12.00. Sweetie arrived on Friday so for the rest of our stay we did breakfast at the cabin.Rental prices are 1.5 to 3 times what they are the rest of the year. Gas was up .25/gal for the Ralley. Just a caution!
It really is a once-in-a-lifetime experience though.Everyone who rides needs to do it at least once.[sm=shades.gif]

 

I was planning on it, but I found out friday my job is taking me out of country for most of the summer! This sucks! HAve fun and ride safe.

 

I am planning on making the trip in '08.I have some friends here that go each year,so I hope to be with them since they have been there done that.

 

Planning on doing the trip in '08 myself, more than just the Sturgis run, taking 18 days. Head out to Sturgis, staying a few days to enjoy the riding, then off to the West -- Billings, MT; Beartooth Pass to Jackson, WY (Yellowstone and Grand Teton Nat'l Parks); through Idaho anddown to Moab, Utah (Arches and Canyonlands Nat'l Parks); then back via Denver, CO; Topeka, KS;Kansas City and St. Louis, MO;Louisville andLexington, KY;Charleston, WV; then back to Virginia. Lots of miles and lots of great roads and scenery.