Thanks to Everyone Who Attended Our 48th Falling Leaf Rally at Garrison’s River Resort
Mark your calendars to join us in October 2024 for our 49th Falling Leaf Rally.
The Falling Leaf Rally is hosted by the Gateway Riders BMW Motorcycle Club, St. Louis, Missouri. We are charter club #22 in the Motorcycle Owners of America (MOA) organization and we are charter club #367 in the BMW Riders Association. The Gateway Riders have sponsored the Falling Leaf Rally since 1976. We traditionally hold the rally the second full weekend in October.
Dates
The 49th Falling Leaf Rally will be held on October 11 – 13, 2024.
2024 Sponsors
Viking Bags is the world’s largest Manufacturer of motorcycle luggage & after market parts. Viking Bags sells leather and hard saddlebags, for some of the most popular bikes on the market.
Pre-Registration
Pre-Registration is now open for the 49th Annual Falling Leaf Rally.
Location
Join us in 2024! Our 49th Falling Leaf Rally is close to Steelville, Missouri at a local river resort adjacent to the Meramec River.
We will have multiple lodging options including tent camping sites, RV camping (full hookups), RVs for rent, cabins, and communal group bunkhouses with comfortable bunk beds, hot showers, and flush toilets.
An onsite country store has snacks, drinks, and sundry items for sale.
Rally Street Address
To be announced in 2024. Location is at a local river resort in Steelville, MO
Rally Fees
At the Gate Admission:
Why stay in a hotel? Make your selection directly with the campground. Some cabins have living rooms, full facility kitchens, stove, microwave, coffee maker, heat & A/C, and bathrooms. Bungalows are limited to a bed, tables, and electrical outlets. Round up your riding buddies and share a communal bunkhouse during the rally for inexpensive lodging.
Camping
Camping space is plentiful. Plan for low temperatures in the evening. An enclosed meeting hall will be open during the rally and is heated or air conditioned. Hot shower locations are available at the campground with heated bathrooms and flush toilets.
RVs, Trailers, and Cars
There is a car, truck, trailer, and RV area.
Cancellations: Please contact the campground 14 days in advance to cancel your lodging or RV camping reservation. Cancellations will incur a loss of $25.00. A cancellation within less than a 14-day notice will forfeit the entire deposit. All reservations need to be paid in full 14 days before arrival. Site requests are subject to change pending reservation confirmation.
Area motels are available:
Cuba (8 miles) has several motels; Potosi (35 miles) Potosi Super 8, 573-438-8888; Sullivan, multiple motels available at I-44 and Hwy. 185. The Steelville, Missouri area is the floating capitol of Missouri and there are other local canoe outfitters with cabins for rent during this off season
At the Rally – Activities, Events, and Support
Checking In
When you arrive, check in at the pavilion just inside the front gate. You will be given your armband and directions to the campsites. If you have upgraded your lodging, after registration continue to the main office for check-in and further instructions.
Dual Sport Riding
There are some great off road trails in the Mark Twain forest. A topographical map or GPS will be necessary.
Anvil Shoot
Starts and ends the closing ceremony, 6PM Saturday. Here’s a short video explanation. Don’t miss it!
We’ve found another fun video of the anvil blast shot in 2007 here.
GS and Dual Sport Ride
On Saturday morning there will be the dual sport ride. Tom Huff, a Potosi native and avid motorcyclist will lead.
We ask that only riders comfortable with gravel roads, stream crossings, and other such hazards go on this ride.
Riders need to attend the pre-ride meeting before departing. This is a fun, all-day ride, through some of Missouri’s less-traveled back roads.
Local Information
Roads
Any road with an alphabet letter around the rally site is likely scenic and twisty!
Check MODOT Traveler Information Map for the latest construction updates or closures. https://traveler.modot.org/map/index.html
First Aid
There is a hospital in Potosi, MO. No first aid available at the rally grounds.
Rally Registration Cancellation Rules
EVENT FEE REFUND PROTECTION
Optional Event Fee Refund Protection is available for purchase during the registration process and will provide a refund for cancellations prior to September 7th, 2024 due to a covered reason. No refunds will be given unless the Event Fee Refund Protection is purchased and a covered circumstance occurs.
Requests for refunds will be processed by Saturday, September 21st, 2024. Claims must be submitted before midnight, September 6th, 2024.
If you decide not to use the registration insurance, there are absolutely no refunds.
EVENT FEE REFUND PROTECTION TERMS
Event Fee Refund Protection provides for the attendee to receive a refund if the optional protection is purchased and the cancellation is the result of one of the reasons listed below.
- The death, injury, or illness happening to the attendee or exhibitor, a member of their immediate family who is under the age of 70, or any person(s) in the group due to attend the event with the attendee or exhibitor;
- Adverse weather including snow, frost, fog or storm where the Police service or other local Government agency have issued road closures along the path of travel to the event;
- Mechanical breakdown, accident, fire or theft in route of a private vehicle taking the attendee or exhibitor to this event;
- Jury Duty which the attendee or exhibitor was unaware of at the time of registration;
- The attendee or exhibitor being summoned to appear at court proceedings as a witness which they were unaware of at the time of registration;
- The attendee or exhibitor being a member of the armed forces and being posted overseas unexpectedly;
- Unexpected disruption of the public transport networks the attendee or exhibitor could not have reasonably known about before the date or time of this event;
- The attendee or exhibitor being relocated for work more than one hundred (100) miles from the work location which they were unaware of at the time of booking, or they are unexpectedly terminated from their job.
This insurance coverage starts the moment you pay your registration fee. This insurance coverage ends at midnight on September 6th, 2024.