Sturgis 2022: Where should you stay? Guide to rally hotels & campgrounds & avoiding the wrong place.
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Picking the right place to stay at the@sturgismotorcyclerallycan be intimidating. the rally area is huge, from the Badlands National Park area East to as far west as Gillette, Wyoming, and as far south as Custer State Park, Sturgis nuts stay all over the place. My Favorite places since I am an RVer are Glencoe at the @SturgisBuffaloChipbut there are also great hotel options and tenting is always on the table. In this video we talk about picking the area, then we'll go into some options to consider. As always, let me know in the comments what you like to do and anything I missed. And feel free to send me questions via e-mail at damonk@professional-monkey.com.
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I like your videos! Very informative and easy to watch! I have been a Sturgis local for the past 30+ years so I know quite a bit about the rally and you are very spot on with your knowledge of what’s going on during the rally. I am one of the locals who loves the rally and I’ve also been on 2 wheels my entire life. From the people you meet to the fun parties that go on all around it’s a great feature our small town has.
1st timer. Being military any mil friendly locations you know of?
Its great to hear from a local that loves it.
Got a good spot where my Ural (Gear Up), old dog (Ellie Mae) & I can pitch a tent?
We’re low maintenance! 😎
I live 10 miles from Sturgis. If you only want to come to Sturgis to ride the roads I would suggest coming a week or two early or staying a week later the roads are much more fun to ride but there's less traffic unless idiots trying to run you off the road. Most of the fatalities that happened here are people who rent bikes or only ride their bike couple months out of the year. I've lived here for over 40 years
Thanks for helping out, good advice!
“Ride & rest.. still sounds like a strip club, for old people” 😂
Yeah, that one had me cracking up out loud
Ok, just Saying ,, straight off the top,.... @ 0:15,...... All Y'all ... lets all Camp beside the Monk's Camping Spot..... That way ........ Hmmm. Shop instructor can get really annoyed at traffic... ohhh wait, if we park our rides next to his, therefore no traffic, then it's quiet.... then He'll film it all and mention us all on U-tube.... lol..... Until we all leave at 05:30 AM...... 20 rides booking out at the same time....lol
JK , love the vids, Bro..... but Yeah...... if we catch up to you on the tarmac with L riding your 6.... Ya expect company kiddo.....Stay Safe....ciao.
I went ahead and liked this and am making a comment jus to get that part outta the way!! Lets get this damn party started! 🤘
Great job with your videos! Helps me get through winter in Illinois. Planning an epic trip to the west coast finishing at Sturgis. We’ve stayed at Tillford Gulch 4 times...clean and quiet..also on DaBus route...great advise to park the bike if you’re going to drink... don’t want to visit their nice jail!!
Planning on going this year (first time), was thinking Rapid City, since gonna go for rides, not much on main street. BUT Im also going to see Lynyrd Skynyrd, dont want to ride back after the concert, like you are pointing it out. Where would you suggest to stay instead?
My wife and I went up to Sturgis the week after this year, and we had a lot of fun and enjoyed it. It worked out great for us because we don't really do people very well. Ended up her bike broke down before we even got into South Dakota though, and we had to have her bike towed to black hills harley, and move stuff around because of course it was sunday, and we both hopped on my bike and continued our vacation. But I'm currious, do you take $ for repairs, or have some set aside in an account or something, if so how much?
In Oregon if you let people have an open container and drink in your car YOU can be charged for open container and fined. STUPID RULES
We are going for the first time this year! Staying just outside of Rapid City. Centrally located to all the rides. Let’s go!!
I like Piedmont area. It's half way between Sturgis/ Rapid. Cheeper and American Legion is home cooked food and cheep $8 breakfast $12 supper with cake and ice cresm.
My brother drove one of those poop trucks, his nickname was turd hearder😂😂
You can ride "Da Bus" for free if ya stay at Kickstands !!!
NO!!! You look like Dom Deluise son!
Hog Heaven is a campground a mile from town right by exit too. To be honest it has been awhile since a stayed there. So I am not sure how it is now.
Staying in a cabin at Katmandu. Quiet with food and beer. South of Sturgis so a little closer to Rapid City and the rides.
Also think about Shade Valley. Can ride all day and either stay and enjoy the entertainment there ir take da bus into town and enjoy whats in town and take ds bus back to Shade Valley, rinse repeat next days 😀
I go every year and camp at hog heaven
Sturgis is definitely in the bucket list at some point in the future, my guess being probably 2024 or 25. But I probably won’t be able to stay the whole rally due to my side hustle. Just bad time of year for me (2nd week of August)
Will be my first time there this year. Your videos are getting me through the -20° degree temps while I wait to get the bike out!
-30 windshield tonight in chicago. Sad days, but these videos definitely help lol
Im glad they help!
Kickstands Campground rocks !!!!
Excited to check it out this year!
"Jesus Christ... I look like the shop teacher."
You bastard... you just made me shoot coffee out of my nose.
I really appreciate your videos. Although I've never owned a bike, I have always loved them and been interested in MC's and Organizations. Thank you for the insight and knowledge. I was lucky enough to meet a few MC members in Tombstone AZ last year and I just tried to be respectful and they shared some stories and laughs. Thanks again!
Around here, that truck that empties your black tank is called the "Honey Wagon".
For all the rallies up until now I've minimized my cost and frustration by staying in Ohio. In 2022 That is supposed to change. Will be staying in a friends luxurious RV out in Spearfish at a KOA. Hoping it doesn't suck. Will be out doing rides every day so will probably come into Sturgis and Deadwood to do the strips once that week and that's it. I'm too old for the overpriced Chip shenanigans. To say I'll get away with doing Sturgis on a shoestring budget is a probably a huge understatement. Unless of course my 05 RK breaks down on me.
I've been fortunate to ride out from Ohio to experience the rally three times- 2018, 2020, and last year. Stayed at The Chip the first time out in an RV, then in motels the other two. You will love the riding. Absolutely love it.
I have info for 10 day cabin at $800 + tax=$864. Cheap to eat at American Legion in Piedmont it's $8 breakfast $12 supper. Shout if you want more info.
Monkey, good mornin from Texas....I went to sturgis in 1995. And I stayed in a affordable place that a friend that's gone before did. 4 friend went, 2 of them flew and the other guy and myself drove over. The reservation were made by one of the guys that flew. Anyways these guys missed the connection flight causing us to loose our reservation. Anyways the other guy who drove with me, had the idea to check out the classifieds in raid city. We stayed in a two bedroom basement that was damn nice for half the price. So I just wanted to let you know that the classifieds are a great way to find g a place on rapid city.
That's a good tip!
I stay at creekside campground across the highway from the chip. Quiet hours after 2200. 3 hot meals a day, convenience stand, good showers and nice holes in the ground for pooping. It's pretty inexpensive and they also have rv pads. Not sure what you get with the RV pads, but I really enjoyed the stay. I tented there for 25 a night without a reservation. Da Bus stops there too, so a ride into town is easy to get.
That sounds great! Especially since Da Bus stops there.
I sold my RV so tent camping but the week before Sturgis starts I got a hotel in Rapid City for $60 a night so we're spending nine nights in a hotel first, 92 degrees in a tent not my idea of fun. If we stay longer than that it'll be camping
You are not a shop teacher, you have all your fingers!!!
Strawberry Margarita and Quesadilla in the tank, fat man beer at hand, now just waiting for the famous intro and then stage free for the great entertainer :) Greetings from South Charleston / Institute road trip this week.
Ok to early just got home …. Dam-it
I went in 2009. We found a farmer that let us stay in his field in tents. There was thirty of us, and he let us rent the field for $45 for all of us. One of the guys rented a couple porta potties and a couple Porta showers. All the guy asked was that we leave it as clean as it was when we got there. His place was about twenty miles from the town of Sturgis. He was an old timer biker and joined in the party too. Probably never find another situation like that again as long as I live.
The Buffalo Chip has their own pre set tents. Their's is called EZ camp. It's either 640 w/o electric and 680 with electric. Good for the whole rally including pre rally
12:12 that's why we love her
Mrs. Monkey was wrong...you don't seem to be loud. Lol
"jail food disagrees with me" priceless.
Also alot of people have signs up in other towns around Sturgis, you can rent a spot to out your tent. in someone's yard for pretty cheap.
I stay in Sturgis right off the exit 30 to Days End Campground. I've been staying there off and on for the past 22 + years. Great location, affordable, bathrooms, good experience with some real Rally goers and really not that crowded at all! We can get anywhere we need to be any time of the day and they have coin-op showers and laundry and a bus to and from Glencoe, Buffalo Chip or anywhere you want to go and the price was pretty damn cheap I thought. They have a stage, live music, sometimes strippers... that gets a little dicey. A few clubs camp there as well and it's a really mellow atmosphere.
But then I don't take my RV to the rally, it's just a good time on the bike and making the ol' lady rough it!
EDIT: also TONS AND TONS of shade! Yeah baybeeee!
I’ve stayed at Days End several times and is by far my favorite place to stay , great location , clean shower house, decent entertainment and food available. Easy access to Main Street or the black hills , can’t go wrong
What is the e-z camp? And where could we rent an rv? I stayed at bear butte campsite. No showers I rednecked bath in the lake. But it was 11 bucks a night met a bunch of great people and ended up riding together. I rode out from nys
Its in the video. You can rent at Glencoe and at the Chip. Check out camp EZ Ride on Facebook
Like your videos Monkey informative and not boring.
My dad always told me if I didn't graduate high school I'd have to work the poop truck lol
Lol. You look like a older version of Rick Vaughn with those glasses on. Great information. Thanks for sharing. 😂👍
I was at Godsmack, what an adventure. Was riding 2 up, the mud was Awful
Wasn’t that crazy!? I sunk to the frame!
Just FYI I have stayed in Rapid at the KOA for 6 years it’s quite at night. They serve breakfast and supper. New pool and close proximity to all kinds of stuff
Cool, that's good to hear. Someday we might do a quiet rally... not yet though... :)
lol those campground names do sound like strip clubs lol. i bet the Rob Zombie show will be good. i had a NCO that loved Night Ranger lol. to me its a band i would fall asleep to , kind of like white noise lol. i always liked CCR though. good vid
Thanks. Great job
Thanks for watching!
I hate crowds period. If I ever go I am driving so I can watch everybody get tanked and remember what it was like when that was me getting tanked. Stories I hear is you can ride about 25 MPH if your luck close to the rally. Have fun I will be thinking about you and Mrs M
Never been able to go to Sturgis, although I've often thought about it. My friends in Redrum have asked me to ride with them several times. Good guys, by the way. They have also asked me to join multiple times. Love these guys. We are all Brothers, even though I do not wear the patch. Which is humbling. Just hasn't been in the cards. Have a 2001 Heritage, Twin Cam 88, suede green and black. Only 184 of those made in the US and a 1979 Ironhead, Paucgho frame with DNA Springer I built. I'm 66, as of yesterday. Blind in one eye. And the other one seems to want to follow suit. And, of course, the club rides at night. I don't. Safety first. Plus, I don't want to die yet. On the other hand, when I go blind in the other eye, I still have one more ride in me. But, just one. That will probably be my last. But, I'm droning on. Sounds like something Deadpool would say. I used to live in Sanford, West Palm beach for a while. Grandparents took us to St. Andrews State Park every year in Panama City. Went to the beach every day. Love the beach. Haven't been in decades. If I ever make it back down that way, I would love to meet you in person. You seem to be a really decent person (hard to find, by the way). And knowledgeable about the biker life. Admire what you do for the kids, too. I raised three daughters. Good man. Sorry to take so much of your time. Just wanted you to know how refreshing it is to see someone honestly and intelligently explaining the truths of life on 2 wheels. Thanks. As a side note, waiting on my cam chain tensioners to arrive. 38,000 miles. Twin Cams, right? Love your stuff. Keep it up.
Thanks! Yeah, that TC is gonna need them right about now. Good call.
Cheep cabins in Piedmont area if your interested give me a shout!800 for 10 days.
DA Bus is a lifesaver. If you want to drink and bar hop it's way way way cheaper than a DUI. I have never had a DUI in Sturgis, but know many who have and if you get one be ready to spend at least 2K to get out. Lawyers and fines are super high during rally.
Nightranger, great band, the quitar player was pulled in to play for Ozzie when Randy Roads passed away, did a hell of a job too,
Good review. I go more old school. I ride 1300 miles from OH and then tent camp. I stayed at Iron Horse this year for only $100 for the whole rally. Saves my money for other stuff. I ride all day anyway.
Good advice, we went in 2017 our first trip. We stayed at a hotel in Custer. We did all the rides, Custer state park, Iron mountain road, needles highway, badlands, Wall. We went to Stergis two days for about 6 hours or so each day, lots of vendors. Great trip. Hope to go back soon. Thinking about staying in a cabin maybe Hill City or Keystone.
Learned a bunch. Thanks
Totally agree about staying where you end your day. My first year there over twenty years ago , found myself riding through the hills at 2AM in dense fog. It was probably 50 degrees ,but felt much colder in a sleeveless t-shirt. Trying to keep up with 4 drunks that had been riding those hills for years. Just waiting for Bambi to jump out. Single sealed beam headlamp that almost lit the fog enough to see the taillight ahead of me. Some how we survived.
@James Wahl, bro that visual you just articulated us crazy familiar ha ha.
I have an enclosed trailer that is currently being fixed up with power/air/heat etc..
If I need to pull off and boondock I'll be able to.
My 2 a.m. blasts down the road with "the boyz" is hopefully well behind me ha ha.
My dad was a shop teacher. Own that scruffy look like ya MEANT to do it ha ha ha.
Never apologize for being a man.
I’ve never apologized…
@@ProfessionalMonkey bwahahaha right on man.
I've been staying at Tillford Gulch Campground between Sturgis and Rapid city nice place Clean and not to rowdy perfect Campground in between everything!
The Bulldog Creek campground where I normally stay is across the road from Kickstands and is $25 for tent camping. We generally just go across the bridge to partake of the bar and bands at Kickstands.
Don’t forget “Ham and Jam” in Hewlet WY. Limited places to stay but a good time and scenic ride destination,
its beautiful here in ohio. sunny and 7°. couldnt ride today because of the 4 inches of snow we got but by monday its supposed to be 40ish so look for the red roadking with the pitbull on the back yay!!! ps i alway am around Sturgis... just in early July late june.thats the real way to avoid the crowds.
Hope you enjoyed the rally. Starting to make tentative plans to try and make it thru next year (23). I’m wondering about the Chip and Glencoe and tenting. Is there power available at tent sites for a CPAP or computer?
I enjoy your videos. My brother and I are planning our first trip to Sturgis this year. I will be coming from Oregon and he will be coming from Arizona. Thanks for all the hints on how to plan our trip.
I have 3 buddies in Coos Bay thst come. You should ride with them.
@@neildewitt2869 well if it works out time wise that would be cool. We are meeting up with my brother in salt lake city. He's coming from Arizona.
@Allen Bechtol where you coming from? Which way you coming thru?
@@neildewitt2869 we are in eugene. We are going south east across the cascade mountains then east too salt lake city. Little out of the way but easier for meeting up with my brother.
Pappy Hoel Campgrounds seams to shut down after midnight, and it's eerily quiet until about 7am. I enjoyed sleeping, and I'm ready to roll early.
The Ride and Rest, sounds like a strip club for old people 😂😂😂😂 Then have a cup of tea and you're good to go again 😂
I'm an old dude getting ready to retire
I have a 2003 Anniversary Edition Fatboy
Just bought a 2021 Road Glide Special
Going to ride on a trip to actually nowhere
Love your attitude and knowledge
Your a good dude
Not to many of us left
I've learned a lot from you
Love Peace and Chicken Grease
Keep up the good work
Real bikers quit going to sturgis when they banned us from camping in city park. Also too bad you kids will never know what the real bikers experienced.
It's all commercial B.S. now. I'd tell you where real bikers go but we don't want you to know. ✌
I want to Iron Butt from up here in Canada down to Sturgis, maybe Deadwood, would I get flack if I do it on my 76 yamaha 650 chopper? I mean I don't care but I would like as little issue as possible. I've heard from guys I work with that it can be a really niche crowd these days.
Thank You for all the great info. I am hoping to go for my 1st time this year with a buddy after the Maggie Valley rally.
Unfortunately no RV anymore but looking at some good ideas to stay, I am like you and Mrs Monkey in I like it all.
With that for a 1st timer please give your alls educated advice also being mitary any options like military sites, units ect. that you have come across. Also do the buses only run from Glinco/Buffalo Chip and do they run 24hrs?
I'm not aware of any specialty spots but there might be a military discount if you call to book?
Thank you for all of the informative info. 2023 sturgis god willing
The weaving excuse by cops is everywhere not just sturgis
I'm sure, doing what you do, you get some really weird comments from time to time. You might even think this is one of those but, lets see.
I saw some videos where you put out some really good info. You make comments that are morally sound, like the video where you saw the LE prospects inappropriately touch the topless girl. & typically you make it a point to show respect to all, except Christians. Why is that? You start your video using the Christians Leader name as a term of disgust, you say later you have little in common with Christians. I'm the first to say there are a lot of people that say they are Christians and say & do things that aren't Christ like. But you just seem disturbed by Christians in a way that goes against what you portray yourself to be when you talk about others in biker culture. I have to say, I've seen Christian MC, MM, & the like have just as much respect, & zeal for biker culture as you do. That's not cool. I say this with no explanation of you suddenly showing any respect towards people of faith, but like you said in one of your other videos, some times you just got stand up for what's right.
With all do respects,
Shiny side up.
Sturgis hasnt been worth going for decades. I stopped going when it stopped being about the biker and biker lifestyle, and started being about how much money you have in your wallet. I can lay down miles, enjoy the ride and save my wallet in my own part of the country.
Can you tell me the best time in the morning to get a parking spot on main St dayatona during bike week.
I am no expert as I am not too fond of Daytona Main Street. I am betting before Noon...
I did camp ez ride last year at sturgis in the Buffalo chip and I got a state they are some stand up people they make sure you’re taken care of at the Buffalo chip though they can’t do the continental breakfast according to the Buffalo chip rules I liked it so much that that’s what I’m doing for this year
2001 . My buddy his wife my girl and myself rented a cabin at 6 mile in Custer. Split two ways it was not too bad may 900/7days. Probably more by now
You do an awesome job giving us a realistic run down of Sturgis. I'm new to riding and definitely want to go and I feel like you give us a great blue print and of what we can do and expect!
My horrible horrible Sturgis idea: I wanna see Sturgis when there's NOT a rally going on.
I'll be able to enjoy the roads, rides, town and even the mom/pop shops that are ALWAYS there trying to make a living.
I know what a motorcycle looks like. Hell I know what a propped up corporate bar that's gonna be there for the rally and then GONE looks like.
I already know what 1000s of bikes and 1000s of people crammed into a small space looks like.
I wanna see the REAL place without the rally. It'll be quiet and layed back. You won't need pepper spray. You won't need to lock your bike down every time you shut it off. You won't need ear plugs. Ha ha ha
Ahhh retirement goals. In a few years I'll prove it. ☕🤠🎙🐕
Great info!
Good stuff!
Entertaining as hell and informative as usual. We're hoping to make our first Sturgis trip this year and you've given us some valuable information to think about. Thanks Brother!
As we all know The price of gas is way out of line already , Then you add Rally price on top of that , hmmm . I sure hope there's no shortages on those away from everything rides like Titty Tuesday . I'll be hauling a small can in my saddle bag this year .
I rent a tent space on the south end of town in Sturgis and it’s about $100 for a week. She has a shower and a bathroom set up, but the best part is she has driveway parking so I can get my bike off the road. We walk in to town and see the sides, but then we are right by the highway if we want to get out and ride, but it’s not so loud that we hear bikes all night. One thing I did notice was when we were walking into town, there are a lot of bedsheets down over fences spray painted advertising tentspaces for cheap. I could see how somebody could easily make a couple thousand dollars just putting up some tentspaces in their backyard and providing a porta and the shower
What’s up guys!
Sup, teach?
Going to Sturgis for the first time this year. Loved and using knowledge from your videos to plan my trip. Thank u
Steel pony!
I stayed in Custer SD, the last time I rode to the Sturgis and it was really good, it was a good central location, to ride to all the cool area's, thanks for all the good videos.
First time Sturgis this year. Staying at Sturgis view campground. Have any info to share. Rusty n Pam
I hope to get out there . , MDB , gonna be there , to. Drove thru 1999 . Awsome
First time this year staying at Steel Pony campground
Love the sturgis content clips!
Great fricken video!!!! So much info! Thank u so much!
Glad it was helpful!
@@ProfessionalMonkey definitely was. I am a Daytona local so bike week and Biketoberfest is easy. But sturgis is a whole other beast. Really liked the way you broke it down. Going to go back and watch your other videos and content. New subscriber here! Thanks brother and ride safe.
WOW Glencoe wants $410.00 Canadian for a camping wristband this year! I've been going for years but now I will reconsider. Too bad I love the rally, but the greed is getting crazy.
Definitely getting really expensive for sure. Besides fuel costs this year…
What about test riding the newest bikes. Are there any rides that Harley dose, say on the new Pam Am or Sportster?
Dawns here ☀️
I know I'm going. I just have to get my reservations started. Let the games begin.☺️
Hey DaMonk, your 82nd t-shirt page link not working!
5:50 - Black Hills HD also has that secondary "vendor city" before you actually get to their parking lot.
Thats right accross the street. Good point. Oh, and HI TOBY!
Sister Christian your the only one that’s all I know right now good night love your channel
This may be a dumb question, but if you’re in the first category that doesn’t give a rats ass about people and just wanna ride, Would it be beneficial to go the week before, ride the places that are “iconic” or good rides? Then just do like a 4 day pass for the first part of it? (Another way to save money possibly). Never been to a rally but I plan to start soon. Maybe do a quick video and suggest some of the smaller weekend rally’s?
Good point. I talk a lot about Leesburg, it's my favorite Florida rally.
Old guy, only ever been to a few rallies. It will be my second Sturgis this year. Bringing my RV to the Chip this year. Going to do the Cackleberry for Bike week in March. Are the Mrs. and you going to make an appearance at Daytona?
Yup, were are at the Cacklebery!
The more I hear the better Sturgis gets... Book well in advance was a good tip for the campgrounds... Weekend bender would be fun 😂🍻 though those Monday mornings 🤢 haven't done that since my 20s... Also leaned drinking in direct sunlight makes those hangovers last for days 🤔 lesson learned 😂🍻☀️🤢🤢🤢
So true!