Iowa · Illinois · Wisconsin
Mississippi River
4 days · Round trip from Des Moines, Iowa · 3–6 bikes
4 daysRide from Des Moines
$3,850
per rider · +$500 passenger
South Dakota · Wyoming
Black Hills
Granite spires. Pigtail bridges. Tunnels that frame Mount Rushmore. Your bike is trucked to Rapid City and waiting when you land, with no two days of I-90 to get there. Nights in Coolidge's Summer White House and Seth Bullock's hotel in Deadwood, then a last ride out through the Badlands.
- 4 riding days · 5 nights
- ~760 miles
- Fly in and out of Rapid City
- Best: June & September
Along the route
What you'll see
The stops and roads on the Black Hills ride.
Mount Rushmore, from Iron Mountain Road (Day 1) 
The Needles, Custer State Park (Day 2) 
Sylvan Lake (Day 2) 
Morning fog on a Black Hills two-lane (Day 3) 
Badlands Loop Road (Day 4) 
The bison herd on the Wildlife Loop (Day 1)
The route
Day by day
4 riding days, 5 nights. Best time: June and September.
- Day 0
Fly into Rapid City
- Evening
- Orientation. The downtown Presidents statues are a block away.
- Overnight
- Hotel Alex Johnson (1928)
- Day 1~120 mi
Rapid City to Custer State Park
- Roads
- Sheridan Lake Road to Hill City · Iron Mountain Road (US-16A), with its pigtail bridges and three tunnels that frame Mount Rushmore · Wildlife Loop Road.
- Stops
- Mount Rushmore · the bison herd and begging burros on the Wildlife Loop.
- Paid tours
- 1880 Train, Hill City–Keystone
- Custer State Park pass
- Mount Rushmore parking
- Overnight
- State Game Lodge (1920), President Coolidge's 1927 Summer White House
- Day 2~150 mi
Custer State Park to Deadwood
- Roads
- Needles Highway (SD-87) through the granite spires and Needles Eye Tunnel · US-16 west to Jewel Cave · US-385 north past Pactola Reservoir.
- Stops
- Sylvan Lake · Crazy Horse Memorial.
- Paid tours
- Jewel Cave Scenic Tour
- Crazy Horse Memorial
- Overnight
- Historic Bullock Hotel (1895), built by Deadwood's first sheriff
- Day 3~200 mi
Spearfish Canyon & Devils Tower loop
- Roads
- Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway (US-14A) · US-14 into Wyoming · WY-24 to Devils Tower and Hulett · back through Belle Fourche.
- Stops
- Homestake Open Cut in Lead · Bridal Veil and Roughlock Falls · Devils Tower National Monument · Mount Moriah Cemetery, where Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane are buried.
- Paid tours
- Devils Tower entry
- Adams Museum, Deadwood
- Overnight
- Historic Bullock Hotel
- Day 4~260 mi
Sturgis, the Badlands, and back to Rapid City
- Roads
- Vanocker Canyon Road to Sturgis · a short stretch of I-90 to Wall · Badlands Loop Road (SD-240) · SD-44 back through Buffalo Gap National Grassland.
- Stops
- Wall Drug · Minuteman Missile National Historic Site.
- Paid tours
- Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame
- Badlands National Park entry
- Overnight
- Hotel Alex Johnson
- Day 5
Fly home from Rapid City
- Morning
- Breakfast, then a 20-minute transfer to the airport. Your bike goes back on the trailer and follows you home to Des Moines.
$6,050 per rider
One Price. The Whole Trip.
Included
- Motorcycle transport there and back from Des Moines, Iowa
- Round-trip flights from Des Moines
- Airport transfers
- Historic hotels every night
- A planned route on the best roads in the region
- A lead guide
- A support vehicle for luggage and tools
- Every paid tour and admission on the itinerary
Not included
- Food and drinks
- Fuel
- Bike repairs and parts
- Your riding gear
- The spare emergency bike, if you need it ($50/day)
Good to know
- Tour dates avoid the Sturgis Rally (August 6–15, 2027).
Group: 3 to 6 bikes
How It Works
No two rides are the same. Every tour is built around the group that books it: the pace, the stops, how early you roll out, and whether the afternoon is one more pass or a hot spring. And we pay attention to who rides with whom. We've spent a lot of years around riders and have a good sense of who will mesh, so we match up groups that get along. Most people go home with new friends.
Every tour needs three bikes to run. Got your own crew of three to six? Book the whole tour for your group and we'll set dates that work for you.
Step 1
Reserve your spot for $200
Pick a tour and put down a $200 deposit. It holds your place, counts toward your tour price, and is refundable any time you ask. Change your mind about which tour? Move it to another one.
Step 2
We set the date
Once enough riders have signed up for a tour, we set the dates with the group. Every tour runs with three to six bikes. The balance is due 30 days before the tour starts.
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- $200 deposit
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5 days · Round trip from Des Moines, Iowa · 3–6 bikes
5 daysRide from Des Moines$200 deposit$5,050
per rider · +$400 passenger
Kentucky
Kentucky Bourbon Trail
4 days · Bourbon country · 3–6 bikes
4 daysFly to Louisville$200 deposit$6,300
per rider · +$1,100 passenger
North Carolina · Tennessee · Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
5 days · The Parkway, the Smokies, and the Dragon · 3–6 bikes
5 daysFly to Asheville$200 deposit$8,250
per rider · +$1,050 passenger
Front Range · San Juan Mountains
Colorado
4 days · The Rockies and the San Juans · 3–6 bikes
4 daysFly to Denver$200 deposit$6,850
per rider · +$1,100 passenger
Montana · Yellowstone · Wyoming
Montana Backcountry
6 days · Montana & Yellowstone · 3–6 bikes
6 daysFly to Bozeman$200 deposit$9,650
per rider · +$1,200 passenger
Questions
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Questions about a tour, your bike, or bringing your own group? Send us a note or give us a call. We'll get back to you within 36 hours.