Welcome to Our 49th Falling Leaf Rally at Garrison’s River Resort, Steelville, Missouri
Mark your calendars to join us Friday noon through Sunday 10:00 am, October 11 to 13, 2024 for our 49th Falling Leaf Rally at Garrison’s River Resort in Steelville, MO.
NEW Lower Pricing for 2024! Choose Two Optional Meals with Preregistration. Rally Cancellation Insurance Available.
At the Gate Admission:
$40.00 per person: Includes 2 nights tent camping, grand prize and door prize tickets, hot coffee, tea, lemonade, hot chocolate. and drinking water are included throughout the rally weekend. No meals are included with general admission. Optional meals can be added during online preregistration only. Optional meals cannot be purchased at the gate. All attendees must have an armband for entry into the rally grounds.
Day Passes: $20.00 per person. Available Saturday Only. No Camping, No Meals, or Door Prizes with the day pass admission. Attendees must have a Day Pass armband for entry onto the rally grounds.
Preregister for Rally Admission, Optional Meals, and Rally Cancellation Insurance.
Preregistration is now open for the 49th Annual Falling Leaf Rally – CLICK HERE.
Preregister Online:
$40.00 per person: Includes 2 nights tent camping, grand prize and door prize tickets, hot coffee, tea, lemonade, hot chocolate. and drinking water are included throughout the rally weekend. Optional meals listed below can be added during the preregistration process online only. Meals cannot be purchased at the gate.
Meal Option 1: Friday Evening Hot Dog Meal $10.00 per person. Join us for our delicious Friday night Hot Dog & Chili Dinner with a side, dessert and beverage. Don’t worry about finding a bite to eat after a hard day’s ride. We’ll start serving at 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm. Add this option during preregistration.
Meal Option 2: Saturday Evening Grilled Chicken Dinner $13.00 per person. Pull up a chair with your friends and join us at the table for a hearty home style Grilled Chicken Dinner with sides, dessert, and beverage. Experience all the delicious flavors from our Ozarks Country Kitchen Diner served hot and tasty. We’ll start serving at 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Add this option during preregistration.
Optional Rally Cancellation Insurance: $10.00 per registrant. We know life happens and plans can change. This non-refundable insurance fee option will allow you to cancel your rally preregistration fee and optional meal fees by Friday, September 6, 2024 and receive a full refund. Add this option during preregistration.
Dates
The 49th Falling Leaf Rally will be held from 12:00 pm, Friday, October 11, 2024 through Sunday 10:00 am, October 13, 2024. Early arrivals are encouraged, but you must make camping or lodging reservations directly with Garrison’s River Resort by calling toll-free: 1-800-367-8945
Location
Garrison’s River Resort
287 Hwy TT
Steelville, MO 65565
Website: www.GarrisonsRiverResort.com
Toll-Free Phone: 1-800-367-8945
Your tent camping rally fee of $24.00 will be credited to your purchased RV site, cabin lodging, bunkhouse, or RV rental charge as a paid rally fee attendee only during the dates of the rally. Early arrivals before October 11, 2024 may a purchase RV site, cabin lodging, bunkhouse, or RV rental at off-season rates directly from Garrison’s River Resort.
Garrison’s Canoe Resort has flush toilets, available hot showers for a small fee, group indoor seating, and lots of shady, river-view campsites and RV sites. An onsite country store has snacks, drinks, and sundry items for sale.
Questions?
For questions related to the rally (non-lodging), please contact: rally-coordinator@gatewayriders.com
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.
Your Rally Host
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.
Additional Rally Details
Who Can Attend?
This is a BMW rally. It is open to BMW riders and owners. We also welcome riders of other brands of motorcycles. We are a private club on private property offering a friendly, fun, and safe family event. To be fair to everyone that paid an entrance fee, and to be sure everyone is covered by the event insurance, we provide wrist and motorcycle bands to all registrants. These bands must be visibly worn and attached to the motorcycle to access the rally site. Garrison’s River Resort provides evening security.
When Can I Arrive?
The Gateway Riders invite everyone to arrive early. Plenty of shady campsites, RV sites, and cabins are available at off-season rates. You’ll need to secure early arrival reservations from the campground. We start the rally on Friday at noon. Early arrivals will have the opportunity to secure any campsite or cabin. RVers will also be allowed to arrive early as well. The Gateway Riders will provide services Friday morning through Sunday morning. Everything is packed up and gone by Sunday 10 AM.
What About Pets?
Owners have to keep their pet leashed at all times. Owners must clean up pet waste immediately and completely. Be considerate of others. Please observe campground rules if you are on the rally grounds
Door Prizes
Every person registered for the rally, including members of the Gateway Riders club, are eligible for grand prizes and door prizes.
We are still working with sponsors and vendors to finalize the 2024 prizes. We will add details here so check back often.
We would like to thank all our Sponsors including: Gateway BMW Motorcycles, Dunlap Motorcycle Tires, Pirelli (Metzeler), Adaptiv Technologies LLC, LD Comfort, Spectro Performance Oils, Mass Depot, Rok Straps, Moto Manufacturing, Kathy’s Journey Designs as well as Gateway Riders members Jim Shaw and Jeff Ackerman. Their generosity and support for the Falling Leaf Rally and attendees is greatly appreciated!
Last year’s prizes included tires, a bike cover, polish and cleaner, an EDC kit, tires, shirts, a tire plugger, gear straps, discount on a jacket, discount for bag liners, as well as BMW MOA and BMW branded gear and models.
Join us this year for your chance to win!
Awards
We give awards for the:
OLDEST MALE RIDER
OLDEST FEMALE RIDER
LONG DISTANCE SOLO MALE
LONG DISTANCE SOLO FEMALE
LONG DISTANCE TWO UP (includes sidecars)
YOUNGEST RIDER
OLDEST BMW RIDDEN TO THE RALLY
You have to sign up to be eligible for the awards; details in your rally packet. Other than the People’s Choice, awards are for BMW motorcycles that are ridden to the rally only. Other forms of transportation for any traveling to the rally site disqualifies a rider and motorcycle, except for the People’s Choice award.
*Long Distance awards are calculated from your home address to the rally by the most direct route with final decision made by electronic mapping software.
Dealers and Service
Gateway BMW
18350 Wings Corporate Dr.,
Chesterfield, MO 63005
Website: www.gatewaybmw.com
314-427-9090
Grass Roots
28 South Spanish St.,
Cape Girardeau, Mo, 63703
Website: www.grassrootsbmw.com
800-888-1269
Forever Endeavor Cycles
21 East 5th Street,
Eureka, Mo, 63025
Website: https://www.abcbmw.com/
636-938-7336
Vending at the Rally
Vendors enhance the rally experience for everyone, and we encourage them to attend. Vendor RV sites are available with full hookups including electricity. Reservations can be made with Garrison’s River Resort. If Vendors want to be eligible for door prizes, they may pay the regular rally registration fee.
Lodging Options
Note: If you would like accommodations beyond the included camping during the rally itself, options are available directly from the campground.
Lodging, RVs & Bunkhouses:
Contact Garrison’s River Resort: Lodging, RV camping with full hookups, and Bunkhouse lodging is available for an additional separate fee payable to Garrison’s River Resort.
Call 1-800-367-8945 to make your reservations directly with the campground. Lodging options include bungalows, cabins, RV rentals, and group bunkhouses with comfortable bunk beds, showers, and toilets. Why stay in a hotel? No linens or cooking utensils in lodging units.
Early Arrivals:
Why not extend your rally experience by arriving early, or staying late? The rally grounds at the campground will accept early arrivals for tent camping, RVs, and cabin rentals the week of the rally based upon availability. Early arrival reservations are recommended. Extra night stays are at additional cost and reservations can be made directly with the resort.
Cabins
Garrison’s River Resort has several different types of cabin lodging. Why stay in a hotel? Make your selection directly with the campground. Garrison’s River Resort. 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. (Note: No linens or cooking utensils in lodging units.)
Camping
Tent camping space is plentiful and is included with your rally admission. Plan for low temperatures in the evening. An enclosed meeting hall will be open during the rally and is heated or air conditioned. Hot pay 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 Garrison’s River Resort 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.