FALLING LEAF RALLY
THE BEST END-OF-SEASON CAMPING RALLY SINCE 1976
Registration is open for the 51st Falling Leaf Rally!
Join us for another great Rally from Friday noon through Sunday 10:00 am., October 9 to 11, 2026
Rally
Location
Garrison’s River Resort
287 Hwy TT
Steelville, MO 65565
Website:
www.GarrisonsRiverResort.com
Direct Phone: 573-775-2410
Email Address: garrisoncanoe@gmail.com
Hours: 08:00 am – 06:00 pm CDT
Rally Pricing
Online Reservations are now open for the 2026 Falling Leaf Rally. Use our handy web link here: https://2026-falling-leaf-rally-preregistration-copy.cheddarup.com
Use our online registration button here:
Early Registration
Early Registration – Save $10 off the Gate Admission until Sunday, October 4, 2026
Early Registration $40 per person. Accompanied Kids 15 & under free admission. Rally admission includes two nights of Tent Camping, Grand Prize and Door Prize Tickets. Refreshments include Hot Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Hot Tea, Lemonade, and drinking water during the rally. There is an indoor heated meeting hall and dining room, available hot showers, flush toilets, picnic tables at campsites. Rally attendees can participate in all events including Rider Awards (self signup), Saturday GS Ride Volunteer Guided Ride, Anvil Shoot, Bonfire, and Closing Awards Ceremony. Rally runs from noon Friday through Sunday 10:00 am. Optional meals are available for purchase online with early registration (see below). Attendees must have armband for entry into the rally grounds. Optional RV campsites, bunk houses, cabins are available and early arrival is encouraged. Details below.
Optional Meals
New for 2026: Friday & Saturday breakfast meal options. Choose any one optional meal or all four. Meals can only be purchased online with your early registration.
Friday Breakfast $9.00 per person includes Pancakes, sausage, orange juice.
Friday Dinner $17.00 per person includes Hamburger, pasta salad, potato chips, and dessert.
Saturday Breakfast $10.00 per person includes Scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns, and orange juice.
Saturday Dinner $19.00 per person includes Pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw, potato salad, BBQ bean, and dessert.
Gate Registration
Gate Registration $50 per person. Accompanied Kids 15 & under free admission. Rally admission includes two nights of Tent Camping, Grand Prize and Door Prize Tickets. Refreshments include Hot Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Hot Tea, Lemonade, and drinking water during the rally. There is an indoor heated meeting hall and dining room, plus hot showers, flush toilets, and picnic tables at campsites. Rally attendees can participate in all events including Rider Awards (self signup), Saturday GS Ride Volunteer Guided Ride, Anvil Shoot, Bonfire, and Closing Awards Ceremony. Rally runs from noon Friday through Sunday 10:00 am. No meals are available for purchase at the gate. Registration may be purchased online the week of the rally. Attendees must have armband for entry into the rally grounds. Optional RV campsites, bunk houses, cabins are available and early arrival is encouraged. Details below.
Volunteers
We also have some volunteer opportunities to help with several rally activities. Click on this link to sign up: https://rally-volunteer-sign-up-43237.cheddarup.com
Rally T-Shirt
The Official Falling Leaf Rally T-Shirt will be available for preorder with your online registration. These custom T-Shirts are available in your favorite size with the colorful Rally Logo. Let everyone know you had a blast at the “Best End-Of-Season Camping Rally.” $20.00 per item. Your Rally T-Shirt must be purchased by Sept 12, 2026 so your order can be fulfilled by the beginning rally date. Follow the Online Registration link.
Day Passes
Saturday Only Day Pass $20 Per Person. No Camping. No Meals. No Door Prizes.
Rally Schedule
A detailed hour-by-hour schedule listing of all the rally activities including scheduled meals, door prize winner postings, anvil blast, awards ceremony, and more are available here. Upon check in at the gate, attendees will receive a packet of Grand Prize and Door Prize tickets, meal tickets (if ordered online) and a detailed printed rally schedule.
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.
What’s Included In Your Rally Fee
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 working with sponsors and vendors to finalize the 2026 prizes. Details will be published here so check back often.
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 BMWMOA and BMW branded gear and models. Join us this year for your chance to win!
Sponsors
We’re happy to invite back Viking Bags as a door prize sponsor in 2026. Check out their Adventure Touring Side Cases here on our website. The Viking Bags website is located here: https://www.vikingbags.com/collections/bmw-r-1200-adventure-touring-hard-side-cases
Camping
Rally tent camping for Friday and Saturday nights is included with your rally admission. There are spacious shady campsites throughout the rally grounds.
Hot pay shower locations are available at the campground with heated bathrooms and flush toilets. Johnny on the spot toilets are strategically located.
An enclosed meeting hall will be open during the rally and is heated or air conditioned depending upon the weather.
Refreshments
Throughout the Rally, from Friday noon to Sunday at 10:00 am, we serve hot coffee, hot tea, lemonade, hot chocolate, and fresh cold water.
GS and Dual Sport Ride
On Saturday morning there will be the dual sport ride.
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.
Midway through your adventure we’ll stop at a local sandwich shop for an optional lunch. The ride ends in plenty of time to submit your door prize tickets and pickup your prizes back at the rally. Lots of luck!
Dual Sport Riding
Do want to explore some of the great off road trails in the Mark Twain Forest on your own, or with a couple of GSers? A topographical map or GPS is recommended. Or, grab a couple of local riders who know the area. You’ll easily find riders who will be glad to go off-roading with any rider of any skill level.
Anvil Shoot & Ceremony
Gather with your fellow riders for the final rally ceremony. We keep it short and sweet. Find out the longest distance a rally attendee traveled; the oldest bike ridden to the rally; the youngest rider; the oldest male and female riders; long distance solo male and female riders; long distance two-up; and the oldest bike ridden to the rally.
We’ve got some great grand prizes to give away and special recognition. Get prepared to have a BLAST at the Falling Leaf Rally. Actually, two blasts to be specific.
Our annual 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.
Rider Recognition Awards
We give recognition 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 MOTORCYCLE RIDDEN TO THE RALLY
You have to sign up to be eligible. Details will be in your rally packet. Recognition is for any motorcycle that is ridden to the rally only. Other forms of transportation used for traveling to the rally site disqualifies a rider and motorcycle.
*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.
Optional Meals
New for 2026: Friday & Saturday breakfast meal options. Choose any one optional meal or all four. Meals can only be purchased online with your early registration.
We know you want a choice, so we have made all meals at the rally optional. You shouldn’t have to pay for a Friday night meal if you are arriving late and will miss dinner. And nobody wants to interrupt their Saturday afternoon ride to hurry back to the rally grounds for a meal.
We make it easy to preregister online for your rally admission and to reserve your seat at the table for any of four optional meals. Friday morning breakfast with pancakes, sausage, orange juice. Friday night dinner is a hearty Hamburger, pasta salad, and potato chips in the dinning hall. Saturday breakfast is Scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns, orange juice. Saturday night dinner is everybody’s favorite Pulled pork sandwich, coleslaw, potato salad, BBQ beans, and dessert. Meals are only available for purchase online.
Optional Lodging
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 573-775-2410 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? Note: No linens or cooking utensils in lodging units.
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.)
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.
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.
Local Information
Twisty 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
Rally FAQs
Have More Questions? We’ve got the answers. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions section.