RV sites with 30- and 50-amp power are available, along with water hookups. Grassy sites directly adjacent to the National Rally entrance are available for $299 each and include a guaranteed space for Wednesday through Saturday nights of the National Rally.

Overland Camping is also back for 2025. The 25’ x 50’ spaces with limited services and a whole bunch of fun are available for $100 for the week of the Rally. Overland camping sites allow any mixture of tents, people and recreational vehicles. If you can fit it in the space, bring it!

“We are excited to welcome BMW riders and their families to the 2025 National Rally,” said Mari Harrleson, Rally Chair of the 2025 National Rally.  “The RV camping area in Lebanon is peaceful and a great way to experience the Rally. Space is limited, so we encourage everyone to register early to secure their spot for this unforgettable experience.”

For more information about the rally, RV registration, overland camping and to stay updated on the latest news, visit our official website at rally.bmwmoa.org.

Now through July 31, 2024, you can register for the 2025 BMW MOA National Rally for only $59! Purchase your rally shirt during registration and save even more. Get the bundle for only $75 until July 31! Click here to register, scan the QR code or call (864) 438-0962. Registering now will guarantee you the lowest price of the season and solidify your plans for an unbelievable 2025!

Because the Slash 5 series was so critical in the growth of the BMW motorcycle line and BMW clubs, we are also celebrating the whole Slash 5 series at our Rally with the “Celebration of The Slash 5” and are asking everyone with a Slash 5 to bring it to the rally! We are planning the world’s largest /5 “selfie” – a big group photo – and a special /5 Bike Show! Further, a representative from BMW AG’s Archive division will be giving seminars about the development of the /5 series.

If you have a /5, please bring it to the rally and participate in the group photo, the bike show, and be a part of the biggest showing of /5’s in decades! You do not have to be a BMW MOA member to attend. However, you can save money on your rally registration by registering early, and even more by joining the MOA while you register. If you think you will bring your /5, we are asking that you register your /5 below so we know what to expect.

Remember, Rally registration and slash 5 registration are different things. You can register your slash 5's attendance below for free! Please send questions to rallychair@bmwmoa.org. Let's Wander Farther in Springfield!

The URL is rally.bmwmoa.org. Hover over the menu items to see what's underneath them, and click away to find out about seminars, vendors, events, entertainment, training, GEARS, common questions, the site map, and more!

This year’s Karol Patzer MOA Children’s Charity, EmpowerMe, invites you to come and savour Baskin Robbins Ice Cream while having a chance to see up close the great work that EmpowerMe does with the wonderful kids attending the camp.

About 1.5 miles from the rally site, EmpowerMe runs a day camp where these children enjoy a fun-filled time involved in several activities, including sidecar rides which will be provided by our own MOA members. (Find out more about that - and volunteer your rig!)

If you have a few free minutes during the Rally on Thursday, June 13th, have a hankering for Baskin Robbins Ice Cream, and would like to meet the staff and children attending EmpowerMe, drop by between 1:00 and 3:00 pm at the Baird Park, Harold Greer Recreation Center, 416 Baird Park Circle, Lebanon. You can download a map to the camp.

If you have any questions or would like to help please contact Marc Souliere, chairperson, via email or at 819-661-7693 (cell or text). You can also reach co-chair Susanna Parkhouse at 719-237-8117 if I am not available.

See you there!

BMW Motorrad USA will offer demo rides from the Iowa State Fairgrounds – BMW MOA Rally headquarters. Rally participants, ages 18 and older, with a valid motorcycle license and proper riding gear will have an opportunity to test ride BMW’s full lineup of Adventure, Touring, Heritage, Roadster, Urban Mobility models and Sportbikes – including the new six-cylinder K 1600 B Bagger and its touring cousin, the K 1600 Grand America, the new single-cylinder G 310 GS enduro, and the C evolution electric scooter. Sign-ups begin at 8 a.m.

The full rally registration fee (excluding children and day passes) includes admission to the rally Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; entry into door prize drawings; eligibility for Grand Prize drawings (including a BMW MOA prize motorcycle); and camping fees for the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

To pre-register for the BMW MOA International Rally, visit the BMW Motorcycles Demo Registration page.

For information and a complete schedule of events, visit the Rally Intro page on the MOA website.

Video of the demo truck arriving at an event held at BMW of Denver in 2017.

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Four coach bus tours are available Thursday and Friday at 1pm and 2pm both days. Each coach holds 56 passengers and will stop at four Des Moines breweries - Confluence Brewing Company, Exile Brewing Company, Court Avenue Brewing Company and The Iowa Taproom. We'll spend approximately 30 minutes at each location to give you an opportunity to sample some of their best concoctions and share a moment with friends.

   

   

Tickets for the Rally Pub Crawl are only $20, which includes a seat on an air-conditioned coach, a cool commemorative t-shirt, can koozie and one token for a beverage at any one of the four breweries you visit. Additional purchases are up to you, but since we're doing the driving, buy as many as you like.

Register you and your friends online. It's a great way to spend a casual afternoon at the National and take in the best of Des Moines.

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Register online today and pick up your Silipint at the MOA Gear Store at the Rally in Des Moines. We'll see you there!

What happens when you bring together a superbly talented musician, a world-class photographer and an "Iron Butt Fashionista?" No, it's not the newest reality show in the making, but these three dynamos comprise your 2018 BMW MOA Rally Team!

Rally Chair Brian Hinton and his Co-Chairs, Lee Harrelson and Deb Gasque, are hard at work planning and creating the biggest MOA family gathering of the year and promise your time spent in Des Moines, Iowa, July 12-15, 2018, will be remarkable.

With a fairground scene that's absolutely pristine but surrounded by a city that's worthy of a super shout-out for its high marks in the "good vibes" department, you won't want to discount Des Moines as simply a "Rally in the Cornfield." Much to the contrary. Brian, Lee and Deb have some grand things in the making and look forward to seeing returning rally-goers, as well as an extraordinary amount of first-timers who have never attended.

Spoiler Alert! This is the year you will want to participate as the volume of "epic" will be turned up beyond full-blast to 12! So who are the characters in this grand plot?

2018 Rally Chair Brian Hinton is a rockstar and nothing less. Don't be fooled by his nonchalant demeanor as he's a fiercely talented guitarist who rocks the music circuit on a regular basis and also owns a guitar shop, Elite Music, in Montgomery, Alabama.

An Alabama native, Brian has been involved with motorcycles since his teenage years, and in 2004, Brian had his first experience with a BMW motorcycle. Back then he had a couple of friends' motorcycles that he could borrow and his first "loaner" was a 1993 R 100 R.

"I ended up keeping that bike for almost nine months and knew then I was a Beemer guy all the way." He found an R 1200 C on a local bulletin board and bought it, then rode it thousands of miles and to his very first rally.

Brian was also introduced to the MOA during this time when he was given a stack of Owners News magazines. "I really started getting to know this new lifestyle as well as the MOA culture," he said. That experience also led Brian to seek out local BMW motorcycle clubs, and this is when he found the BMW MOA "Alabeemers" chapter. He is now the club's Travel Director where he actively encourages club rides, including their monthly "Second Saturday" ride.

The BMW MOA has become very important to Brian, and he also serves as a Regional Coordinator with aspirations of joining the BMW MOA Board of Directors. "What attracts me to the MOA is the sense of fellowship and common goodwill of everyone who I have met that is involved with the MOA. They offer great information and insight into the world of riding and safety, as well as bridging the gap between dealers and end users," he said.

Brian is absolutely thrilled to be the 2018 Rally Chair and is working hard to bring a harmony of fresh, vibrant and creative tones to our gathering in Des Moines, Iowa, July 12-15. His passion is deep and will certainly enhance efforts to organize one of the best rallies on record.

Lee Harrelson, Deb Gasque and Brian Hinton.

With all of that, Brian remains basic with his belief of what makes a great event. "In my opinion, a great event is created by the gathering of people with a common passion. We are one big family who love to ride, socialize and have a good time together," he said.

Rally Co-Chair Lee Harrelson is a Birmingham, Alabama, native and the youngest of five brothers. Lee credits his career as a professional photographer, amongst a couple of other things, to his siblings, specifically his brother Keith. Through his example and encouragement when Lee was an impressionable and slightly troubled teenager, he found his life's passion behind the camera. Following a stint at a local camera shop and then later as a fashion photographer's assistant, Lee made the bold decision to take a leap of faith and move to Florida where he began shooting fashion, commercial advertising and tourism images.

Although Lee was rocking the photography world and truly living his dream, he pined for his sweet home Alabama. Two years later, he packed it back up and moved home, where he landed a job as a fashion photographer at a Birmingham-based department store and spent nine years traveling across the country living the dream.

As Lee's career evolved and he once again yearned to be back home in Birmingham, Lee began photographing food for grocery stores, restaurants and cookbook publishers. Along with the influence of siblings in launching his career path, Lee also received his passion for motorcycling from two other brothers, Vance and Rob. He picked up his first BMW after "borrowing" one of his brother Vance's F 650 GSs and really digging it. Eventually, Lee purchased his own BMW, a 2004 R 1150 R, which remains his two-wheeled main squeeze today. It was at this time that he also joined the MOA.

Due to the influence of yet another brother, Mark, Lee gained his deep passion of music. This passion, which rounds out a perfect trio of fervor, has landed Lee the title of Entertainment Chair for our BMW MOA Rallies for nine years. Lee has truly enjoyed his work within the MOA and has made lifelong friends. In 2018, Lee will not only be sure we have absolutely outstanding music every evening, but will also be working on the "big picture" of our annual gathering as a Co-Chair with the same passion and fervor he's given throughout his life.

Rally Co-Chair Deb Gasque's moto-spark began with the August 2015 issue of our BMW MOA Owners News magazine. In that issue was a brand new column titled "Long Distance Style," and upon seeing her first story published in a motorcycling magazine, "The Iron Butt Fashionistas" screams of delight could be heard echoing throughout the fairgrounds in Billings, Montana.

Deb's longtime career in the journalism/communications field had taken an unconventional shift when she submitted her story in June of that year. Deb, a Utah native and longtime South Carolina resident with a history in conventional journalism, was introduced to motorcycling in 2005 and rode pillion for a few years. In 2009, she received her motorcycle endorsement, and her passion for fashion-blended storytelling grew right along with her passion for two-wheeled adventures.

Deb acquired her first BMW, an '05 F 650 GS, in 2010, on which she logged thousands of miles. In 2014 she moved up to a 1994 R 1100 RSL on which she completed her first Iron Butt Saddle Sore by riding 1,000 miles in 24 hours that July. The following July, on the way to the BMW MOA Rally in Billings, Montana, Deb completed another Iron Butt ride, The Bun Burner, by riding 1,500 miles in 36 hours. Last October, Deb completed an Iron Butt 50 CC by riding Coast-to-Coast in 50 hours along with two other MOA members. Deb describes the feat as "definitely my biggest two-wheeled accomplishment thus far."

Deb sees herself as a huge MOA cheerleader, constantly recruiting new members during her travels, and is excited to serve as a Rally Co-Chair. She is working hard with the rally team and has the goal of putting a true "festival" vibe into our gathering in Des Moines.

A dynamic rally team, a gorgeous location and an epic lineup of fun, festival and friends—what are you waiting for? Mark your calendars now for July 12-15, 2018, to "Experience the Journey" to Des Moines, Iowa, for the BMW MOA Rally 2018! Registration begins next month.