Camaro Rally Events
Registration -
Thursday 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM at the Beaver Bar.
Friday 8:00 AM until 12:00 PM.
Thursday Poker Run - 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM Sponsored By CBH Cooperative
Take a ride through the beautiful Black Hills on your own or with a group. There will be five fun stops for you to enjoy along the way. Heading through Vanocker Canyon you will get to make your first stop at the inspiring Nemo Guest Ranch, established in 1877. In 1898 Homestake Mining Company set up camp in the area to harvest lumber for their gold mine. Next, you will stop by the Johnson Siding General Store, which was established by John Johnson, a Swedish immigrant, in 1890. This sawmill was built along Rapid Creek, and the term “siding” is the area where a train loads/unloads lumber. The next stop will be the Three Forks General Store where you can pick up a quick snack and fill up. From there, you can scoot on over to the Sandford Lab Homestake Visitor Center, where you can get out and see the awesome open-cut mine. Complete the day back at the Cenex in Sturgis where you can grab a drink and top your tank! Bring your completed passport book back to the Beaver Bar by 5 PM to draw for your poker hand. Win prizes for the daily and overall best hands.
Thursday Night Welcome Hoe-Down from 6 PM until 9 PM at the Beaver Bar.
The Sturgis Rally and Events Team will be hosting a night of Hoe-Down fun to kick off the 11th Annual Sturgis Camaro Rally. Join us on Thursday, June 23rd from 6 until 9 PM at the Beaver Bar (12998 SD-HWY 34, Sturgis SD) right outside of Sturgis. We will take you on a drive down memory lane with warm summer nights, live country music by Jaland Crossland, cold drinks, and delicious food. Wear your best Hoe-Down attire and win prizes! Make sure you enter your team in the Cornhole Tournament!
Just Announced!! A very special guest will be joining the party. All the way from the Cloverfield Ranch in Caputa, SD - help us welcome Wyatt the Buffalo!
All the funds raised during this event will be donated to the local Ft Meade Veterans Hospital. Reunite with old friends or make new ones with a night of music, food, drink, games, and a ton of fun. This is your chance to meet other Camaro enthusiasts and help us kick off the 2022 Rally.
Knuckle Complimentary Breakfast 8 until 10 AM.
Join us on Friday morning (8 am - 10 am), June 24th for a delicious complimentary breakfast at the Knuckle Saloon, 931 1st Street in downtown Sturgis. All registered participants with wristbands can eat breakfast courtesy of the Knuckle Saloon.
Friday Poker Run – 10:00 and 11:00 AM Sponsored by CBH Cooperative. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes.
Take a ride through South Dakota and hop on over to Wyoming! Take this ride on your own or with a group. The drive will begin at the Beaver Bar outside of Sturgis and will take a stretch of highway over to Historic Beulah, Wy. Stop at the historic Stateline Station to stretch out and take in the Wyoming view. Once you get your legs stretched, continue over to Devil’s Tower Gulch, where you can stop to take photos and enjoy the amazing sight of Devil's Tower. The next stop is considered to be the Center of the Nation in Belle Fourche, SD. The official stop is at Cenex, where you can refill your snacks, drinks, and tanks. The last stop will be at Bullwhackers in Whitewood. Bring your completed passport book back to the Beaver Bar by 4 PM to draw for your poker hand; come in earlier if you are going on the fun run which leaves at 5 PM. Win prizes for daily and overall best hands.
Friday Autocross - 9 AM at the Beaver Bar
The autocross event is a timed competition in which drivers navigate one at a time through a defined course that requires car handling and driver skill rather than engine power and outright speed. Classes will allow any year Camaro, from stock to modified, to compete. All experience levels are welcome to participate. If you have never done this event before, this would be a good time to try it. This year it will be held out in the parking lot of the Beaver Bar and it will begin at 9 AM. You will receive information for classes when checking in for inspection.
Friday Parade through Fort Meade - line up at 8 AM, parade starts at 9 AM.
Join us for this wonderful chance to show your car off to the Veterans at the Fort Meade Medical Center located across the highway from the Beaver Bar. Line up at 8:00 AM at the Beaver Bar and cruise through the hospital roads to show off all the Camaro’s to our Veterans visiting the hospital. The event starts at 9 am and leaves from the Beaver Bar.
Friday Evening Fun Run Sponsored by Cofer Repair 5 - 8 PM. Start at the Beaver Bar and end at Sturgis Brewing Company for pizza.
This evening Fun Run will start at 5 pm leaving from the Beaver Bar heading west to St. Onge traveling a paved back road through historic Frawley Ranch to Spearfish Canyon where you will enjoy the beauty of Bridal Veil falls and the local where Dances with Wolves was filmed. The run will stop at Cheyenne Crossing where snacks and goodies may be purchased while you take a break. After a brief stop, everyone will head through Deadwood, turning up Highway 85 where you can enjoy the fading light as it reflects off the beautiful cliffs. The ride will continue through Crook City road through Whitewood then head back to Sturgis where the ride will end at the new Sturgis Brewing Company. At this newly finished brewery, you can enjoy free pizza. Order your own craft beer or drink before heading home for the night.
3rd Annual Sturgis Dragway Camaro Invitational
Sturgis Dragway is excited to welcome all Camaro owners and enthusiasts to the Camaro Invitational Learn More
The Saturday Show and Shine is Sponsored by The Loud American.
Line up no later than 8 AM at Lynn's Dakotamart Store.
Judging from 10 AM until 2 PM.
Judged (Saturday) JUDGED REGISTRATION CLOSES ON FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2022 AT NOON. Show off your Camaro! Proud Camaro owners put a shine on for you at the Sturgis Camaro Rally Show & Shine. The Show and Shine provide every Camaro owner the opportunity to show their stuff. In the past, several thousand people came to walk up and down legendary Main Street to see their favorite cars, whether they be new or classic. Those who enter the judging competition will be judged against other cars in their class. Twenty dollars is all it costs to be judged and if you just want to show your car to the world it is free. Stand at the corner of Main and Harley-Davidson Way by the Oasis and wave at your friends on the Sturgis Hotel webcam (located on the corner of the balcony).
Line up by 8 AM in the lot next to Lynn’s Dakotamart Grocery Store (NOT the actual grocery store lot please) to get parked on Main Street.
Take part in the Main Street Group photo on the world-famous Sturgis Main Street at 1:15 PM.
Parade to Whitewood - line up at the Community Center by 2:30 PM.
After the Camaro Rally Show and Shine join us at the Sturgis Community Center front parking lot to line up for the parade to the Whitewood Cruisin Car Show in Downtown Whitewood. We will leave at exactly 2:30 PM. from the community center. Cars of every make and model will be on display on the streets of Whitewood for you to enjoy.
Burnout Contest Sponsored by Cofer Repair - 4 PM at the Beaver Bar (EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED!)
The Sturgis Camaro Rally Burnout Contest is your chance to show everyone how well you can kill tires, make a whole lotta smoke, and make the crowd go wild! Enter for a chance to win prizes in front of a huge crowd and show you have the best cloud-making machine in town. Burnouts will start at 5:00 PM at the Beaver Bar. Included with basic registration.
Main Street Parade - Line Up at Beaver Bar at 5 PM.
Police will escort the group into town, down Main Street.
The Loud American Loud Pipes Contest will take place during the Main Street Parade.
While in the parade, simply rev your engine when you are in front of the Loud American. Judges decide the winner. This is NOT a BURNOUT contest!
The PD will issue citations for anyone doing burnouts at this location.
11th Annual Camaro Rally Dinner/Awards at the Beaver Bar.
Social at 6 and dinner & awards at 7 PM.
Live music by Chelsey D. starts at 8 PM.
$35.00 per person. Join us for a western dinner, live music by Chelsey D, and awards. It will be a special night not just for award winners but for everybody to enjoy. Join us at the Beaver Bar right outside of Sturgis, for the social at 6:00 PM where you will be treated to drinks. Dinner will be served at 7:00 PM. Non-ticket holders can come in at 7:30 when the awards begin.
Sunday Fun Run - Leave from the Beaver Bar at 8 AM.
End your spectacular weekend starting with breakfast at the Beaver Bar before heading on a jaunt through the many different landscaped western South Dakota has to offer. We will fire up the motors and head north toward Newell, hitting Highway 212 to cut across past Nisland to stop at Cenex/CBH in Belle Fourche, where you can fill your tank and refresh your snacks. We will then head over to Spearfish Canyon and down to Cheyenne Crossing where we will turn and head toward the Buckhorn Bar and Grill in Wyoming. Everyone will stop here to stretch and grab a drink or snack before heading back to the Beaver Bar where the run will end. Participants are welcome to peel off at any time to head home.
Thank you for attending the 11th Annual Sturgis Camaro Rally…remember to make your reservations for next year!!
