2026 Fall Ride, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. October 7-12. The Trails Inn.

[Nashvegas]

Hello, everyone! After all the fun we had earlier in the month, I figured I’d get out ahead planning for next year. This time we’re going to try to avoid cockroaches and black mold. The Trails Inn is bike friendly and more importantly, clean. I picked check-in on Wednesday the 7th and check-out Monday the 12th. The weather this year was awesome around that time. And it is booked pretty solid the prior week. I think the following week is the dreaded macramé festival. Go online and reserve your rooms ASAP. Your card will not be charged and you can opt out the 48hrs before the 7th next year with no charge. There are about six ground floor king/double queen rooms available right now. There are upstairs rooms also available for the younger, more spry people. Rooms are about $80, one of the cheapest in town. These are the rates right now, they will probably go up a bit for next year. There are no kitchens, but there is a deck with a grill where Norm can work his magic. There are supposedly good restaurants within walking distance. Hopefully these dates and this place works for the majority of people. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

The Trails Inn​

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The Trails Inn Motel Eureka Springs

If anyone finds or knows of a potentially better place with a good price, please post it. These places seem to book up fast in the Fall.

 

[atomsplitter]

Another option for those looking for a few more options is a VRBO in the area. We did a VRBO in Garfield (about 5 miles from Rogers on HWY 62) that had a hot tub, swimming pool, three bedrooms, 2 baths, full kitchen, laundry, 3 car garage, pole barn, gas grill, and the list goes on. There are also rentals in Eureka Springs available.

 

[Nashvegas]

Another option for those looking for a few more options is a VRBO in the area. We did a VRBO in Garfield (about 5 miles from Rogers on HWY 62) that had a hot tub, swimming pool, three bedrooms, 2 baths, full kitchen, laundry, 3 car garage, pole barn, gas grill, and the list goes on. There are also rentals in Eureka Springs available.

We would have to go with something like this to have everyone at the same place. I think there was about 14 of us when Lupe and his family arrived.

 

[atomsplitter]

I was suggesting if someone wanted to opt for a bit better accommodation, although I'm not against staying at a motor inn. That assumes you'll have a morning meet up before the day's ride if someone opted to stay elsewhere.

 

[Nashvegas]

I was suggesting if someone wanted to opt for a bit better accommodation, although I'm not against staying at a motor inn. That assumes you'll have a morning meet up before the day's ride if someone opted to stay elsewhere.

Absolutely. We can definitely make it work a bunch of different ways. I need to look up cabins/resorts in that area. Kinda like Spider Creek but healthier. It would definitely be nice to have a kitchen/stove.

 

[Nashvegas]

I don’t know if any of you are set on Eureka Springs but Lonnie knows this area really well so I am copying a post from the other thread.
@Lonzol
No worries my friend! My thought was something more in the Harrison/Jasper area. Harrison is big enough to have all the necessities/dining near by. Also you can create great routes in any direction from that base area, not much good riding west of ES. Lots of great roads we could take in to the east that are a little far from ES (like "Push Mountain Rd.) and ES is still not far away for those that want to take it in. I was thinking maybe creating long ( 150-200) mile routes and also shorter ( 50-100) mile routes. We could do one big route a day with a lunch stop about halfway, or a short one and be back at base, eat and then go out again for those that wanted to. Just a thought if we get enough interest. I agree that it's a great idea to have a weekend in the middle. The poor folks that still work could take off a little time before or after (or both) and us old retired folks could stay for the duration if desired.

Mindy and I will do our best to be there either way.