Weekend Getaway at Buckhorn Lake
Weekend Getaway at Buckhorn Lake, held at Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park, features many historical points of interest tucked within stunning scenery. As always, all brands and riders are welcome, and no membership is required. Bring your friends and join us to enjoy some of the best motorcycle routes that Kentucky has to offer.
Event Details:
When: July 31-Aug. 2, 2026
Where: Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park: 4441 KY-1833, Buckhorn, KY 41721
Reservations: 606-398-7510 and press 1 -- event code “1825”
Event Contact: Rides4Fun / Fred Bramblett tel. 859-653-9585 or via the contact form
The Experience:
Your event experience starts from the time that you leave your driveway until you return home. Rides4Fun has partnered with a national navigation company to offer our guests the capability to choose to have “Best Motorcycle Roads” mapped for them or select the fastest route to and from the event. Visit Rever.co
The Getaway location is surrounded by excellent motorcycle roads that offer incredible riding opportunities for both street and adventure motorcyclists. Routes will include historical points of interest, like Fort Boonesboro State Park and some of Mother Nature’s finest work with Natural Bridge State Park and the famous Red River Gorge area.
Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park is nestled in the heart of Kentucky’s Appalachia Region overlooking a beautiful mountain lake. It offers riders the perfect destination for those that want to truly get away from it all. The resort offers lodge rooms, cottages, RV spots and tent camping opportunities. It also boasts a restaurant and banquet hall for guests to enjoy their weekend.
When guests arrive, they will immediately start enjoying the park’s great amenities. Sign-in for the event will be at the park’s beautiful lodge overlooking the 1,230-acre lake. The lodge is the center of everything for the event weekend.
There will be a welcome reception featuring full-service, private cash bars and appetizers on Friday. Saturday’s banquet dinner will be catered by the talented park staff.
Schedule:
Registration:
Event Fee: $299 (See discounts below offered to AMA and BMW MOA members)
Rider & Passenger Price: $399
Active AMA members receive $20 off of event registration ($279 w/ discount). Log into your AMA portal and find the code on the discounts page.
Current BMW MOA members receive $60 off of event entry ($239 w/ discount) through April 2, 2026, and $20 off ($279 w/ discount) starting April 3, 2026. Find the code on the member discounts page after logging in.
Not a member of either org? Sign up for the BMW MOA here and enter referral code "Rides4Fun" or join the AMA here.
Event Perks:
All event locations are at state parks/resorts and offer a wide variety of lodging options from tent camping to resort lodge rooms. Once you're off of your bike for the day, there's plenty of amenities within walking distance to enjoy.
In addition to the five street routes and one adventure route option from Rides4Fun, event supporter Backroads of Appalachia offers guests additional route programming in the region.
Featured Routes:
Routes are designed to allow you to make a selection depending on your personal schedule and desire. Routes can only be accessed during the event.
*Routes are subject to change
At 213 miles, the Daniel Boone Historic Route will have guests taking in lots of local history. Daniel Boone was an iconic frontiersman who greatly aided the western expansion of the nation. Guests will have the opportunity to visit Fort Boonesborough State Park and have lunch at Historic Boone Tavern. The tavern is located in the town of Berea, known as the gateway to Appalachia.
Butcher Holler Route offers guests the opportunity to visit the birthplace of the “Queen of Country Music” -- the late Lorretta Lynn. While enjoying the 200-mile route, riders can stop at the Webb’s General Store operated by some of Lorretta’s family or enjoy southern comfort food at Jenny Wiley’s State Park.
Red River Gorge - Natural Bridge Route offers 131 miles of great mountain roads, combined with a visit to Kentucky’s most famous geographical formations of limestone. Guests can take in Nada Tunnel, a 900-foot hand-dug tunnel for transporting logs that was constructed in the early 1900s for the Dana Timer Company. While in the area, guests can enjoy Natural Bridge State Park’s Sandstone Arches Restaurant or a favorite local stop called Miguel’s on Highway #11.
The Curvy Mountain Route is just what you’d expect from its name. The 183-mile route offers guests great riding, with plenty of curves and elevation changes. The route passes through small towns to give riders a look at what mountain life is like for the residents. Be aware that one section of the route includes some gravel. The route was damaged by local area flooding and repairs are a work in progress. If you do not have experience on gravel, it would not be a good time to learn -- so please adjust your route.
Lunch Loop is a shorter 45-mile route that will take guests into the historic town of Hazard, Kentucky, with a lunch stop along the way. It can be added to another route to have a full day in the saddle or offer guests and/or passengers plenty of recovery time off of the bike to enjoy the park.
The Adventure Route provides plenty of primitive, remote routes to enjoy. With names like “Hell for Certain” and “Loony Tunes”, the 135-mile route will give guests a variety of stories to tell at the Saturday night dinner. Due to remote area, lunch stops will be limited, so enjoy a large breakfast and pack some snacks for your tank bag.
Lodging:
The incredible Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park will be the base of operations for the event.
All lodging has been blocked out for our guests. However, it’s available on a first come, first served basis. Reservations at the lodge can be booked by calling 606-398-7510 and press 1. You will need to provide them the event code of “1825” to book a room. If you visit the park’s website, the property will show sold out for the weekend. You must call.
The campground for Buckhorn Lake State Park is now under the control of the local county economic development. For campground reservations, call 606-568-3869. The campground offers both Tent and RV camping with water and electric services and a bathhouse. If you get the voicemail, please leave a message and they will call you back. You will need to let them know that you're with the BMW MOA/Rides4Fun event.
All camping and lodging options are located within the park.