Please RSVP using this Google Form so we can give the restaurants an accurate head count and so we don’t leave your butt behind. If you RSVP and are then unable to make it, please let us know as soon as possible.
It’s that time of year again! This year’s event is June 19-21, 2025 in the Mark Twain National Forest of Missouri. The host hotel is the Crossroads Inn and Suites in Salem.
This year’s event will cover a swift 652 miles over the course of four days. That’s a minimum number, and we will add more miles if people want to go a little further on Sunday or head out on some night runs after dinner. If you manage to break down at any point, we have trailers and tools and we will come get you!
This is a rain or shine event. There will be plenty of enclosed vehicles in attendance, so if it rains and you are roofless, you can ride with someone who has come prepared like a responsible adult.
As a reminder, there are no room discounts, no paid meals, and no entry fees for this event.
- Rally Schedule document
- PDFs of all the route driving instructions
- Screenshot these in case you lose service!
2025 Midwest Sevens Rally Schedule
Thursday, June 19th, 2025 (68 miles)
PDF Directions | Google Map Route
For those that arrive at the hotel in time, we’ll get a brief introduction to the sharp twists and rolling hills of the Mark Twain National Forest. No planned attractions on this one, just driving. If you can’t make it, you’re still welcome to join us for dinner next door to the host hotel in Salem.
4:00 PM – Meet at hotel (Crossroads Inn and Suites, 1200 S Main St, Salem MO 65560)
5:30 PM – Arrive back at hotel
6:00 PM – Dinner (Aranda Mexican Restaurant, 1000 S Main St, Salem, MO 65560)
Night run for those interested after dinner
Friday, June 20th, 2025 (231 miles)
PDF Directions | Google Map Route
Friday’s pit stop is the famous Elephant Rocks State Park. Featuring billion-year-old granite rock formations, you might think you took a wrong turn and ended up in Arizona. We’ll then head to The Iron Mule in the town of Ironton, which is in Iron County. Would you believe there was a lot of iron ore mining in this area? It’s all squigglies from there as we make our way back to Salem.
9:00 AM – Depart from hotel
11:30 AM – Stop at Elephant Rocks State Park
12:15 PM – Depart Elephant Rocks State Park
12:30 PM – Lunch (The Iron Mule, 1308 MO-21, Ironton, MO 63650)
2:00 PM – Depart Iron Mule
5:00 PM – Arrive back at hotel
6:00 PM – Dinner (Location TBD)
Saturday, June 21st, 2025 (241 miles)
PDF Directions | Google Map Route
Heading due south from Salem, we’ll stop to peruse the scenic Echo Bluff State Park. A former youth camp, this park packs a smorgasbord of Missouri’s outdoorsiness into one small area. After blasting southward to River House BBQ in Doniphan, we’ll turn around and do the same route in reverse.
9:00 AM – Depart from hotel
9:45 AM – Stop at Echo Bluff State Park
11:30 AM – Lunch (River House BBQ, 331 Leroux St, Doniphan, MO 63935)
1:30 PM – Depart River House BBQ
5:30 PM – Arrive back at hotel
6:00 PM – Dinner (JB Malone’s Bar and Grill, 1727 W Scenic Rivers Blvd, Salem, MO 65560)
Sunday, June 22nd, 2025 (112 miles)
SUNDAY ROUTE TBD
For those that can spend the day Sunday, we will take one final jaunt through the National Forest. Several of us will then drive back home toward Jefferson City. Those drivers could be convinced to take the twisty route all the way home… if you ask nicely.
10:30 AM – Depart from hotel
12:00 PM – Arrive at hotel and depart for home
Please RSVP using this Google Form. This will tell us what vehicle(s) and how many people to be looking for. You can also enter your email address to join the email list. This is the best way to stay abreast of any changes before and during the event. We use our email list to communicate any last-second changes that might come up, such as a closed road or closed restaurant, or bad weather that might leave the roofless people soaked, in which case we will probably just continue on regardless.