Area Information

Venue Information

This year we are again being hosted by Basswood Country Resort and RV Park.  Tend camping, full RV hookups, cabins, private shower facilities, fishing, anything you need out of your visit can be found at this 73 acre award-winning resort.

The facility is located between the Harley-Davidson plant and Platte City, Missouri, just north of downtown KC.

Basswood Country Resort
15880 Interurban Road
Platte City, MO 64079
1-800-242-2775

Directions are available at the campground website. The rally area is in the area I have marked with a red box on this map. Our goal next year is to fill all the cabins in that red box with rally folk. 

Hotels

TBA.

Harley-Davidson Plant

Vehicle and Powertrain Operations
11401 N. Congress
Kansas City, Missouri

If you want to tour the plant then make sure you do it the first day of the rally. Tours of the plant are only available Monday - Friday. See important tour information on the H-D website.

Kansas City (Platte City) Weather

Click for Platte City, Missouri Forecast

The weather in this part of the country can do almost anything.  You should be prepared for warmer weather, but cooler weather, rain and sometimes severe storms is possible.  Climatological information for the area can be found here.

The trip planner says we should expect highs near 83 degrees with overnight lows of 61.  The dew point should be 64 degrees so expect moisture on the grass when you wake up.  Skies should me mostly sunny with a warm 8 mph wind from the south.  There will be a 19% chance of precipitation.

Entertainment

Nearly 1.9 million people call Greater Kansas City home. Ours is a culturally diverse metropolitan area with above average discretionary income and an astounding appetite for sports and entertainment.

The area boasts not less than six pro-sports teams, more than a dozen theatres, resident symphony, ballet company and opera. Add to that our music festivals, collegiate sports, casinos, auto, horse and dog racing, and you have an incredible menu of attractions that simply whets the appetite for more.