The 2024 Pink Elephant Rally will finally be returning to the Pike's Peak State Park near McGregor, Iowa. We just spent 2 nights at Pike’s Peak campground, and while McGregor was kind of closed up, we had a great time in Prairie Du Chien. We even ate at the Black Angus which was our go-to supper club when we lived in Elkader 30 years ago. Nothing has changed there except the prices. The food was still great.
Anyway, the dates for the rally will be June 21 - 23, 2024. Please be aware that McGregor’s main street will be torn up next summer past the downtown, but we were told at the Marquette winery that if you come into McGregor off the Highway 18 bypass, the intersection in front of the Catholic Church will still be open. That will get you to the campground. We do not know what kind of a detour there will be if you come off the Prairie bridge past the casino in Marquette (and past the Pink Elephant!) and follow the river to McGregor.
We will reserve the stone building for Friday and Saturday nights. On Friday night, there will be a snack night and wine tasting. Saturday night will be a potluck. We may suggest a supper together Thursday night for those who arrive early in McGregor.
People need to make reservations for their site expeditiously!
Reservations for the campground are taken 3 months ahead of planned dates. So, if you want to arrive on June 20, the reservation window will open on March 20. Since the campground has been closed to reservations for most of 3 years, it will probably be pretty heavily used next summer. Therefore, be sure to plan ahead to reserve your site and maybe even plan to arrive earlier in the week to get the site you want. We intend to get there plenty early! We can't urge you strongly enough to get online when your camping date window (3 months ahead) opens so that you can find a site! Sites are generally back-in standard electric with potable water available at common sites, though there are several pull-thru and full hookup sites scattered around. We are hoping to be in site 39 as the rally host site, but no sites are too far away.
See you in June 2024!
Kevin and Cindy Anderson, Rally Organizers
Anyway, the dates for the rally will be June 21 - 23, 2024. Please be aware that McGregor’s main street will be torn up next summer past the downtown, but we were told at the Marquette winery that if you come into McGregor off the Highway 18 bypass, the intersection in front of the Catholic Church will still be open. That will get you to the campground. We do not know what kind of a detour there will be if you come off the Prairie bridge past the casino in Marquette (and past the Pink Elephant!) and follow the river to McGregor.
We will reserve the stone building for Friday and Saturday nights. On Friday night, there will be a snack night and wine tasting. Saturday night will be a potluck. We may suggest a supper together Thursday night for those who arrive early in McGregor.
People need to make reservations for their site expeditiously!
Reservations for the campground are taken 3 months ahead of planned dates. So, if you want to arrive on June 20, the reservation window will open on March 20. Since the campground has been closed to reservations for most of 3 years, it will probably be pretty heavily used next summer. Therefore, be sure to plan ahead to reserve your site and maybe even plan to arrive earlier in the week to get the site you want. We intend to get there plenty early! We can't urge you strongly enough to get online when your camping date window (3 months ahead) opens so that you can find a site! Sites are generally back-in standard electric with potable water available at common sites, though there are several pull-thru and full hookup sites scattered around. We are hoping to be in site 39 as the rally host site, but no sites are too far away.
See you in June 2024!
Kevin and Cindy Anderson, Rally Organizers
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