LAUGHLIN RIVER RUN®

Overview

The 38th Annual River Run attracts some 50,000 enthusiasts from several states and usually a few die-hards from overseas. The rally began with a bunch of SoCal Harley dealers who got together once a year to ride, fish, spread some mischief, and enjoy the 98-cent, all-you-can-eat chicken dinner at the Riverside. The Nevada town that Las Vegas entrepreneur Don Laughlin founded in 1964 across the river from Bullhead City, has become a gaming jewel reflected off the Colorado River. This year’s rally features two poker runs, a Ms. Laughlin Contest, Custom Bike Show, and a concert series headlining Willie Nelson and Cheap Trick. The event is long known for its fathomless sea of vendors, tanned and beautiful SoCal people, river sports, casinos and not-to-be-missed Oatman Saturday. Oatman, AZ is a well-preserved old mining town some 35 miles from Laughlin. It sits right on Historic Route 66. Get to Oatman well before noon because the fun starts early.