The complete 2024 USA gravel race calendar

It is no secret that the US gravel scene is booming and 2024 is set to be an even bigger year with races running right across the calendar and events in almost every corner of the nation.

With big landscapes, copious gravel roads and a high demand for getting out into nature, it is an exciting time for those who have been bitten by the gravel bug.

Nevertheless, the gravel calendar is as fast and loose as the racing itself and for many, it can be a challenge to keep track of all the racing opportunities America’s gravel scene has to offer. With races running every weekend from the end of January to the beginning of November – with the exception of Easter weekend – there is a lot of noise that can drown out some of the racing opportunities from around the country.

Of course, the big races at this point have something of a set rhythm, as we have written about in our top 10 must-do US gravel races and our 8 hidden-gems of US gravel stories, but the others continue to move and adapt as the gravel discipline matures. To help make sense of it all, we have put compiled a comprehensive list of all the gravel races coming to the United States in 2024, from coast to coast.

Read more:

• Everything you need to know about gravel in 2024
• Top 10 must-do US gravel races
• 8 hidden-gems of US gravel

Note: we have scoured the web to compile this list, but we could be missing a couple! Let us know in the comments below if there is a permitted gravel race that we are missing and we will look into it! Races without dates are likely to be returning in 2024, but have yet to announce dates.

The 2024 US Gravel Calendar

Courtesy of the Appalachian Journey

The peloton takes on the gravel roads of Floyd County, Virginia at the Appalachian Journey

January

• Mississippi Gravel Cup: OMG – January 6 – Oxford, Mississippi
• Ouachita Gravel Grind – January 6 – Jessieville, Arkansas
• Rule of $3.99 – January 20 – Bentonville, Arkansas
• Mississippi Gravel Cup: Camp Shelby Gravel Grind – January 20 – Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Grasshopper Adventure Series: Low Gap – January 27 – Ukiah, California
• Piggy's Revenge – January 28 – Venice, Florida

Courtesy of the Rockcobbler

Riders take on the cow-made single-track of the Rockcobbler

February

• Oklahoma Gravel Growler – February 3 – Tecumseh, Oklahoma
• Texas Chainring Massacre – February 3 – Valley View, Texas
• Mississippi Gravel Cup: Rockcrusher Gravel – February 3 – Ackerman, Mississippi
• Old Man Winter Rally – February 4 – Lyons, Colorado
• The Rockcobbler – February 10 – Bakersfield, California
• Assault on Currahee Mountain Gravel Race – February 10 – Mt Airy, Georgia
• The Pantani Ride – February 11 – Earlysville, Virginia
• Monster-cross – February 11 – Richmond, Virginia
• Mississippi Gravel Cup: The Burner – February 17 – Bentonia, Mississippi
• Grasshopper Adventure Series: The Huffmaster – February 24 – Maxwell, California
• Border War Gravel Adventure – February 24 – Franklin, Georgia
• Renegade Rambler – February 24 – Farmersville, Texas

Courtesy of The Mid South

Traditionally, the gravel season begins in earnest with the Mid South in March

March

• Belgian Waffle Ride Arizona – March 2 – Cave Creek, Arizona
• Dirty Pecan – March 2 – Monticello, Florida
• Rage Against the Chainring – March 2 – Benton, Kansas
• Valley of Tears – March 9 – Turkey, Texas
• Rouge Roubaix – March 9 – Saint Francisville, Louisiana
• Shasta Gravel Hugger – March 9 – Montague, California
• Greenwood Gravel Grinder – March 9 – Abbeville, South Carolina
• The Mid South – March 16 – Stillwater, Oklahoma
• Swamp Fox Gravel Gran Fondo – March 16 – Huger, South Carolina
• Croatan Buck Fifty – March 23 – Emerald Isle, North Carolina
• True Grit Gravel Epic – March 23 – Santa Clara, Utah
• East Texas Showdown – March 23 – Point Blank, Texas
• Natchaug Epic – March 24 – Thompson, Connecticut
• The Waucheesi – March 24 – Tellico Plains, Tennessee

Courtesy of Appalachian Journey

Winter has a long tail in some parts of the country, but that does not stop races from popping up all over the country

April

• Hot Springs Gravel Gauntlet – April 6 – Hot Springs, North Carolina
• Belgian Waffle Ride Utah – April 6 – Cedar City, Utah
• Appalachian Journey – April 6 – Floyd, Virginia
• Rough Road 100 – April 6 – Morris, Illinois
• Pavement Ends - April 6 - Henniker, New Hampshire
• Rolling Coal Gravel Grinder – April 13 – Shinnston, West Virginia
• Castell Grind – April 13 – Castell, Texas
• Dirty 30 Gravel – April 13 – Saranac, Michigan
• Bald Eagle Gravel Grinder – April 14 – Spring Mills, Pennsylvania
• Sea Otter Bike Festival Gravel Race – April 20 – Monterey, California
• Barry Roubaix – April 20 – Hastings, Michigan
• Raputista Dirt – April 20 – Jay Peak, Vermont
• Bootlegger 100 – April 20 – Lenoir, North Carolina
• Humdinger Gravel – April 20 – Fordland, Missouri
• Belgian Waffle Ride California – April 27 – San Marcos, California
• Open Range Gravel – April 27 – Pratt, Kansas
• UCI: Highland Gravel Classic – April 27 – Goshen, Arkansas
• Coal County Roubaix – April 27 – Lisbon, Ohio
• Whiskey Tango Fondo – April 28 – Alabama Hills, California
• Gorge Gravel – April 28 – Durfur, Oregon

Photo courtesy of Gravel Locos

May is when things get serious for many gravel racers. Here are things getting serious at Gravel Locos

May

• La Grind Gravel Stage Race – May 4-5 – Emporia, Kansas
• Oregon Coast Gravel Epic – May 4 – Waldport, Oregon
• Co2Ut – May 4 – Fruita, Colorado
• Race to Valhalla – May 4 – Walhalla, South Carolina
• Hogback GRVL – May 4 – Waukee, Iowa
• West Coast Gravel – May 5 – Yachats, Oregon
• Grasshopper Adventure Series: Ukiah Mendo Epic – May 11 – Ukiah, California
• Gravista – May 11 – Buena Vista, Virginia
• Parker Damn Gravel Grinder – May 11 – Penfield, Pennsylvania
• Iowa Gravel Series: Kalona Horshoe – May 11 – Kalona, Iowa
• Rule of Three – May 18 – Bentonville, Arkansas
• Gravel Locos – May 18 – Hico, Texas
• Stetina’s Paydirt – May 18 – Carson City, Nevada
• Iowa Gravel Series: Silver City Century – May 18 – Silver City, Iowa
• Le Grand du Nord – May 25 – Gand Marais, Minnesota
• Roughneck Gravel Roubaix – May 25 – Titusville, Pennsylvania
• Badlands Gravel Battle – May 26 – Medora, North Dakota
• Mad Gravel – May 26-27 – Kiowa, Colorado

Photo courtesy of Kai Parel-Sewell

The lush forests of the Cascades provide a great landscape for a number of great early summer races

June

• Life Time Grand Prix (LTGP): Unbound Gravel – June 1 – Emporia, Kansas
• The Dead Swede Gravel Grinder – June 1 – Sheridan, Wyoming
• Cascade Gravel Grinder – June 1 – Bend, Oregon
• The Dusty Bandita – June 1 – Ovanda, Montana
• Grinduro Pennsylvania – June 7-9 – Hillsgrove, Pennsylvania
• Pine Island Gravel Odyssey – June 8 – Spearfish, South Dakota
• Cow Pie Classic – June 8 – Ionia, Michigan
• Telluride Gravel – June 8-9 – Telluride, Colorado
• Lost and Found Gravel – June 15 – Petola, California
• Gravel Battle of Sumter Forest – June 15 – Clinton, South Carolina
• Iowa Gravel Series: Waukon One Hundred – June 15 – Waukon, Iowa
• Ruby Roubaix Gravel Gran Fondo – June 22 – ​​Lamoille, Nevada
• Belgian Waffle Ride North Carolina – June 22 – Asheville, North Carolina
• Solstice Gravel Grinder – June 22 – Beatrice, Nebraska
• Bighorn Gravel – June 23 – Gypsum, Colorado
• Empire Gravel – June 23 – Carmel Hamlet, New York
• Arkansas Graveler – June 23-29 – Fayetteville, Arkansas
• Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder – June 26-30 – Sisters, Oregon
• Robidoux Rendezvous – June 29 – Gerring, Nebraska
• Truckee Gravel – June 29 – Truckee, California
• Guilford Gravel Grinder (The G3) - June 29 - Guilford, Vermont
• Dirty Dino Gravel Grinder – June 29 – Vernal, Utah
• Camp Michaux Gravel Grinder – June 29 – Biglerville, Pennsylvania

Courtesy. of Emily Sierra

Come summer and the mountains of Colorado produce a number of great gravel options, like FoCo Fondo

July

• Kow Town Gravel – July 6 – Kremmling, Colorado
• Freedhem 76 – July 6 – Little Falls, Minnesota
• LTGP: Crusher in the Tushar – July 13 – Beaver, Utah
• Gravel Race Up Spruce Knob (GRUSK) – July 13 – Circleville, West Virginia
• Ned Gravel – July 13 – Nederland, Colorado
• Crooked Gravel – July 13 – Winter Park, Colorado
• Cowboy Crusher Gravel – July 13 – Glenrock, Wyoming
• Iowa Gravel Series: Albia Holy Cow – July 20 – Albia, Iowa
• FoCo Fondo – July 21 – Fort Collins, Colorado
• Macedonia Gravel – July 21 – New Milford, Connecticut
• Dustbowl 100 – July 27 – Eminence, Indiana
• Last Best Ride – July 28 – Whitefish, Montana

Courtesy of SBT/Joshua Strong

While racing might taper off in the South during the heat of the summer, some of the biggest races of the year are happening further north despite the heat

August

• Bear Howard Gravel Race – August 3 – Flagstaff, Arizona
• Mid-State Gravel Grinder – August 3 – Philipsburg, Pennsylvania
• Grinduro California – August 9-11 – Mt. Shasta, California
• Mainely Gravel - August 10 - New Gloucester, Maine
• Iowa Gravel Series: Soldier Cutoff Hillduro – August 10 – Pisgah, Iowa
• Lost River Classic – August 17 – Mathias, West Virginia
• Deerfield Dirt-Road Randonnee (D2R2) – August 17 – Deerfield, Massachusetts
• Thunderhawk Wide Open – August 17 – Lemmon, SD
• SBT GRVL – August 18 – Steamboat Springs, Colorado
• Transilvania Gravel Epic – August 22-25 – Springs Mills, Pennsylvania
• Gravel Worlds – August 24 – Lincoln, Nebraska
• The Vermont Overland – August 24 – West Windsor, Vermont
• Rebecca’s Private Idaho – August 29-September 2 – Ketchum, Idaho

Courtesy of USA Cycling

Peak season sees the pros getting ready for the UCI Gravel World Championships

September

• USAC Gravel Nationals – September 7 – Gerring, Nebraska
• Gunni Grinder – September 7 – Gunnison, Colorado
• Boise Gravel Gala – September 7 – Boise, Idaho
• Walla Walla Grit – September – Walla Walla, Washington
• Wasatch All-road – September – Heber City, Utah
• Meramec Gravel – September 14th – Bourbon, Missouri
• Mammouth Tuff – September 15 – Mammoth Lakes, California
• Kershaw Gold Rush – September 21 – Pleasant Hill, South Carolina
• The Crippler – September 21 – Canon City, Colorado
• Iowa Gravel Series: Glenwood Superbloom – September 21 – Glenwood, Iowa
• Tough Creek Gravel Grinder – September 22 – James Creek, Pennsylvania
• LTGP: The Rad Dirt Fest – September 28 – Trinidad, Colorado
• The Heck of the North Gravel Classic – September 28 – Two Harbors, Minnesota
• Lowell Classic Gravel Road Race – September 28 – Lowell, Michigan
• Iowa Gravel Series: Fairfield Harvest Rush – September 28 – Fairfield, Iowa

Courtesy of Life Time

Big Sugar brings the competitive season to a close after ten months of races

October/November

• Rexy Queen of the Desert – October 5 – Moab, Utah
• Grassroots Gravel – October 12 – Pueblo, Colorado
• Tryon Gravel Gallop – October 12 – Tryon, North Carolina
• UnPAved of the Susquehanna – October 13 – Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
• LTGP: Big Sugar Classic – October – Bentonville, Arkansas
• Chinkapin Gravel Grinder – October 26 – Fayetteville, Arkansas
• Bovine Classic – October 24-26 – Atascadero, California
• Appalachian Mountaineer – November – New Castle, Virginia
• Spirit World 100 – November – Patagonia, Arizona