2026 Howlin at the Moon - AMA/Beta National Dual Sport Series

The 2026 Howlin' at the Moon is a 2-day Dual Sport motorcycle event being held in Payson, Arizona on November 7th and 8th.
About this Event

Welcome to the online Pre-Registration for the 2026 Arizona Trail Riders "Howlin' at the Moon" AMA Beta National Dual Sport. This year the rally will be held November 7-8,2026 in Payson, Arizona at the Payson Elks Lodge located at 1206 N Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541.

There is a 200 rider limit for this event.

This is a rain or shine event.

AMA registration is required. AMA 2-day event Passes are available during registration but save yourself, and us, some time and get your AMA membership today at www.americanmotorcyclist.com/join-the-ama.

Registration is open to street legal motorcyclists only.

NO Walk-up's. You must pre register.

All riders must be registered participants to ride the event. Passengers ride for free but must purchase separate food ticket to be purchased prior to event.

Registration is open through October 26th.

Starting Oct 5th all ticket prices increase $10.

2-Day Registration $120 until Oct 4th - Starting Oct 5th $130: Includes Sat/Sun Breakfast, Sat Lunch, Sat Dinner, GPS Track logs, and Thank You gift.

New for 2026 is a Guided Ride option. This is a group ride on the 'B' level routes which is led by one of our experienced club members and is designed to accommodate riders who would otherwise be riding alone, or are new or uncomfortable following GPS track logs. The cost for this option is $130 and is only offered as a 2-day option. - - Includes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, GPS Track logs, and Thank You gift.

Saturday Only Registration $110 - Includes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, GPS Track logs, and Thank You gift.

Sunday Only Registration $90 – Includes Breakfast, GPS Track logs, and Thank You gift.

Additional meal tickets are available for non riding guests or spouses/partners.

THANK YOU! to the awesome sponsors who have generously donated products for the raffle: KLIM, Baja Designs, Viking Bags, Double Take Mirror, Slacker, IMS, Rocky Mountain ATV/MC.

Event Schedule:

FRIDAY - Join us at the Elks Lodge for the weekly Fish Fry from 5:30pm-7:30pm. The ATR staff will be onsite Friday afternoon from 4pm to 7pm for early pickup of Thank You gifts and questions. Look for the ATR banner in the RV area on the West side of the Elks lodge.

SATURDAY - Checkin from 06:00am-08:00am and enjoy a tasty breakfast (Eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, mixed fruit, coffee, orange juice). Then ride a 110-120 mile loop with a lunch stop around the midpoint of the ride. A scratch made BBQ-style lunch will be hosted by a Boy Scout troop from the Flagstaff area at the Camp Geronimo dining facility from 11:00am-1:00pm.

Dinner starts at 5:30pm. Enjoy a home cooked meal provided by the Payson Elks.

Our world famous raffle will start around 7pm with tickets being sold prior too, and during dinner.

SUNDAY - Checkin from 06:30am-08:30am and enjoy a tasty breakfast (Eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, mixed fruit, coffee, orange juice). The Sunday loops are 50-60 miles of different routes through the forest around Payson.

Routes - There are A, B, and C routes available on both days. ‘A’ routes are the toughest and include all manner of 2-track and some single track trail. ‘B’ routes are a mix of maintained and un-maintained roads and should be considered “Hero” routes for Big Bike riders. The ‘C’ routes are big bike friendly and will be paved roads along with maintained and semi-maintained dirt roads.

Onsite Camping - There is limited dry camping available and there is the possibility of RV hookup camping but we will not know availability until the event. DO NOT call the Elks lodge requesting a RV hookup site. All camping is first come first served and will be organized by ATR's own friendly onsite camp host Ed Maki. Look him up when you arrive.

Camping costs - Dry Camping $10 per night - 30amp RV hook up $24 per night - 50amp RV hook up $30 per night

If you need to cancel for any reason a 100% refund is available until October 1st, 2026. After October 1, 2026 a 50% refund is available. Please contact Don Hood at 602-692-9382 or "[email protected]" to request a refund.

For questions contact Don Hood (602.692.9382) or Frank Staley (623.826.1092)