Surprising Lost Items From This Year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

No matter how you look at it, the 2025 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was a rousing success as more than 530,000 people flocked to the Black Hills in early August for the 85th edition of the legendary event. Spending was way up and crime was down.

Big Crowds

But when more than half a million of your closest friends drop in for a visit, they're bound to leave a few things behind.

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The legendary Buffalo Chip Campground outside of Sturgis hosts 10 days of concerts and events during the rally. The campground's organizers have made it an annual online event to post photos of some of the more bizarre items that turned up in their lost and found after rally week.

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Weird and Wacky

Some of it is the usual stuff you'd expect after a gathering of so many people from all over the world:

• Sofas: 2
• Inflatable Pools: 3
• Wallets: 4
• Phones: 1
• Government-Issued IDs: 2
• Insurance Cards: 1
• Credit Cards: 15
• Sets of Keys: 24
• Pairs of Glasses: 15
• Deck of Playing Cards: 1

But some of the other items left behind have to be seen to be believed.

Here are the 12 best from the 2025 Rally:

Does any of this stuff look familiar? Did you lose or find something you don’t see listed? If so, call (605) 347-9000 to search for and log lost and found items.

Here are the best from the 2024 Rally:

Here are the best from the 2023 Rally:

Rally History

The Rally started in 1938 when motorcycle dealer Clarence "Pappy" Hoel organized the  "Black Hills Motor Classic" to do stunts and races near Sturgis.

Except for a break during WW2, the Rally has grown to a huge annual event that includes concerts, vendors, and all types of motorcycles.