Soggy Bottom Motofest 2026

Soggy Bottom Motofest is a 3-day Adventure Motorcycle and Dual-Sport rally located in Port Matilda, PA. The event consists of 4 unled recreational rides with GPS tracks, 6 catered meals, free beer, hot water showers, guest speakers, vendors, a complimentary event t-shirt and more!

TICKETS:

Due to PA DCNR requirements, this year’s event will consist of 3 distinct General Admission tickets: Dual-Sport, Adventure Bike and Sport Touring. Each attendee must adhere to the ticket specific route as there is a mutually agreed upon (PA DCNR and Kissell Motorsports) hard cap for each ticket route.

The hard cap numbers are:

• Dual-Sport = 300
• Adventure Bike = 200
• Sport Touring = 100

The dual sport routes will have a mix of pavement, forest roads, technical ATV width tracks and single track (“A” routes in previous years).The adventure bike routes will be “big bike friendly” and stick primarily to paved and state maintained forest roads.The sport touring routes will be 100% paved and riders will enjoy the twisties of Central, PA. This years rides will take place place on Friday 7/24 and Saturday 7/25 (2 rides each day).

LODGING:

• EVERYONE staying on FGCC grounds MUST purchase one of the lodging option add-ons in addition to purchasing their general admission ticket. This includes second individuals staying in a RV or tent.
• Shawn Thomas and Louise Powers are back for Soggy Bottom 2025! The dirt riding clinic is for beginner to intermediate level riders. The first part of the clinic will be held on site and cover the basics of off pavement riding. The second part of the clinic will be a group ride with Shawn and Louise where you can put your newly learned skills to the test!
• New to this year is the Advanced Dirt Riding Clinic from Tom Asher! Tom brings expert advice and tips for dirt riding.