Glamis, Beyond the Ride: A Weekend at Hotel Glamis

Two riders and a motorcycle silhouetted on a Glamis dune at sunset.

Travel Docent

Some weekends are about the ride. The best ones are also about the people, places, and little moments that make you want to come back. I headed to Glamis to see a new idea take shape: Hotel Glamis, a ShareMyCoach destination, bringing the comfort of a motorcoach into the heart of a desert weekend.

Riders arriving beneath the Welcome Riders banner at Camp RZR.
Camp RZR welcomed riders into the weekend.

A welcome in the sand

The weekend began with an open house at the coach. Friends and partners gathered, and Hotel Glamis was introduced as a welcoming base for a Glamis adventure. Nearby, the Subscribe to Ride crew shared the same spirit: a shared welcome to the people, machines, and places that make a weekend here memorable.

It was a useful reminder that a great trip is more than a place to sleep. A comfortable home base can make it easier for a group to settle in, connect, and head out together.

Let the landscape set the itinerary

Once we left the open house, the dunes became the plan. The landscape kept changing with the light: rolling sand, wide views, and a different line over every rise. Glamis has a way of making the day feel open-ended—in the best possible way.

A rider on a dirt bike beside a side-by-side in Glamis dunes.
Side-by-sides and motorcycles share the open sand.

Oldsmobile Hill after dark

That night, Oldsmobile Hill was the gathering point. We watched the action, caught up with friends, and took in the energy of Glamis after sunset. The evening included Blake Wilkey (@blakewilkey357) and SoCal Eric (@socaleric__). Footage from the night was captured by @adrianfilms_.

Glamis after dark, with lights stretching across the dunes.
Glamis lights stretch across the horizon after dark.

Around the fire

After the dunes, the pace slowed down. A whiskey, wine, and beer tasting led into campfire stories and the bigger question: what brings each of us back to Glamis? The answers were different, but the common ground was easy to find—time outside, good company, and the feeling of being part of a place with its own rhythm.

The people make the weekend

We stopped by the famous Glamis Beach Store, visited Mike Jr. and Nikki at Glamis RV Storage, and met more of the people who make this community special. Big Daddy Foods helped keep everyone fed. Camp RZR brought the drone shows. Thank you to the BLM for its work supporting safety on the sand, and to Polaris for a thrilling introduction to the machines people come here to ride.

I left with more than a set of photos. I left with a clearer picture of how a Glamis trip can come together: a welcoming base, time on the dunes, a memorable night out, and the local people who give the weekend its character.

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