This page is dedicated to various information regarding the ride, surrounding area, hotels, restaurants and any other relevant items.
VA Onsite Information –
Hi everyone, the VA has advised us that they will have escorts available and will be able to take small groups to CLCA/B, 4th floor acute medicine, 5th floor, and we believe 6th floor acute mental health. Still in the process of confirming with staff on locations. We will post more details as we get them here and on Facebook.
Attention riders! For this years ride, ALL GATES WILL BE OPEN to leave the Martinsburg VA Medical Center. In previous years only the front gate was open, this year the side gates will be open per the VA. NOTICE: Helmets required – NO alcohol or weapons permitted!
OGBA Ride Information –
NOTE! No Unauthorized Vendors Permitted at Registration, Ride Staging Areas, or VA Grounds. Strictly enforced!
This is required info on how to behave and operate during the ride.
- In the staging area: Please support the Boy Scouts by purchasing waters and sodas
- Maintain staggered riding formation
- 4 second distance between you and the rider ahead
- Merge onto 1-81 left lane as soon and safely as you can
- After crossing into WV on 1-81 watch bikes in front of you for a merge to right lane at appropriate time
- Exit 1-81 at WV Exit #8 – Tabler Station Road
- Watch for merging traffic, we share the road with other vehicles on this ride!
- Please be courteous to all motor vehicles
Hotel Information –
Call the hotels directly at the phone numbers listed, these rates will not be honored through the online reservation portal. Rates will not be honored on check out if you have not reserved at that rate so please call first and reserve at the special rate.
Below is a list of hotels in the area that are offering a special rate for our ride. Please be sure to CALL the local hotel listed below and tell them you are with the “God Bless America Ride” when reserving your room. You must call the hotels directly and bypass all corporate sites. These rates will not be listed on the hotel corporate sites. Hurry and book your rooms soon, they are filling up fast and there may not be any available as we get closer to the day of the ride.
If you have any questions, please contact Mary E. Harris, Visitor Information Specialist Franklin County Visitors Bureau at 717.552.2977 ext. 102
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I-81 North – Exit 14 / PA 316
Holiday Inn Express: Chambersburg – $99. +tax –
10977 Wayne Ave.
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Exit 14 Wayne Ave. Off I-81
Phone: 717.709.9009
Give this code: “God Bless America Ride or Run” when making reservations
If the code isn’t given when making the reservation, you can’t come to the front desk on check the next day and request it.
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Greencastle Comfort Inn: $68. + tax.
51 Pine Drive
Greencastle, PA 17225
Exit 3 Molly Pitcher Highway/US 11
Phone: 717.597.8164
Give this code: “God Bless America Ride or Run” when making reservations
If the code isn’t given when making the reservation, you can’t come to the front desk on check the next day and request it.