Mackay Stampede

Instructions for Fairfield Stampede Participants

Welcome to Fairfield, Idaho and the Fairfield Off-Road Stampede.  We are excited to showcase another amazing small Idaho town and all the amazing riding opportunities that abound this side of the Sawtooth Mountains.  Here is some critical information for you to make the most out of the event:

COVID 19 information:

We are still in the middle of a pandemic and while outdoor events are considered safer, we will still be taking precautions.  We ask you to please, respect everyone’s social distancing requests.   We have awesome dust buffs that work as masks – it’s very cool to wear yours around!  There will be multiple hand sanitizing stations at the park and on the course – feel free to use them as often as you like.

Arriving in Fairfield:

1.   The Start/Finish is located at Fairfield City Park on Willow Ave.  To get here turn onto Soldier Road from Hwy 20, then turn left on Willow Ave. 
2.   Important Note: Unlike other Stampede venues you may NOT park in the park.  There is plenty of street parking and you may use the rodeo grounds just two blocks away to park and unload you ride. Please do not block residents’ driveways!
3.   Participating vehicles will be staged on the north side of the park on Camas Ave for the start. When you complete the ride you can park your vehicle on the street, or load back onto your trailer before coming to the park for the music, to play your poker hand, and visit with the event sponsors.
4.   Here is your schedule:
5.   We will open rider check in at 8 am on Saturday morning. There is not rush as this is not a race.  We will be sending off groups of vehicles 4 – 5 at a time every ten minutes.
6.   At 9:00 AM we will hold a riders meeting at the stage in the park with detailed instructions.
7.   The Smoky Bar will be providing your bbq lunch on the course beginning at 11 am.  If you drive straight there it only takes 30 minutes to get to the Smoky Bar so take your time, enjoy the sights and feel free to enjoy some of the side trails, or fish the streams on your way!  If you have riders in your vehicle not registered for the poker run they can still buy lunch at the Smoky Bar – and Sawtooth Brewery will have their food truck at the finish festival.
8.   1 PM live music begins in the park and continues until 5 pm.
9.   3 PM all riders need to be back in the park to play your poker hands. This will occur during band the band change over.
10.       Last call at Sawtooth brewing is 5 PM.  Please respect our sponsor, they make this happen – no outside alcohol is allowed in the park.

Here is what to expect:

We have our popular custom dust buffs for each Stampede – every participant gets one, plus lunch, the vehicle sticker, and a participant bib number. You’ll need to show the bib number at each poker stop to get a card and your lunch ticket is attached to the bottom of your bib.  We have two of Idaho’s most popular performers lined up to play for you, bring a lawn chair (if you did not purchase a Stampede Chair we will have them for sale on site), a hat and sunscreen.  We will also have extra dust buffs to purchase if you would like additional buffs to keep in your ride.

Poker Run Rules:

Everyone will get a course map at the start of the ride, this is not a race, so we want you to take your time, explore, and enjoy!

At each poker stop:

1.   Stay in your/on your vehicle.
2.   A member of our staff will check your bib number and name.
3.   Another team member will write your bib number and name on your card before you get to see your card.
4.   You may only play your cards, there is no swapping of cards.
5.   If you get duplicate cards you may play them as a pair or exchange one at the staff tent at the finish (a pair of 7’s won a previous event).
6.   You will also have the opportunity to discard 2 cards at the finish for 2 new cards (these are $5 for each card with 100% of the proceeds going to the Fairfield School programs).
7.   We will begin to call poker hands at 3 pm starting with the lowest possible winning hand (anyone with an Ace, then progressively call for higher hands until we have our top three participants).  Ties will be decided by a blind high card draw.

Good Luck and Thank you for joining us in Fairfield!