Each year, the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® Front Office keeps a detailed record of everything that turns up during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Some of the items are ones guests bring to Lost & Found, while others are things staff discover scattered across the property after the party.
In 2026, a lot more turned up than the standard phones and wallets. With bikes, pets, body parts and husbands all being recorded, this year’s lost and found is evidence that at the Best Party Anywhere®, you can lose just about anything.
A Disco Magic 8 Ball
When asked if this year’s lost and found would have some weird stuff, it replied, “Indications say yes.”
2 Grizzly Old Barkers
These OGs have been partying at the Buffalo Chip since the first festival in 1982.
A Memorial to a Lost Loved One
It reads:
“If you find this PLEASE leave him! He loved it here! Some of our happiest moments were created here! Share a Bud Light with my husband please!
Riley J. 10-14-1993 – 5-10-2026. Your adventure didn’t end, you just walked ahead.”
The Great Motorcycle Marionette Show
Tonight’s feature: “Bikes in the Trees.” A tragicomedy in several acts.
A Tent City
Quiet neighborhood. No residents. Lots of vacancies.
Someone was too tired to take these to the trash can.
So they decided to make them BE a trash can.
A Hat that Hasn’t Heard the News Yet
Have a seat, buddy. We need to talk.
And speaking of great racks…
A Naked Rack
Someone lost all their clothes…again.
Inflatables
We’re not sure what happened here, but the taco looks a little guilty.
Maybe it’s because of what’s in the trees nearby…
Inflatables Gone Wild
Look…we’re not asking questions. We’re just trying to reunite everyone with their belongings, ok?
An Autographed Hot Hunks Poster
2026 Sturgis Buffalo Chip Hot Hunk, Wyatt, poured his heart out to Chris in this note.
If you’re out there, Chris, you are loved.
A Copy of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”
Good read. Bad location.
Someone’s Sturgis Rally Homework
Due Monday. No excuses.
Some Rug Rats
They floored it on their way out, and forgot their floor coverings.
A Canadian Goose in a Fowl Mood
He was asked to honk if he was lost, but he had some other things to say.
A Studded Cat Collar
Apparently, it ditched its cat, but we found that too…
A Stowaway Kitten
Found inside the engine compartment of a motorhome.
Chair Today. Gone Tomorrow.
Apparently, tomorrow came and the chairs stayed.
An Oversized Gold Chain
Camp Zero Bar Dress Code: EXTRA
An Army of Itty Bitty Traffic Cones
Freshly recruited. Zero field experience.
A Pack of Bubble Cigarettes and a Massive Lighter
No tobacco. Just bubbles and bad decisions.
A Plush Plunger Hat
Sing it with us now:
Home, home on the drain…
This Patch
We found the patch. The brother is still at large.
A Litter of Pickles
The Gerkin family keeps growing.
3 Couches
Zero couch potatoes were found.
But in a related discovery…
Someone said, “See ya later, box o’ taters.”
Their plan to take them home was a little half baked.
A Microwave
Who needs it anyway when the pavement is 150 degrees?
This Mascot Head
Cock-a-doodle-don’t leave behind your rooster head.
Is…is this the Tooth Fairy?
If it’s not, how much do you suppose the Tooth Fairy would pay us to take this thing off our hands?
A Room with a View
Five stars for the scenery. Fewer for the accommodations.
Everything AND the Kitchen Sink
One man’s trash is another man’s… complete kitchen setup.
A Squirt Gun
Eyes? Unprotected. Ears? Unprotected. Shirt? About to be wet.
And speaking of pumping water, here’s…
A Water Pump Assembly for a Ford 6.7L Powerstroke v8 Diesel Engine
Quick question: What the truck?
A Bicycle
This same guy probably lost his motorcycle at the Tour de France.
A Harley-Davidson Tracking Device
YOU HAD ONE JOB: Track the motorcycle. Don’t lose the tracker.
A Set of Progressive Cornhole Boards
These boards are so big, we’re pretty sure losing them would qualify as a claim.
A Place Setting for Giants
It looks like the dinner party was canceled.
Head Gear
From sun protection to pure nonsense.
A Pile of Keys
Somewhere, somebody is standing in front of a locked door right now.
5 Phones
Have you checked on your friend who’s gone suspiciously dark in the group chat?
4 Pairs of Glasses
Bet their owners didn’t see this coming.
Jewelry
Bling and you’ll miss it.
A USA Belt
Land of the free, home of the lost.
A Variety of Chargers
They can connect to just about everything, except their owners.
3 Helmets
Step one to protecting your head: Don’t lose the thing protecting it.
A GoPowersports Air Filter
Would you call this lost or “filtered out”?
A Garage Door Opener
Perhaps the name written on it will make this an open-and-shut case.
A Well-Traveled Coffee Cup
This thing has seen some miles.
A Backpack
This your bag? Please reply and describe the contents to claim.
The Card Catalog
IDs, credit, rewards…the lost and found has the whole collection.
Call and Describe to Claim
Wireless Headphones
Prescription Medications
2 Knives
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.
Want to see even more weird things campers have left behind after the Sturgis Rally? Check out the Buffalo Chip’s Lost and Found from past parties:
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