# Desert Gravel — 2027 edition [Canonical guide](https://gravelcal.com/events/desert-gravel/2027/) · [Edition JSON](https://gravelcal.com/api/v1/events/desert-gravel/2027.json) · [Calendar](https://gravelcal.com/calendar.md) - Event ID: desert-gravel - Edition ID: desert-gravel/2027 - Location: Fruita, Colorado, USA - Calendar state: upcoming - Lifecycle: scheduled - Date: 2027-04-24 [1](https://www.desertgravel.com/) [2](https://www.desertgravel.com/registration) - Event timezone: America/Denver (calendar dates only; no start time is inferred) Desert Gravel offers five distances from Fruita into the Colorado–Utah borderlands\. The event headquarters and start/finish are at Civic Center Park in downtown Fruita\. The organizer describes remote desert terrain and marks the courses, with shorter options also accepting e\-bikes\. [1](https://www.desertgravel.com/) [2](https://www.desertgravel.com/registration) ## Course options ### Fruitadens [2](https://www.desertgravel.com/registration) 30 mi; climbing unconfirmed Nominal distance; e\-bike category available\. ### Pterodactyl [2](https://www.desertgravel.com/registration) 50 mi; climbing unconfirmed Nominal distance; e\-bike category available\. ### Stegosaurus [2](https://www.desertgravel.com/registration) 75 mi; climbing unconfirmed Nominal distance; current\-edition ascent not verified\. ### Triceratops [2](https://www.desertgravel.com/registration) 100 mi; climbing unconfirmed Nominal distance; current\-edition ascent not verified\. ### Utahraptor [2](https://www.desertgravel.com/registration) 125 mi; climbing unconfirmed Nominal distance; current\-edition ascent not verified\. ## Practical information - Support: Marked courses, stocked aid stations, toilets, sweepers and bike technicians at selected locations are advertised\. [2](https://www.desertgravel.com/registration) - Entry cost: Early\-bird base prices through January 31, 2027: $129 \(30 miles\), $199 \(50/75\), $249 \(100/125\)\. Currency is not explicitly stated; checkout lists higher amounts, so these are not all\-in totals\. [2](https://www.desertgravel.com/registration) [3](https://www.movemint.cc/events/desert_gravel_2027) - Effective registration status: open - Registration qualification: Recorded source status only, not a live ticket\-availability check\. Confirm with the organizer\. - Recorded registration status: open [1](https://www.desertgravel.com/) [2](https://www.desertgravel.com/registration) [3](https://www.movemint.cc/events/desert_gravel_2027) - Recorded registration note: The organizer explicitly states that 2027 registration is open\. Availability and final total should be checked before entering\. - [Official event website](https://www.desertgravel.com/) - [Recorded official registration information](https://www.movemint.cc/events/desert_gravel_2027) ## Sources and freshness Checked dates record our source inspections, not organizer confirmation of every detail. Source notes may explicitly limit claims to historical editions. ### Source 1: Desert Gravel — official homepage - Source ID: s1 - [Source](https://www.desertgravel.com/) - Checked: 2026-09-28 - Edition/evidence note: 2027 headline date and explicitly open registration\. Footer's 2026 date is historical\. ### Source 2: Desert Gravel — 2027 registration and pricing - Source ID: s2 - [Source](https://www.desertgravel.com/registration) - Checked: 2026-09-28 - Edition/evidence note: 2027 course options, venue, date, price periods and advertised support\. ### Source 3: Desert Gravel 2027 — organizer's Movemint listing - Source ID: s3 - [Source](https://www.movemint.cc/events/desert_gravel_2027) - Checked: 2026-09-28 - Edition/evidence note: 2027 date and distances; multiple price tiers displayed together, without clear current\-tier labels in extracted text\. --- Independent curated research, not a complete calendar. Confirm current course, costs and arrangements with the organizer before entering. Generated: 2026-10-28T00:35:42.663Z. Generation does not refresh the source-check dates above.