California gravel events, races and rides
19 upcoming · 19 total listed. This is the California gravel race calendar on gravelevents.com: 19 upcoming gravel events in California — gravel races, gravel rides and bikepacking events — listed by date with distances and start locations. Next up is THE GRIZZLY GRAVEL & CENTURY CHARITY RIDE in North Fork, California, United States on 3 October 2026. Each listing links straight to the organizer's own registration page.
About gravel events in California
This page is the California gravel event calendar on Gravelevents.com. We currently list 15 upcoming gravel events in California out of 17 published California listings. The next date on the calendar is THE GRIZZLY GRAVEL & CENTURY CHARITY RIDE in North Fork on 3 October 2026, and the last is Tour de Big Bear in Big Bear on 6 August 2027.
When California gravel races take place
Upcoming California listings by month: October 2026 (2), November 2026 (1), January 2027 (2), February 2027 (1), March 2027 (1), April 2027 (4), May 2027 (1), June 2027 (2), August 2027 (1). 9 of the 15 have a date confirmed against the organizer's own page; the remaining 6 are shown with a provisional date based on the previous edition and are marked as such on the event page.
Distances
10 of the 15 upcoming listings publish route distances, from 10 km to 160 km. Most of these events offer several route options on the same day, so each event page shows the full set of distances.
Types of gravel event
6 of the upcoming listings are categorised as gravel events (gravel races and gravel rides); the remaining 9 have no category recorded yet and are described on their own event page.
Where California gravel rides start
Start locations on the current calendar include North Fork, Atascadero, Temecula, Cambria, Independence, San Marcos, Portola, Big Bear and Tulare County.
Dates, distances and registration links are checked against each organizer's own page, and this calendar is updated as new California gravel events are confirmed.
Upcoming events in California
- THE GRIZZLY GRAVEL & CENTURY CHARITY RIDE — 3 October 2026 · North Fork, California, United States
- Heart of Gold Gravel — 17 October 2026 · Nevada City, California, United States
- The Bovine Classic — 24 October 2026 · Atascadero, California, United States
- Rock Cobbler — 7 November 2026 · Tulare County, California, United States
- Gravel and Wine — 23 January 2027 · Temecula, California, United States
- Low Gap — 31 January 2027 · Tulare County, California, United States
- LOW GAP — 31 January 2027 · Ukiah, California, United States
- HUFFMASTER — 28 February 2027 · Maxwell, California, United States
- Huffmaster Hopper — 28 February 2027 · Tulare County, California, United States
- Shasta Gravel Hugger — 7 March 2027 · Tulare County, California, United States
- Bedrock Valley Gravel Ride — 4 April 2027 · Tulare County, California, United States
- Sea Otter Classic Gravel Race — 15 April 2027 – 18 April 2027 · Tulare County, California, United States
- Central Coast Classico — 24 April 2027 – 26 April 2027 · Cambria, California, United States
- Whiskey Tango Fondo — 24 April 2027 – 25 April 2027 · Independence, California, United States
- Belgian Waffle Ride California — 2 May 2027 – 3 May 2027 · San Marcos, California, United States
- Lost & Found Gravel Festival — 19 June 2027 · Portola, California, United States
- Great Gravel Ride – Lake Tahoe — 31 July 2027 · Tahoe City, CA, United States
- Tour de Big Bear 2026 — 6 August 2027 – 8 August 2027 · Big Bear, California, United States
- Grinduro California — 11 September 2027 · Quincy, California, United States