The 4-mile road course sits 3.9 miles north of Mill Street. How the season, tickets, camping and corners work, and where Plymouth fits in.
North of town on Highway 67, Road America runs a 4-mile road course through about 640 acres of rolling Wisconsin parkland, and its mailing address is Plymouth. The gates sit about 3.9 miles north of downtown Plymouth, so a race weekend here can start with breakfast on Mill Street and end with a fish plate at a county-road tavern. This page covers what runs at the track, how tickets and camping work, where people watch from, and how Plymouth fits around a race weekend.
Distances below are straight-line, measured from map pins, so the drive is a little longer.
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Where Road America sits
Both names are right. Race coverage uses the village of Elkhart Lake, and Plymouth is the larger town to the south, with hotels, grocery stores and the Mill Street restaurants. MotoAmerica's 2027 announcement calls the place America's National Park of Speed.
From Milwaukee, Plymouth is about 49 miles north in a straight line. New to the area? The highways and neighbouring towns are laid out in Plymouth's place in Sheboygan County.
What runs at Road America
The 2026 season ran more than 50 days on track, from vintage weekends in May to the SCCA National Championship Runoffs in early October. The 2026 schedule Road America announced in October 2025 included MotoAmerica Superbikes on May 29 to 31, the INDYCAR XPEL Grand Prix on June 18 to 21 and IMSA's Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix on July 30 to August 2.
Plymouth has its own name on the calendar too. The Cheese Capital Cup featuring Trans Am SpeedTour ran on June 26 to 28, 2026, the same weekend as Plymouth's Cheese Capital Festival. The festival side of that weekend is part of the story of why Plymouth calls itself the Cheese Capital of the World.
The 2026 season is over, and dates for 2027 are coming out race by race. IndyCar returns on June 24 to 27, 2027, according to Racer in August 2026. MotoAmerica's Superbikes come back on June 4 to 6, 2027, with Vintage MotoFest on the Saturday, and tickets for that weekend went on sale on October 5, 2026.
Check the track's own schedule page before you book anything, since dates can shift.
Tickets and getting in
For the 2027 MotoAmerica round, trackside camping, golf cart rentals and premium hospitality went on sale on October 5, 2026, the same day as the tickets.
Paddock access is included in the MotoAmerica weekend, which means you can walk through the team area and then watch from the corners. Prices vary by event and change each year, so the ticket page is the place to check rather than an old number.
Before you buy, check whether a campsite purchase covers gate admission for everyone staying on it. Golf carts make the long walks between corners easier.
Where to watch from
Road America has 14 turns on its four miles, and race fans pick a corner and settle in rather than staying in one grandstand. The corners have names, not just numbers: the Moraine Sweep, the Carousel, the Kink, Canada Corner, Thunder Valley and the Bill Mitchell Bend.
IMSA's spectator guide rates Turn 5 among the top vantage points and a prime overtaking spot, and suggests the hillside between Turns 5 and 6, just below the Elkhart Lake Lions' Club concession stand. From that hillside, the same guide says, you can see cars pop up from Thunder Valley about half a lap later.
The Moraine Sweep, the open run from Turn 3 to Turn 5, is where cars reach top speed; IMSA's writer dares readers to tell who is doing 195 mph and who is doing 200. Road America's virtual track tour says Turn 5 comes with a braking zone from about 150 mph, and it recommends watching about two-thirds of the way along the Moraine Sweep during morning practice.
The Carousel, Turns 9 and 10, is a long sweeping pair that spectators can watch from the inside, and IMSA points to a concession stand there for a brat. Canada Corner, Turn 12, has terraced stone seating and a walking trail on the driver's right, and a shaded paved path runs along Canada Corner and the Bill Mitchell Bend.
IMSA's guide credits the concession stands with bratwurst, corn on the cob and soft-serve ice cream, which is about as Wisconsin as a race day gets. Stands and menus change by event, so treat that as a tip rather than a promise for next season.
Arrive early on a big race day if you want a good patch of grass at your chosen corner. Bring a chair, layers and rain gear. On a big weekend you will walk several miles across the grounds if you move between corners.
Camping at the track and sleeping in Plymouth
Road America has more than 1,000 campsites across eight camping zones, and camping is tied to specific events rather than sold by the night. Tent and pop-up camping is mostly in Zones 1 to 4, on standard sites of about 20 by 40 feet with no individual electric or water hookups, and permanent restrooms and showers nearby.
Trackside electric sites in parts of Zones 5 and 6 have 50-amp service for RVs, again without individual water hookups. Online reservations open in the advance-ticket period, and any camping left after that is sold at the gate on the first day of the event, subject to availability. For a fuller picture of the options, including the private campground across the road, see camping in Plymouth.
Plymouth Rock Campground sits about 0.7 mile east of the track, and the track's own camping page names it as a nearby option. Its listing describes three pool areas, several bathhouses and plenty of mature trees, which is a softer weekend than a field site at the circuit.
In town, Plymouth Suites Hotel on East Mill Street is about 3.9 miles south of the track, and a rental house on the north side is about 2.8 miles from it.
Nearby hotels can fill well in advance, and Road America's own hotel page points visitors to Elkhart Lake, Plymouth and Sheboygan. The full list of rooms and how far each is from the track is in the Plymouth hotels roundup.
Planning a race weekend from Plymouth
Pick the event first and book the bed second: campsites are tied to specific events, and the track's hotel page sends race visitors to nearby towns. Once the date is set, decide whether you want to sleep at the track or drive in each morning.
Downtown Plymouth is compact. Plymouth Tap, the arts center and Plymouth Suites Hotel all sit on East Mill Street within about 0.4 mile of each other, so a hotel guest can walk to supper. Campers stocking a cooler can use Tietz's Piggly Wiggly on Eastern Avenue, about 4.2 miles south of the track, which lists a deli and a bakery.
Families should know that MotoAmerica's 2027 announcement mentions family fun zones at the Superbike weekend, though it gives no details yet. Ear protection matters for children at any motorsport event, and a wagon helps on a property this size.
Wisconsin weather swings on a race weekend in May, June or October, so pack for sun, rain and a cold evening in the same bag.
Eating and a drink after the race
After the last session of the day, the evening options are back in Plymouth or out on the county roads.
Downtown, Plymouth Tap on East Mill Street has 14 pinball machines and 5 dart boards, which is a fair way to spend the hours after the green flag. Nap's Place, about 0.9 mile west of the circuit, is one of the taverns near the track.
If one motorsport weekend is not enough, Saturday nights from late April to late September bring sprint cars and late models to the clay oval at the county fairgrounds on Plymouth's east side. That is Plymouth dirt track racing, a different and much louder kind of evening.
Fill the gaps between sessions with the cheese arch, the murals and the lakes around Plymouth.
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Published October 26, 2026
