The Cloverdale Rodeo Parade is on Saturday May 21 starting at 10am. In an unusual move this year the rodeo association has published the parade route. Its kind of hit or miss whether they do that each year. Usually miss. But the route is usually the same anyway. The parade entries set up between 176A Street and 177B Street on 56A Ave, 57 Ave, 57A Ave, 58 Ave, and 58A Ave. You can go down ahead of time and wander around. No restrictions to pedestrian traffic. They get rolling down 177B Street and head to Highway 10 where the west bound lanes are closed to traffic. I can't remember if I mentioned being in the parade when I was in high school riding my horse alongside a friend, a green rider riding a green horse. Always a good combination in crowds. As soon as we got to Highway 10 and the traffic on the other side of the road her horse took one look at the cars and decided to spin around and go home. I had to grab its reins and lead it alongside my bomb proof Quarter Horse until we safely reached 176th Street and no vehicle traffic. The parade goes down 176th Street to 58A Ave, then turns north on 176A Street and heads back to the fairgrounds, though most of the entries tend to fall apart before getting there. Its easier to turn right and go back to the staging area I guess!
You can download the parade route map here.
Good rule of thumb is if you aren't interested in the Cloverdale Rodeo or parade stay out of the area!
If you're thinking about being an entry in this year's Cloverdale Rodeo Parade you don't have a whole lot more time to think about it. Entries close on Monday May 9. Click here for the entry form.
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