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Monahans Sandhills State Park Campground

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Location

Monahans Sandhills State Park Campground is located in Texas

Directions

To reach the park, travel Interstate 20 and exit mile marker 86 to Park Road 41.

Coordinates

31.633795219999996 N
102.81211296999999 W

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Access

Drive-In
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WiFi
Fair
Verizon
Available
AT&T
Fair
T-Mobile
Fair

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Tent Cabin

Features

For Campers

Market
ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Phone Service
Reservable
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

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Reservations

(512) 389-8900

Nathan S.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 14, 2024

Super cool place to

Well, I normally mark down campsite for having the spaces too close together. This park does not really have the options for white separation between sites. The scenery is stunning and beautiful pull through and back in sit, as well as electricity and water facilities are excellent. Well maintained in the showers are nice.

Month of VisitMay

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Dr. David T.

Scout

Reviewed Oct. 5, 2023

Best RV park

it was $10 and I showed up at 8 PM and there was plenty of spots available even without a reservation.

Month of VisitOctober

Jeff T.

Ranger

Reviewed Apr. 24, 2023

Outstanding State Park

This park is very cool. It’s not as interesting as White Sands or Great Sand Dunes, but what it does have that those National Parks don’t is the ability to camp right on the dunes. Spectacular sunsets and night skies.

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Month of VisitMay

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Fern B.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 18, 2023

Sandy Oasis

Great spot in what seems to be an area without a lot of camping. Stayed one night passing through. A bit windy. Super close to interstate and train, but noise wasn't an issue. Super clean facilities. Gorgeous dunes. The sunrise and sunsets are special!

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Month of VisitMay

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Maggie C.

Ranger

Reviewed Apr. 5, 2023

Interesting place

Stayed one night at this campground located just off I20. In a nutshell, It is like camping at the beach without the ocean. Strong winds and sand dunes everywhere! Fun for kids to slide down the dunes. No shade. Was an interesting stopover.

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Month of VisitMay

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John R.

Legend

Reviewed Mar. 2, 2023

Sand and Wind.

Stopped in for a night. Pretty dunes but not my cup of tea but I can appreciate it.

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Month of VisitApril

David R.

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 1, 2023

Convenient but Noisy

Very convenient state park. Very clean and well kept. Sound seems to carry so you can hear all the conversations in the campground.

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Month of VisitMarch

Brett D.

Legend

Reviewed Feb. 24, 2023

Quite campground

Nice and quite campground. Sand dunes are cool and o see but hard to walk in with the sand so soft. Sites are spacious and have a picnic table. Good for a day or 2 stay. Only downside is no sewer hookup at site but does have a dump station close by.

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Month of VisitMarch

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Thomas L.

Scout

Reviewed Dec. 28, 2022

Monaghan’s State Park

Great place. It is a small campground but all the pads are level. Bathrooms are clean. It’s quite, sand dunes and sky are a sight to see. We enjoyed our two day stay.

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Month of VisitJanuary

Sara B.

Ranger

Reviewed Nov. 18, 2022

This is Texas!?

Reserved at spot at Monahan's Sandhills just because it was a good stopping place on our way from Dallas to Big Bend. I didn't do much research and didn't know what to expect (honestly, my expectations were low, with all of the drilling activity going on in the Permian Basin). When we pulled in to the campground from I-20 I was shocked by the beauty of it.

In October 2022, the visitor center was closed for renovations but I think it will be really nice once it's finished. The campsites were pretty well spread out and the facilities were good. But I couldn't get over how unique the landscape was. Definitely a hidden gem. Perfect pit-stop on the way to Big Bend but would also be a great place to stay for a few days.

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Month of VisitNovember

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Lee D.

Legend

Reviewed Nov. 16, 2022

Sand dunes in Texas?!

General: Small (25-site) campground in one loop. Temporary park headquarters as the huge visitor center at the entrance was under construction when we were there.

Site Quality: Sites have paved driveways, covered picnic shelters, bbq, electric hookup, and water a spigot. Some sites are back-in and some pull-through. We watched some larger rigs try and fit into the back-in sites, which are smaller than the pull-throughs. Our site (25) seemed to have two picnic tables and two BBQs (there were some on the other side for the site next to us so not sure why there were two in our site unless two campers would come together?)

Bathhouse: There is one all-in-one and one regular restroom with two additional showers (and a connecting door between them. Hot water and soap dispensers but no paper towels. The showers were incredible – hot water, great water pressure, and clean. One of the best campground showers I have ever had!

Activities: Explore the dunes! There are no designated paths; you are free to climb the dunes and explore. Saucers are available to rent for $6 and wax for $1. The sunsets are beautiful. The constantly shifting sand makes beautiful patterns and great photographs. If the moon is not full, night sky photography.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here exploring the dunes (and the incredible shower!).

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Month of VisitApril

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Katie B.

Ranger

Reviewed May. 1, 2022

Unique stay

This is kinda out there with not a lot around, but we went for the experience of the sand so it didn’t bother us. the sandhills were a lot of fun and you can rent sleds to slide down the hills. Get ready to have sand everywhere though!

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Month of VisitMay

Kloee S.

Legend

Reviewed Mar. 26, 2022

Small but fun!

This park was very interesting. The sand dunes are massive, the sunsets were gorgeous, and the sites decent sized. It was well managed, clean and very sandy (expected, since its in the sand dunes),

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Month of VisitApril

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Cris G.

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 7, 2022

Great stop!!

We stopped here for the night in our way west and really enjoyed the sites. The Sandhills are right outside your site. The sunset was gorgeous. I only wish the weather was warmer and less windy. Site 9 was nice - pull through. The sites were fairly close but not too bad. Water and electric were fine.

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Month of VisitMarch

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Mark

Guide

Reviewed Feb. 2, 2022

Decent campground, relatively clean bathrooms.

Definitely different camping amongst the sand dunes. Sand gets everywhere! Back-in spots 20-24 are the most level and some of the longer sites. Most site pads are in need of repair. Pull thru sites are tight and close to campground road. Water, electric, and trash are easily accessible. Most spots have shaded picnic tables.

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Month of VisitMarch

Bruce

Guide

Reviewed Jan. 5, 2022

This place is Beautiful!

The dunes are very cool! Sites have water and electric only. Many are pull throughs. Bathroo. Is very nice. $15 plus $4 per person.

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Month of VisitFebruary

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Williams H.

Scout

Reviewed Nov. 28, 2021

Our first family camping trip

Monahans was so much fun. The dunes were tons of fun to climb up and play on and slide down. I would recommend purchasing your own sand sled because there is no guarantee the office will have them when you're ready to play.

Sitetent camping.

Month of VisitDecember

Chris H.

Legend

Reviewed Nov. 20, 2021

Small but fun

We got in late and were easily able to get to our site because of the small park. We’re in site 6 and there’s Sandhills right behind us for sledding.

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Month of VisitDecember

Randall Z.

Guide

Reviewed Nov. 8, 2021

Lots of sand

Close to I20. Easy access. Limited number of campsites available and most are right beside the loop road, parallel to it. Kids will love it, of course, because it's one giant sandbox. Be aware that there is no possible way to keep sand from getting into everything and everywhere! I do not recommend this for a quick traveling overnight, it is just too messy.

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Month of VisitDecember

Laura F.

Ranger

Reviewed Sep. 28, 2021

Small campground with beautiful sand dunes

We camped one Friday night and were among only a handful of campers. The sites are small because of the sand and the paved driveways are starting to crumble. Many sites share a covered picnic table pad. The dunes are really beautiful at sunrise and sunset so it's definitely worth a short stay.

Month of VisitOctober

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Heather E.

Ranger

Reviewed Sep. 27, 2021

So fun

Wild “little” sand dunes on what seems to be the side of the highway. Had a blast biking through and taking a toboggan down the dunes. Windy at times so be aware when eating outside or storing anything out there. Beautiful sunset and grills and shelter/picnic tables at the sites too.

Month of VisitAugust

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Andrea

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 5, 2021

Stunning landscape!

This was a very spontaneous stop for us, but it was quite breathtaking! Very rare site to see this much sand in that area. Amazing for Kids, families and adults of all ages! Great for taking photos at sunset. Nice camp site. 5 stars!

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Month of VisitAugust

Sara

Traveler

Reviewed May. 3, 2021

Beautiful setting, ton of fun!!

The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. We played on the snd dunes all day and camped. The campsites were sand with a covered picnic table and grill. The picnic table was moved because storms were coming and we put tents under pavilion. It would have been perfect for stargazing if it had not been cloudy all night. Other campers were quiet and it was a very clean park with clean bath house. Be warned that this is oil country and the trains run constantly, day and night and they are a few miles away. Sand dunes are probably best enjoyed during cooler months and definitely best after rain! We picked the perfect time in April! Flowers blooming everywhere and new growth around walking trails. Dunes were a blast!

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Month of VisitMay

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Jake B.

Traveler

Reviewed Jan. 4, 2021

Great camping spot

Stayed here for just the night last night, and had a great experience! We drove in around 9:30 pm with no issues, took hot showers in the nice clean bathrooms, then camped in our tent, and woke up to a beautiful sunrise over the dunes. 5 stars!

Mary G.

Guide

Reviewed Jan. 3, 2021

Fun State Park with electric and water

Stayed 1 night on our way through. Went sledding down the sand dunes. All spots are blacktop. Park staff were very friendly at check in! Easy to make a reservation online.

Raymond B.

Guide

Reviewed Nov. 7, 2020

Simply stunning

A must stop at this unique place in west Texas. Beautiful sunsets and well kept campground.

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Andrea H.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 29, 2020

Great Facility

Great place to stop. I would feel safe here as a woman traveling by myself. The showers and bathrooms were clean and really convenient. We camped in a tent here for a couple nights and really enjoyed the place.

Month of VisitApril

Shea M.

Legend

Reviewed Apr. 29, 2020

Sand Surfing

This was a great place to stop on our roadtrip out West! We have actually been here twice, it's so convenient and right off I20 near Odessa! The workers are so friendly and we all five loved sand surfing!! There are pull through sites with electric/water hookups, picnic table, fire ring, grill and a shade shelter! There is also a bathhouse with showers and restrooms! So much fun, don't pass it by!

**UPDATE: We have been here 4 times now! Always great!!!

Month of VisitMay

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Kelsey G.

Legend

Reviewed Jan. 28, 2020

Serene desert escape in the middle of Texas Oil Country

We loved staying here for a night on our drive through West Texas, the perfect midway stopping point. This state park is a nice natural respite from the noise and lights of oil country and towns.

Easy pull-through sites and well-maintained bathrooms. Sunsets and sunrises here are stunning. Feels like you're in a foreign desert.

Month of VisitFebruary

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Troy W.

Legend

Reviewed Oct. 30, 2019

Monahans Sandhills State Park + Sand + Wind

My friends and I made a short stay at Monahans Sandhills State Park on our way to Guadalupe Mountains National Park. We made a reservation online because we knew that we would be arriving late considering that we were leaving after work at 6pm and out drive would be at least 5 hours. It is possible to pick up supplies or eat in the town of Ozona or Fort Stockton.

Upon our arrival, it was fairly easy to find our assigned campsite because all of the campsites appear to be located along a loop road.

Each campsites has water and electric hookups. There are also a sun shade, picnic table and grill. The bathroom was located a short distance from our campsite and contained sinks, toilets and showers.

The main attraction of this park is definitely the sandhills. One can explore the sandhills freely, but I think that it might be a good idea to not venture too far from the main campground unless you are familiar with desert navigation or are equipped with a GPS. One can walk up the sandhills, roll down the sandhills or just stand in awe within them. I was surprised to find a variety of flowers thriving amongst the sandhills. How does that happen?

There are not any marked or designated trails at this park. There are not many facilities or activities to do. The main attraction is the sand, the sandhills and the sunrises. Even though our stay was short, I really enjoyed staying at this park and watching the sunrise in the morning.

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Month of VisitNovember

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