ATVing on the Sand Dunes and Great RV Sites

You only live once, but if you work it right, once is enough.

 

I mentioned the other day we had moved to the Sand Hollow State Park. Well, it’s the weekend and all kinds of RVs and trailers are coming in.  In addition, there are many Jeeps, ATVs, OHVs, motorbikes, kayaks, canoes and boats.  I think you get the picture.  Friday was a pretty busy day for the folks at the park.   

 

The Sand Hollow Lake is fed by water from the Virgin River.  With the blue skies above, the water in the lake looked about as blue as blue can get.

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Picnic tables on the lake.

In addition to all the boaters and OHVs around, there were also areas where folks were having picnics and just enjoying a beautiful day at the lake.  Lots of picnic table surround the water.  Right now the water level is high.  We even found some tables that were in the water as well as the badminton net and fire ring.  I guess that’s more for summer fun or obviously lower water level times.

This is us!

There are many dunes to ride on the north side of the road but the big dunes and numerous trails are on the south side of the road.  There is access from the park via a tunnel underneath that road.  There is also a parking lot staging area.  

OHV tunnel from the park to the dunes.

Sand Hollow may be the name and there certainly is a lot of sand but there are also a lot of rocks.  They are flat rocks and some jut out making a pretty rough ride.  Some of the lower dunes are almost like being in a roller coaster as they are small up and down dips.

Can you see the tunnel in the distance?  That's downhill.

The dunes go pretty high.  I found it was easier going up than down.  I had to do it a few times to get the feel of it before I went all the way to the top.  This may look like an easy climb and it may not seem as high as it really is but when you’re up there, it certainly looks like you’re way up there.

It's all downhill from here!

The view is spectacular.  Some of it is very spectacular.  We’ve done the ride several days now.  Riding at Sand Hollow has been one of the nicest rides we have taken on the ATVs.  The sand is very different than the sand on the dunes in Southwestern California.  Much of this tends to be pretty well packed which makes me happy.  It means I may not have to use that winch again to pull Terry out.  Some of the dunes are also very steep and rocky to get over.  The practice makes perfect and I've been pretty pleased that I've been able to do some of them.

It's all downhill from here too!

We feel pretty comfortable blazing our own trail.  At least we’re pretty confident we can find our way back.  You can almost always follow tracks back and if not, you know that down is where the lake is.  In this particular case we tried to do that.  We ended up in a dead-ended canyon.

Dead end canyon

Friday was a great day.  After riding the ATVs for a few hours, I sat outside in the sunshine and read most of the afternoon.  Dinner was a wonderful steak on the barbecue and a salad.  It was just a super relaxing day.  We need more days like this.

Duchess gives this park a 9* rating.  It would be a 10* but she has to wear a leash!

Only a few more days left on our reservations.  However, it’s been so nice.   The big question is should we extend? This area gets a lot of snowbirds.  The weather warms up in March so they are slowly making their way north and many are heading back to Canada.  The pull-thrus make it easy for folks wanting a lot of space to just pull into.  There are sites with full hookups, sites with partial hookups, some dry camping sites and some that are primitive.  I guess you could say there is a site for every type of camper or RVer.

Sunday will be a busy day.  We're off to Bryce Canyon.

cathie - to your question about putting all your motorhome's weight on the jacks instead of the tires.  I have no idea of what is right and what isn't.  Personally, we're not comfortable with that but have seen others do it.  There have got to be some pros out there who also have an opinion but that still doesn't mean we'd be comfortable with it.  Thanks for your comment!

‘Tis life on the road.