Just curious, what did you see that turned you away? I stayed there in 2012 with Bababouy and it was minimal but nice. Back then IDRV didn't have any trees so it was to better choice for kids and hanging out. That seems to have changed.
I was there on a Thursday morning in June this year and met two sxs coming down as I was going up.
That spot looks cool. I'm going to check it out next year.
I have stayed at Sand Hills two years in a row. The water to the entire campground was shut off several times without warning, even though management knew they would be shutting the water off hours in advance. One year there was a grand total or three of us in the campground. Not hard to let us know they would be shutting the water off before getting the shower. Second year I called to make my reservation. The lady who answered the phone reserved the wrong days. When I called back to ask her to correct her mistake she charged me a rebooking fee to correct her mistake. There was garbage around the campground including a shat pair of undershort. Every morning a campground employee who turned the sprinklers on walked past the garbage on his morning walk. The bathrooms and showers were never cleaned. When you check in you are treated like an unwanted guest.
It is an open area. It is also at the opposite end of the dunes from the big dunes.
Definitely nothing like I experienced. Thanks for the clarity!
I was there for the first time in June this year and honestly not too impressed. There was not a good flow for miles on end like G. The transitions are very steep and akward. Lots of rocks and bushes to navigate around. The steep dunes made seeing traffic more difficult.
Kind of what I figured and for 24 hours (round trip) with the steering wheel in my hand as Cheff says. Taking a week of vacation time that cannot be used for Glamis when I usually am running out of vacation time by the end of Glamis season would mean cutting that one short by like three trips and that isn't going to happen. Getting more Vacation time isn't happening either and if I change jobs by the time I accrue what vacation time I have now I will be on the cusp of retiring.
In my opinion, if you're not going up there to see more than the Dunes, it's not worth it. If you want to see everything around the area and take your time to see the different areas... it's worth every penny spent and vacation time used. A week is not enough, considering the drive time from your area. 10 -14 days is more realistic with all there is to do outside of St. Anthony. A good window would also include July 4th for a true American Parade.
absolutely go north from St Anthony and get into the trees. Beautiful country up there.
