MONAHAN SANDHILL, Monahan, TX

MONAHAN SANDHILL STATE PARK

RUN BY: State of Texas

LOCATION: Monahan, TX

UTILITIES: Water & Electric (30-50A)

COST: $18

OUR RATING (1-5): I- 3.5

NOTES: I would not suspect that many people are going to find Monahan Sandhill SP to be either a destination or a place to stay more than a night or two, but it is a great stop if you're traveling through west Texas. It is, as its name indicates, sand, sand and more sand. A young volunteer met us and was very helpful. He made a joke about using our kayaks on the dunes. I didn't know at that time that they actually rent "sand discs". Most of the sites are parallel parking, a type of pull-through with utilities on the street side so your door faces away from the street. 

Environment: Dry and sandy. There were no trees.

Amenities: Bathrooms & showers

Phone Service: very poor. We had a hard time even with a Wilson booster.

Location: Turn off I-20 the exit east of Monahan and you're right there. The campground is well back into the park so you have no sense of being close to the interstate.

Proximity to shopping: Monahan is a short distance up the road.

Camping Population: There was a wide variety of campers.

Sites: Relatively level. Well spaced.

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RATING KEY: category - score

Categories:
I - established campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days

II - boondocking, dry camping where there are no designated sites and no amenities but

one might choose to stay for more than a night.

III - over-night areas

You must remember that we are scoring 1 thru 5 according to things which are important to us: the environment, cost, amenities, location, safety, camping population, site, phone service