Sand Hollow State Park

Came here at the end of August. Check in was easy. Nice park staff. Weather was over 100’ during day and mid 70’ at night. Keep AC running all day or we would roast. We got a pull thru and they say it’s 99’ long. Bring extra hose, sewer and electrical to reach plug ins if you are towing. Very clean and spacious. Each site has covered Ramada and fire ring. Back lots have great views 27 and greater. Overall a great park. Lake is beautiful. We rented a boat at the beach store for half day and spent the other half on the sandy beach. Does not feel hot if you are in and bear water. Rode Polaris UTVs on the beach and in the dunes. Great place! Definitely return but maybe not at mid summer and we are from AZ. LOL

This was our first stop for a few days before we headed over to Zion NP. There were nearly 40 of us in our group. Most of us were spread out 6 different campsites (WS 16, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22.) and some rented an AirB&B which was only a few minutes away. We were there July 12-15th. First of all, it was unbearably hot. The moment we pulled into our spots and stepped out of our RV's, it drained the moral of our entire group. We knew it was going to be hot, but this was bad. The town of Hurricane averages the high 90's during this time of year and this week it was 106 plus. It temps didn't get comfortable until close to midnight. Needless to say, make sure your AC's are in good working order, because you just might not shut off during your entire stay, like us.

Wind was a definite factor. You can't leave your awning out on your RV during the mid-day hours. I did open up ours in the morning when it was less windy. But the moment you start feeling that wind, roll it up. The campsites were huge, clean and level for the most part. The distance between each campsite are pretty far apart. If we were by ourselves, totally cool. But because we has such a large group, it was somewhat of a trek just to go to campsite to campsite.

The lake is awesome. Super clean and a refreshing 80 degrees. Get out onto the water first thing in the morning. The water is glass. Come 10-11am, the wind starts to kick up and your wake-boarding day is done. Out comes the tubes. It's also a walk to get to the water from the campsite. I got the closest spots to where the cliff jumping is, but it's still a good 8-10 min walk. I think if it wasn't so hot, our stay may have been much more enjoyable and the walks to the lake or other RV's wouldn't have been so daunting. Still on the fence if we would camp here again. At least not in July.

Sites 27-29 are great. We were in 27. We had full hookup. Check in was easy and camp hosts (Mark & Carolyn) were very engaging and helpful. We had a great view of the lake on one side and the mountains on the other side. Lots of waterspouts and fishing. Rentals of jet skis, paddle boards and boats are available if you don’t want to bring yours. We drove around the lake and found spots you can drive up to the lake. There is primitive camping also. We had my wife’s aunt and uncle drive up from Vegas and joined us for afternoon steaks! Definitely will be back again.

We stayed in the Westside Campground. I have mixed feelings about this place. We had a good time but there were some definite drawbacks. First, the entire park was very crowded and filled to capacity so they were turning people away. We had a reservation so we got in. The campground was full and fortunately quiet at night. During the day, however, there was constant noise and activity.

Secondly, this is a fairly new park and first opened in 2003. But, whoever designed the campground obviously had never been camping in an RV. The sites are large and well-spaced and well-equipped, however over half of the campsites have the hookups on the wrong side. If you pull in the way they want you to, your door will open right onto the road. We were emphatically told by the park staff that we couldn't drive the wrong way on the road so we could pull into the campsite the correct way. To be honest, I know the staff were very busy that day, and probably very stressed, but they weren't the kindest or friendliest and didn't need to be so snarky to what I thought was a simple question. Anyway, we have a small trailer and after numerous tries we were able to make a U-turn into our campsite so the hookups would be on the right side. The other problem with these campsites is the driveway could be 70 feet long or more and the hook-ups are on one end of the driveway and the shelter and picnic table are far away on the other end. If you park close to the hook-ups, the picnic table is 40 feet away. Fortunately we had 50 feet of electrical cord and some extra water hoses so we were able to park the trailer closer to the picnic table. People with long RVs might not have this problem. Why the hook ups weren't placed in the middle of the site, I don't know. Most of the campsites were like this so be sure to bring extra hoses and electrical cords if you want your RV close to the picnic table or in the center of your site. Fortunately, the site we had was fairly level and just needed a few blocks on one side. Also, the hook-up worked fine.

Keep in mind that some sites are much better than others. Some have a view of the lake, but at least 20 of the campsites are in a hole under the dam and have no view at all. Considering the beautiful lake and surrounding mountains, I just think that this campground could have been designed so much better. They had plenty of room to do so. It's really sad and in my opinion takes a lot away from this campground.

The bathrooms were semi clean and the showers had a lot of hot water and were much cleaner than the bathrooms. I used the showers but not the bathroom because the campground bathrooms grossed me out a bit and I have a clean bathroom in my trailer :-). The trash cans were all overflowing when we arrived on a Saturday and were finally dumped when we were leaving on a Wednesday.

The park is nice with lots of activities such as boating and off-roading. There is even a spot to go cliff-diving.
Unfortunately it was very crowded and not a place to go if you want tranquility or a nature experience. If you are worried about social distancing, this probably isn't the place to come. After the weekend, the place was pretty trashed because unfortunately people can't seem to pick up after themselves. You also need to be tolerant of loud music and partiers. Lastly, it can get very windy there and that red dirt and sand will get into everything.

I will probably camp here again because it's close to my house and a good place to take the paddleboards. I will just go with the mindset that there will be crowds and noise and be sure to get one of the few campsites that is laid out correctly for an RV.

We decided to stop on a whim, and hoped to stay two nights. When we arrived at the gate, only one night was available, so we took it. Easy to navigate to our site and park. My only complaint is that our door ended up being on the road side, looking across the road at our neighbour. The traffic felt pretty close, but it wasn't frequent. Some ATV traffic, but not much. Park staff were very friendly. Would love to stay here again.

Stayed here in the West Loop 6/28/19 to 6/30/19. I was really impressed with this park. My site was huge and each site has a picnic table under a pavilion and a fire ring. Swimming in the reservoir was a lot of fun as well.

I used this park as a base to visit Zion and the night before my power kept going out. I was concerned because it was in the 90's and I planned on leaving my dog in the camper while I visited Zion. I moved to the 50amp breaker with an adapter and never had an issue after that. Luckily I have a Temp Stick and I explained the situation to the camp host and he was extremely nice and understanding. He gave me his personal cell number to call if there was an issue while I was at Zion.

Aside from the electrical issue, there was a fair amount of noise from all the ATV's driving around the park and also some loud music from one of the campers. They were playing a pretty solid playlist though so I didn't mind. I never used the restrooms so I can't comment on those.

Also worth noting is that they close the gates at 10:00 (or maybe 10:30?) so if you need to get in or out of the park after they close you have to give them a $20 deposit and they will give you a key. Then you get your deposit back after returning the key.

This is not a family place at all. People driving dirt bikes and atv’s all hours of the night. They sound like they’re having a competition on who can be the loudest. They drive that crap right by our tent at 930-1130 pm and later. I’m trying to get babies to sleep and other campsites are idiots drinking and blasting radio as loud as possible. Camp site has nothing to manage people. Finally ended up calling the cops.

Sand Hollow is a GREAT (west)campground. I wouldn't call it tranquil but the scenery is a amazing and every site has a spectacular view. Sites are HUGE, our 40ft class-A looked tiny sitting there. We could have fit at least another RV and a car end to end in our site. Full hookups in most sites (if this is important to you verify on the website or call), great water pressure, solid power and well fitting (although not threaded) sewer connections. Lots to do here and it's a really busy park, but the noise really isn't a problem. This is an ATV/OHV park on a lake which the park clearly caters too. We don't have any of that stuff, and the activity didn't bother us at all. They layout of park seems to keep all the nonsense away. There is no shade, but each site has a covered picnic table with charcoal grill and a fire ring. My only complaint is the lack of dumpsters. They only have them at the dump station and at the boating area. That is a HECK of a walk if your trash is heavy. We didn't bring our car this time, and although we didn't leave the park, getting to the garbage, firewood, etc.. is a REAL challenge without something to drive. Bring your boat, fishing stuff, skis, wake boards, ATV,OHV, kayaks, swimsuits, etc... and plan to spend a lot of time on the water or out in the hills.

Stayed there a week in March 2019. Still a little chilly but loved the area and lots of room between sites. Any site would have been fine with us. This one had full hookup.

Felt very safe there. The reservoir was beautiful. We took our kayaks there another time. This time in March was too cold still for us to kayak and enjoy it. LOL But we took them when we were back in the area the end of April. We couldn't get a spot at that time.

We will definitely be back. Beautiful sunsets and surrounding mountains.

With the main campground full, we were happy to find a decent spot in the primitive area at Sand Hollow. The primitive area is a huge sandy swath along the far side of the reservoir with a few firepits and picnic tables scattered about. There are pit toilets near the day use area, but nothing further along. Similar to boondocking, there are no designated campsites and the sand is very soft and deep in some places so it would be wise to scout ahead if possible. The location is beautiful, but the reservoir is a favorite of jet boats and the area is very popular with the ATV crowd. If you want peace and quiet, look elsewhere.

One of our biggest gripes was the amount of trash around the primitive camping area. The dumpsters were easily a mile from our campsite and “pack it in, pack it out” appears to be a novel concept here. Considering we were tagged $25 a night to camp, there should be more garbage collection sites and some effort put in by park staff to maintain the area.

We had 1 bar of Verizon 4G.