Sand Hollow State Park

I love this place. Summer and even winter.
My first time here was last summer. We went with some friends and had a lake day. Everyone brought their water toys and we had a blast. The area is amazing. The views are something else.
This last weekend I had the chance to run my truck out on the dunes. We aired down and just went for it. It was a blast. We got all the way to the back and checked it all out. So pretty. Lots of dirt bikes and 4 wheelers. If you have the toys you should do it. Lots of fun. They also had an air machine to return the tires to street levels when you are done playing. It takes quarters and you’ll need two bucks worth to fill up if you have tires similar to mine. If not there is a maverick up the road that has the auto fill type that is nicer.
Now the one thing I would note is that I would never camp here. The town near by is called Hurricane for a reason. The wind blows a lot. A day trip is a must do.

Beautiful blue water under breathtaking red rock back drop.
Super über clean restrooms in sandpit campground !!!
Plus you can ride your dirt bikes from camp!

Great place to go for ATVing! Been there several times this year and it’s so much fun!

Clear and clean water. We had a blast hiking around the lake and wakeboarding. I highly recommend. Go during the week when it’s not as busy

Excellent lake for boating with calm clean water at 83′ on July 6^th, it felt like a warm bath tub with excellent visibility. There are boat rentals at «The Beach at Sand Hallow»
four hours with s tube was only $ 150 excluding gas. Will be back soon !!!

We participated in the Pro Watercross Corporate Challenge on Friday June 26^th. Joe Newman from St George Convention & Tourism Office did an outstanding job with the Jet Ski racing and setting this up. Sand Hollow is a perfect place to cool off and have fun a with the family. The water is great and we never got swimmers itch.

I arrived on a Saturday afternoon to camp in the Sandpit Campground. When I pulled in to my reserved site, there were ATVs parked in my spot and heavily intoxicated people sitting at the picnic table. There was hardly room to set up my small 2-​person tent between the ATVs and garbage scattered everywhere. I returned to the ranger station to ask for a refund and the manager stated that the campground is loud and rowdy all summer and to expect people to be up partying and driving ATVs well in to the night. She then stated that she wouldn’t stay at that campground. Such a disappointment. What could be a beautiful and peaceful park is ruined. If you are looking for a quiet weekend in nature, look elsewhere.

Beautiful RV park and the bathrooms are spotless! Rented an ATV for a couple of hours. Rented on a Monday and glad we did as the traffic out in the desert was minimal. Had a great time and rental company on the other side of the lake was very helpful and professional. We’ll be back!

Beautiful state park great place for fishing and atv riding. Great camping area in the Sand Pit Campground if you like to ride right from camp… west side campground has full hookups and nice boat ramp.

So far our favorite place to camp and bring our family for a little fun getaway (kids ages: 20, 11, 5, 3). I love the feel of the soft red sand on my toes, the water is very calm and quite clear; my kids played in the water for hours!
Our first time here, July 2013, only the Sand Pit Campground was available. We stayed at Site #01, for three nights conveniently next to bathrooms, which were clean and had hot showers. The entire area is on sandy ground, so setting up our tent was very easy but a bit bumpy. There was a picnic table and fire pit grill, but NO SHADE whatsoever. it got unbearably hot at times. A short 5-​min trek down brings you to the waters edge, where my husband caught two fishes, and there were a couple of fishing boats nearby; however its not a very nice place for swimming as there were poky bushes, rocks, and mud in this area. We ended up driving to the popular picturesque red rocks and swimming area, where we pitched our shade on the shoreline and spent the entire day there. My husband was able to catch 2 more fishes there. so that was surprising ;)
Our 2^nd time here, May 2014, we camped at West Side Campground, Site #15. Recently upgraded with electric, there’s also a shade, picnic table, and fire-​pit grill, and also right next to the bathrooms that were clean and had hot showers ;) This time we walked over to the lake at the end of the parking lot. There’s no sand here, but rather big smooth boulders. There were many other families that picnic’d on the rocks like us, and some hiked over the hills, it turns out there’s a popular hidden steep cliff that everyone was jumping off of… it looked scary! This time we didn’t catch any fishes. The the best thing is that the park also recently opened up a recreation rental shop and snack bar (kayaks, sup, jet skis)… we ended up renting a stand up paddle board for 4-​hours $ 45 (first time trying SUP), we had a blast paddling thru rocks in the lakes and watching daredevils jump off the cliffs! We had an awesome time. after all that, we bought burgers and fries at the shop, and relaxed at our campsite :)
*NOTE: Beach @ Sand Hollow Boat Rental #435−216−1997, has on-​site ATV Rental, Kayaks, Stand up Paddle Boards, and sanck bar. However they dont sell ice, so we’d drive out to walmart a few miles away.

Circuit breaker wouldn ‘t stay on. Extremely warm so no a/​c and no cpap. Horrible experience!

My husband and I camped and kayaked at Sand Hollow State Park over the Veteran’s Day Weekend. This area is in Southern Utah outside of St. George and before you get to Zion National Park. Sand Hollow, although very well kept has a few deficiencies for avid campers.
First, the Pro’s:
— The lake boasts great fishing (bass supposedly), but my husband and I didn’t catch any.
— The Sandpit Campground, which is one of two choices for camping and the only one with showers is not far from the lake, is well-​kept, and the bathrooms are squeaky clean with hot water and decent showers.
— The area is nice, and warm I would suspect for most of the year, while the lows at night are probably tolerable for the most part, except for a few months in the winter. My husband and I were here in November and there were parts of the day I had to take off my sweater because I was getting too hot. Lows can get chilly though. If you’re in an RV, you won’t have a problem. My husband and I had a well set up tent, with a heater, and zero-​degree sleeping bags. We were perfectly fine (in mid-​November, mind you).
— Nice scenery (that looks a whole lot like Lake Mead) and the lake has a great sandy beach area along the Southside, the sand is so smooth it is like the ocean beach. You could easily come here in the Summer and picnic here or lay around the lake on towels.
Con’s:
— Besides the lake, the only other thing to do in the area is off-​roading with 4-​wheelers, dune buggies, etc. And they do it here — A LOT. The Sandpit Campground is very close to the dunes where everyone rides. And they ride into the night. We were here on a Saturday and the people here rode their 4-​wheelers until almost 1 AM. It was very loud.
— The Sandpit Campground, on Saturday night was incredibly noisy. This is not a place to go if you’re looking for solitude when camping. People were up talking loudly, and partying until about 2 AM. They were also shooting off fireworks. I could contribute this to it being the 3-​day weekend though.
— While here I saw a campsite flying a Confederate flag. Excuse me while I take a shit on your Confederate flag, thanks.
Overall:
I think this is a great spot for people who want to spend their time off-​roading. But if you’re looking for a place to camp and do trails, hiking, or even seeing anything like scenery of any kind, this is not it.
The lake looks like it is great for fishing, but maybe in the warmer months. I doubt my husband and I will return here for any camping. I am sure there are better spots in Southern Utah.

Sand Hollow State Park is so absolutely beautiful, it is hard for me to put it into words. Close to Zion, it is part of one of the most awe-​inspiring areas of the country. For my Las Vegas Unilocalers, imagine if Red Rock Canyon was filled with water and surrounded by orange sandy dunes. It’s stunning, definitely one of my favorite places to go reconnect with mother nature.
Admission may seem a little pricey at $ 10 a day, however this is a very well maintained park. And maintenance costs money! It was clear that our admission fee was being put to good use as soon as we used one of the public restrooms… It actually smelled GOOD. Amazing.
Camping ranges from $ 15 to $ 28 a day, depending on what area you camp in and if you require RV hookups. There are sand dunes for off-​roading if that’s something you enjoy. There is not a marina on site, you can pick up any supplies at nearby Hurricane or St. George.
For a day trip or a camping adventure, Sand Hollow is a gorgeous area to relax and partake in some outdoor activities in beautiful Southern Utah. Highly recommended!

Sand Hollow is one of the premier trophy bass fisheries in the state of Utah. Having been a guide on this lake for the past 71/​2yrs (
) I can attest to the quality of fish this well managed lake offers. 25 – 30 fish mornings not uncommon!
The camp grounds are top notch with full hook ups, cement pads and picnic tables with protected overhangs and full showers all come with the camp site. The lake also offers primitive camping as well on the south end of the lake.
Sand Hollow has been nick named by the locals as the «Mini Lake Powell» very beautiful. The entire south end of the lake is sandy beaches with picnic tables provided, easy to beach boats a popular spot for water volleyball.

Great camping place — BUT — don’t go in the springtime if you do tent camping. The wind was unbelievable. In a camper, it would have been OUTSTANDING!

Really nice camp grounds here. They have a lake, an rv area and lots of space for tent laying. ** probably the most important element for most folks is the running water, flushing toilets, and HOT showers. It almost made it seem like we were camping at the Marriott :) ** The cost is minimal and the silence is perfect. A lot of people bike and jog throughout the park which was pretty cool.
The only bad thing I can say about this area is the obsessive wind. It made the night pretty uncomfortable with tent stakes flying and tents blowing in the breeze. But then again it is called hurricane city.

We camped here at the end of march in the «primitive camping» area for 15 $. It was beautiful. The downside was that when we went there were lots of ATV’s and dirt bikes that didn’t stop riding until 12am. Some kids came really close to our tent weaving through the paths and I was worried if we didn’t keep a lantern on they might hit us. Other than that, it was nice. There are bathrooms and porta potties near by. They picknick areas are really nice and close to the water.

This is a stunningly beautiful park. We went out on ATVs with one of the local vendors and it is beyond breathtaking. Words really can’t do it justice. That said, the set-​up is sort of odd. You drive in and there is a windowed office on the left where you pay and a stop sign well in front of that window. We drove up to the stop sign and were later stopped by, what I can only assume, was a bored ranger to tell us we didn’t stop at the window or the stop sign. (we did at both.) Nonetheless, beautiful place.

Great state park, offers LARGE full hook-​up campsites with fantastic views of the surrounding area, offers Boating, Fishing, Water sports, etc. etc.
Short drive to the town of Hurricane and St. George. WalMart & Maverick Gas Station are within 4 to 5 miles from campsite. We used it as our base while touring ZION National park which is approximately 25 miles away.
Major shortcomings are the park locks the gates at 10:00pm (a small refundable deposit will get you a key to access park after hours) and the sites lack shade, if you do not have an awning or canopy of some sort the hot daytime temperatures can get a bit uncomfortable. Drink plenty of water.