guys, im taking a big trip from TX to St Anthony's the end of Oct... My big question is to stay at Desert Oasis or Sandhills, heres my situation:.. in either case ill need full hookups for a travel trailer in tow..... Ive read info on this forum and the campgrounds websites and this is what ive learned:

What i like about Sandhills is: Grass and Trees, Right in the center of Action, we could see people dunning while we were resting and the familiy could see us while we were dunning... i like the 10pm quite time...

What i dont like about Sandhills: far from choke cherry.. my modded DS sucks gas bad and i dont want to run out!, the owners can be dicks, the restrooms/showers are terriable.. My TT have shower but not enough water for all my friends to take showers if they cant hack the public showers


What i like about Desert Oasis: Nice owners, Nice restrooms/showers, closer to big dunes

what i dont like: Cant see dunes right around camp, no grass/trees

Now remember all my info i second hand info.. ive never been..


I want your advice.. as for now im thinking im going to try Sandhills, just let the wives use the TT showers, the guys can hit the publics, keep the dog on the leash and spend minimul gas at choke cherry so i dont run out on the way home..


lets here any advice i havent thought of thanks guys
Jetjock16

 

Well first off I think that Sandhills is a great campsite as long as you follow there rules. If you don't you won't like it at all because they will throw you out without batting a eyelash. With that said I have never stayed at the other campsite but have been to where it is. Sandhills is about a 20 min ride to the big dunes and there is a marked trail the whole way. The dunes around sandhills are still a lot of fun to ride in and it is really nice to have the camp ground right off the sand.

The weather in Oct is where you will be taking a crap shoot. I have seen it be 70 and I have seen it snow that time of year. It will be cold at night that is for sure. We went up over labor day and it was in the 40's at night and 70's during the day.

What we have also done about the gas issue is take a truck with gas cans over to the BLM area right off the dunes over buy desert oasis. Then you can fill up on the way back and not worry about the gas issue.

 

i just called both places and they said they said they would not be open that time of year cause it would be too cold...... sucks.. might have to hit up the hotels..

 

The campgrounds told me the temps would be like zero degrees, "yahoo" says the average temp for Saint A's on Oct 25th is 69 degrees.. what gives.. now i may be changing my plans to Glamis.....

 

Like DSA said it could be 0, or it could be 70. You just dont know. If the campgrounds are closed, then you can hit rexburg for a room. It is only 10 minutes or so to the dunes.

Or, you can go to glamis instead. Or, you could go to little sahara, but again the weather is a crapshoot.

Good luck on your plans

 

OH, and I think your breakdown on the two places pretty much sums it up. Neither is great, both have advantages and disadvantages. But the hag at sandhills has been a bitch on the phone to my wife twice and the last time I took the phone and told her she can stuff the reservation where the sun dont shine we will go to montys place.

We had a problem and had to cancel a reservation last minute. She was yelling at my wife on the phone. Not a good way to run a business in my eyes. I hope more and more campgrounds open up there.

 

I'd hold out as long as you could. What I mean is. Within a week of departure check the weather report. If St A's isn't going to be under snow or rain the whole time go to St Anthonys. I would normaly say screw Glamis if you had a trip to St A's planned but, if it's the end of Oct that you'd be there, you'd be there on what is generaly the first big weekend of the season. I'd still choose St Anthonys over Glamis any day but that weekend will give you an idea what Glamis is like on a big weekend. Hope you get to go to St Anthonys.

 

Dumont just starts kick'n in October. Not a St. A's, but a fun place. Downer is a no hook-ups.

Distance wise from TX, its a few hours closer.

Halloween will be a decent weekend, we're going out the 17th as well to stretch the off season muscles and down some beers.

jbt

 

I actualy prefer Dumont over Glamis. The big dunes are similar to St Anthonys large dunes only Dumont has less of them. Dumonts comp hill is the best IMO.

 

I like dumont also, smaller area, but smaller crowds also. I have only been once and had alot of fun. Hoping to do a couple of trips this year.

Good luck on your decision.