Set in the southern Llano Estacado in Ward and Winkler Counties, Monahans Sand Hills State Park is a 3,840-acre state park that is renowned for its impressive sand dunes, which reach up to heights of 70 feet. Although it boasts desert-like landscapes, Monahans Sandhills State Park features a semi-arid ecosystem with unique fauna and flora, such as the local climax shrub called the shinoak, which only grows to a full height of 4 feet. Wildlife includes a variety of rodents and several packs of Sandhills coyotes, and recreational activities in the park range from sandboarding and sand football to sand surfing and sand tobogganing.
Monahans Sand Hills State Park, 2500 E Interstate 20 Exit 86, Monahans, TX 79756, Phone: 432-943-2092