Texas Highways Magazine

Lines in the Sand

3,840 Acreage of dunes at Monahans Sandhills State Park

70 feet Height of tallest dunes recorded in Monahans Sandhills State Park

12,000 Years the sandhills have been inhabited by humans

If spring and summer encourage trips to the Gulf Coast, fall and winter facilitate a different sandy adventure: dune sledding. Since Texas isn’t known for mounds of fresh-fallen snow, its inland sand dunes are the best places in the state for a sledding trip.

Monahans Sandhills State

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