Little Sahara Recreation Area — Attraction in Four Corners States

Little Sahara has a lot of options for all walks. There are a lot of scout troops who like to come down here, but by and large the most common "type" of visitor has some kind of OHV. Paddle tires work the best on the sand. Sand Mountain and the areas on the front of it are pretty packed down, if you're wanting sand that you're OHV will REALLY sink into, plan on going to the back, there are bowls you can run circles in for hours....but make sure someone's watching in case you get stuck or injured.

The fee in 2016 for one vehicle overnight is $18. There are annual passes, the Golden Passport (or senior citizen, disabled veteran) type passes don't get you in for free, but they do get you 50% off the cost.

White Sands Campground you'll find OHV's but a lot of people just camping like that area as well. Sand Mountain itself is 99% going to be people with OHV's or people watching OHV's. There's also a picnic site a mile past the turn off for Sand Mountain, look for the sign "Jericho Picnic Site".

Target Shooting or Hunting is not allowed in this area, so don't anticipate being able to go target shooting here, it's not allowed in the park whatsoever (self-defense would probably be the only acceptable occasion, but don't anticipate that being a need).

The area is nice for night time photography, but there are growing developments to the south at/around Delta that start to cast a glow of light, and Utah County has grown to a point that it's also starting to cast a glow on the horizon, so the night sky is starting to be fettered by those developments.

In the winter it does snow here, though not as much as Utah County or Salt Lake County, you can still expect both snowfall and seasonally cold temperatures in the winter. It's high desert so even in the summer it'll still cool off a LOT at night. When the sand does freeze over you can go sand-boarding which can be a lot of fun. As soon as you board down an area don't expect to be able to re-visit it unless the sand was wet when it froze. Also, this will destroy your snowboard, so use one you don't care about, you may never want to wax it again with what the...

Great place to go off-road riding with ATVs !! Paddle tires are a must in my opinion! Although, you can still get around quite a bit without them you'll end up having completely different experiences with and without paddle tires. Anyways, it's a beautiful place! Other reviewers have better photo's than mine but I'll include a couple from my phone. I love how the sand mountains here just seem to pop out of nowhere and blend in with the landscape. It's incredible and super fun with the right toys!

If you're going to camp here there are a few need to know items. There are bathrooms and access to water. You have 2 types of ground. Sand and extremely hard ground. In the parking lot area there's a lot of debris on the hard ground to watch out for like nails and things from so much activity over the years.. I suppose. If you bring a tent a bed that is propped up off of the ground might be best. RV's and trailers are best here. Be aware of the wind gusts too. Not only are there gusts of wind that cause sand storms but there are at times that the sand storms last quite awhile. Make sure everything you set up is strapped down and wind proof so your belongings aren't blown across the dunes when you get back from a day of riding. Also, bring your own shade because there isn't any. Great place if you know what to bring and what to expect!!

4 stars because the camping ground itself I believe...

Let me start this review by saying that we are not off roaders or OHV vehicle owners. We came to Little Sahara not knowing that that's what most people do here. We are hikers, so our review will be a bit different than most. Firstly there is an $18 fee to use the park. It is worth paying because we found the camping areas to be lovely. This being said I can imagine that they get pretty rockin during the normal season so again my review is a bit different as we were the only people in the park for the majority of our stay. If you take a look at my pictures you can see that we did go hiking on the dunes. I would caution you to be extremely careful if you would like to repeat our experience as the right of way in this park goes to the vehicles. Make sure that you call the park if you want the office to be open for certain. The BLM does not have a tremendous amount of money therefore the website is not up-to-date for the each season. As visitors we have to do our part to be informed so pick up the phone and call them to make sure. One last thing no matter what you choose to do in this park I beg you to pick up your trash. There was quite a lot of it out there and we did our part to gather up what we could see. Most people who come here have a facility to pack in and pack out there waste. Make sure you're 1 of the people who follows that simple rule keeping this park remarkable for...