San Luis State Wildlife Area

Nothing like it was 30 years ago. They should really update their website to reflect the fact that the lake is gone. Sad to see really. Camping is free but you need one of these :hunting license, fishing license or state Wildlife Area pass. All sites have electric hookups and a dump station. Other than no lake it's a peaceful cheap place to camp close to the sand dunes and other fun things to see and do.

This has the potential to be an amazing campground, but it is not well maintained. The vault toilets were not cleaned/serviced, and the main bathrooms were locked. No water/showers available. Great location outside the Sand Dunes, and very quiet/spacious layout.

Facilities were locked when we were there this past weekend, probably because it's after Labor Day. Lake was drained. Electrical hookups were functioning. Great Campground to watch the sunset and stargaze at night.

Great view and very accessible, I would definitely recommend it if you have younger kids. The plots are fairly close but you don't feel like you're in someone's space, would highly recommend if you have a camper, but the soft sand makes for pretty comfortable tent sleepers as well.

Stayed for two nights a few days ago while visiting Great Sands. As John D noted, the host was not very friendly. After failing to successfully use the QR code to purchase a required DFW license to stay there, we stopped by the host trailer. He came to the window and shouted out at me that we needed to get a pass at Mosca Pit Stop or we couldn't even come into the park. Dutifully drove the 8 mi back to Mosca, purchased the required pass and came back to camp our first night. Next day after a day of touring Great Sand Dunes we came back into the park, drove past the host trailer and picked a site. The host then came racing up in his truck demanding to see whether we had our passes. Before we pulled those out, he threatened to fine us if we were in the park without one and said the sign at t