Sand Dunes Swimming Pool & RV Park

This place is INCREDIBLE! So much more than the photo. RVs, cabins, and campground for tents, with laundry and 24/7 bathrooms. Very inexpensive for tent site. The bathrooms are HUGE and squeaky clean - each single stall has its own toilet and shower, and they're gender-neutral. If you're sleeping there, the pool is half off the price. And while the pool is lovely, the real star of the show is the no-kids area - a wonderful converted greenhouse with a beer&wine bar, hot pools of varying temperatures, and even a sauna. Free wi-fi. They've got trees to create a wind break, which is a huge plus. We had reservations at another campsite, and ditched everything to stay here. So worth it.

It's basically a pool in the middle of nowhere. It's pretty cool that they use water from the springs to fill out the pool. The water was, of course, warm. It was oddly relaxing. Moreover, they had two diving boards and a slide for the kids. You can bring your own food for lunch. But don't expect a fancy grill, though. There were also areas where you can inflate your floaties and dry your suits. A nice place where everybody can just chill and relax.

We enjoyed our stay here. The facility has a large hot spring cement pool with diving boards. There is a great grill with a nice menu and really fresh and tasty food, especially their burgers. It's very popular with valley families. Lots of birthdays. Lots of splashing in the main pool. There is a side hot tub in the main pool area and a kids pool.

There is a brand new adults only hot house with cement hot springs pools that is really nice. You can walk into the pools there as it has one sloping pool so if you are less mobile this might be nice for you to get in. The adult area has a bar for adult beverages. It's pretty relaxing in their as it has nice lawn chair to relax in. One of the tubs is really very hot. There is a small sauna booth.

There are about 8 or so full RV pull-through spots with full electric/water. There is a dump there and heated bathrooms with two showers. In addition there is a dry camping pull-through area. It's dusty dirty there. Also there are tent spots. You can also rent small cabins and large cabins.

We've stayed in Dry camping area and the full hookups area. The full hookups area is nicer and closer to the pool. The dry area cost less. The camping fees include 1/2 price on the pools entry.

There is a large duck ponds area bird refuge across the street that we enjoy walking through.

If you have kids, they will love the place. Adults can relax in the adults only hot house area.

If it is wet or rainy or has snow on the ground, the area is dirt and that turns to mud and that was a real pain especially because we were way back in the very muddy dry camping area.

I posted our blog with more photos in the blogs tab. We enjoyed it. If your looking for a natural type hot springs place head up to valley View Hot Springs. If you looking for pools that have hot water, this will fit the bill. We had a good time here.

We arrived at the Sand Dunes Recreation RV Park mid-afternoon in early November. There were only three other campers on a Friday night which made it very quiet. Check-in was at the pool admissions office which was a little strange, but staff was very friendly and helpful.

The pull-in spots are only a few feet away from each other but still a pleasant experience. The security lights at night made black out windows essential.

The main attraction here is the pool. It is a large heated outdoor pool with a smaller indoor therapy pool. Loved swimming here after a morning workout.

Getting to Great Sand Dunes National Park is about a 40 minute drive, even though you can see the dunes from the campground.

Coin showers were semi-clean, laundry was $2.00 per wash and $2.00 per dry. Food on site was delicious. With all of these amenities, it was hard to leave site, knowing that town is at least half an hour away.

If you arrive on a Thursday (or try to call), reserve online and set yourself up. Pay in the morning.

Overall a great experience for a reasonable rate. Bring your swimsuit and some disposable $$.

If you like hot springs and killer views come visit. Beautifully maintained oasis in the San Lois valley. This place is obviously ran with pride. They have updated and added new things. It gets better every time we camp here. Food is wonderful! Bring your sunscreen, saw some fried young kids!

Pulled in for a two-night stay in an extended to three nights. the facility people are extremely nice and we had a great time in the adults-only greenhouse portion of the facility. The food was good and the wine and beer was reasonably priced. We really enjoyed soaking in all of the pools. Everything was very clean and it was fun walking around and seeing all of the tropical plants including a pineapple growing in the greenhouse! We came in early April so the campground was essentially empty and it was super quiet for us.

Great RV park. Sites are nice and level. The hot springs pools are great and love the adult only side. Just a bit quieter there. Loved that you can bring your dog into the pool area. They also have a big grassy area out back to bring your dog. Food was good too. We would def stay here if we were around in the area again. Watch out for the bugs tho.

This was a decent campground with several drawbacks. In general, the sites were decent, the bathrooms were clean, and the view of the mountains were great. Far and away the best (only?) reason to stay here was the proximity to Great Sand Dunes NP (still 40 miles from the park entrance). Positives: Pool, gift shop, on-site food/bar, sand board rentals for park experience. On the downside, the sites were super tight (our water hook up was under the awning of our neighbor), the “additional bathrooms” were porta-potties, and you have to pay to use the pool and pay to use the (just two) showers. The pool is a public pool and was loaded with people who weren’t camping, to the point that the kids didn’t ever want to swim while we were there.

We really enjoyed this as a destination getaway during winter on our trip south. The Sand Dunes were covered in snow, but we got to spend lots of time in the Greenhouse hot springs with great drinks and food. We would absolutely come back here again.

This place is like a desert oasis. The pools are hot spring fed and there is a adult only soaking pools which I would highly recommend. For the two of us we paid $10 for adult only soaking pools. In the adult only area there is a bar & food service. RV area does get dusty and you might want to check but I think the sites are only 30 amp with water but no sewer. Also has decent wifi.