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Dune weather summary: Aden Hills Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 93°, 7 mph. Alkali Lake OHV Area, 95°, 8 mph. Amargosa Big Dune, 95°, 9 mph. Aurora Open OHV Area, 84°, 23 mph, active alert: Flood Watch. Bangs Canyon OHV Trails, 88°, 8 mph. Barnwell Mountain Recreational Area, 95°, 6 mph, active alert: Heat Advisory. Blue Creek OHV Area, 91°, 11 mph. Boulders OHV Staging Area, 98°, 3 mph. Buttercup Valley, 101°, 9 mph, heat caution: HIGH HEAT - HYDRATE. Cameo Cliffs/Hook and OHV Ladder Trail System, 82°, 5 mph. Chappie/Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, 70°, 0 mph. Cinder Hills OHV Area, 82°, --. Copper Basin Dunes OHV Area, 86°, 17 mph. Coral Pink Sand Dunes, 61°, 7 mph, active alert: Flood Watch. Crescent Sand Dunes, 75°, 21 mph. Cross Bar Ranch Off-Road Park, 102°, 10 mph, active alert: Heat Advisory. Crossroads OHV Area, 89°, 17 mph. Dove Springs OHV Area, 67°, 1 mph. Dumont Dunes, 81°, 0 mph. Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 84°, 6 mph. El Mirage OHV Area, 68°, 8 mph. Escondido Draw Recreational Area, 91°, 14 mph. Fort Sage Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 71°, 22 mph, active alert: Lake Wind Advisory. Fossil Creek OHV Trail, 70°, 7 mph. Gemini Bridges, 84°, 0 mph. Glamis / Imperial Sand Dunes, 96°, 12 mph. Glenwood Open OHV Area, 84°, 23 mph, active alert: Flood Watch. Gordon's Well, 101°, 9 mph, heat caution: HIGH HEAT - HYDRATE. Grand Valley Open OHV Area, 88°, 8 mph. Greater Sand Dunes SRMA, 79°, 6 mph. Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area, 95°, 8 mph. Hayfield Draw OHV Area, 93°, 3 mph. Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 81°, 11 mph. Head Canyon OHV Recreation Area, 84°, 6 mph. Hog Canyon OHV Trail System, 61°, 7 mph, active alert: Flood Watch. Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area, 91°, 4 mph. Hungry Valley SVRA, 58°, 11 mph. Jawbone Canyon OHV Area, 59°, 1 mph. Johnson Valley OHV Area, 69°, 4 mph. Killpecker Sand Dunes Open Play Area, 79°, 6 mph. Knolls Off-Highway Vehicle Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA), 86°, 15 mph. Little Sahara Recreation Area, 79°, 23 mph. Little Sahara State Park, 99°, 10 mph. McCullough Peaks OHV Area, 79°, 11 mph. Mescalero Sands North Dune Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 81°, 11 mph. Millican Valley OHV Trail System, 59°, 0 mph. Moon Rocks OHV Area, 69°, 11 mph, active alert: Lake Wind Advisory. Nellis Dunes OHV Area, 82°, 16 mph. North Sand Hills OHV Area, 73°, 7 mph. Northwest OHV Park, 98°, 7 mph, active alert: Heat Advisory. Oceano Dunes / Pismo Beach, 74°, 7 mph, active alert: Beach Hazards Statement. Ocotillo Wells SVRA, 87°, 4 mph. Pipestone OHV Area, 61°, 8 mph, active alert: Red Flag Warning. Poison Spider / Gold Bar, 87°, 6 mph. Rabbit Creek OHV Trail, 70°, 7 mph. Radar Hill OHV Area, 54°, 15 mph. Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 70°, 8 mph. Red Sands Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 90°, 5 mph. Rice Canyon Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 64°, 20 mph, active alert: Lake Wind Advisory. Robledo Mountains OHV Trail System, 93°, 7 mph. Rosita Flats OHV Area, 91°, 11 mph. Samoa Dunes, 63°, 2 mph. Sand Flats Recreation Area, 87°, 6 mph. Sand Mountain Open Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 79°, 17 mph. Sand Mountain Pipeline Designated Dispersed Camping Area, 79°, 17 mph. Sand Mountain Recreation Area, 73°, 5 mph, active alert: Red Flag Warning. Seep Springs OHV Area, 88°, 9 mph. Shoshone OHV Trail System, 72°, 5 mph. Shotgun Creek OHV Staging Area, 50°, 7 mph. Silver Lake ORV Area, 75°, 10 mph. South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area, 63°, 10 mph. St. Anthony Sand Dunes, 79°, 11 mph. St. Helen Motorsport Area, 75°, 9 mph. Standard Wash OHV Area, 86°, 17 mph. Stoddard Valley OHV Area, 68°, 6 mph. Table Mesa Recreation Area, 99°, 5 mph. Virtue Flat Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 63°, 0 mph. Weiser Dunes, 68°, 0 mph. Whitewash Sand Dunes Open OHV Area and Trail System, 84°, 0 mph. Winnemucca Sand Dunes, 72°, 6 mph.

Aden Hills Off-Highway… 93° 7 mph Alkali Lake OHV Area 95° 8 mph Amargosa Big Dune 95° 9 mph Aurora Open OHV Area 84° 23 mph Bangs Canyon OHV Trails 88° 8 mph Barnwell Mountain… 95° 6 mph Blue Creek OHV Area 91° 11 mph Boulders OHV Staging Area 98° 3 mph Buttercup Valley 101° 9 mph Cameo Cliffs/Hook and OHV… 82° 5 mph Chappie/Shasta Off-Highway… 70° 0 mph Cinder Hills OHV Area 82° -- Copper Basin Dunes OHV Area 86° 17 mph Coral Pink Sand Dunes 61° 7 mph Crescent Sand Dunes 75° 21 mph Cross Bar Ranch Off-Road Park 102° 10 mph Crossroads OHV Area 89° 17 mph Dove Springs OHV Area 67° 1 mph Dumont Dunes 81° 0 mph Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Area 84° 6 mph El Mirage OHV Area 68° 8 mph Escondido Draw Recreational… 91° 14 mph Fort Sage Off-Highway… 71° 22 mph Fossil Creek OHV Trail 70° 7 mph Gemini Bridges 84° 0 mph Glamis / Imperial Sand Dunes 96° 12 mph Glenwood Open OHV Area 84° 23 mph Gordon's Well 101° 9 mph Grand Valley Open OHV Area 88° 8 mph Greater Sand Dunes SRMA 79° 6 mph Hackberry Lake Off-Highway… 95° 8 mph Hayfield Draw OHV Area 93° 3 mph Haystack Mountain… 81° 11 mph Head Canyon OHV Recreation… 84° 6 mph Hog Canyon OHV Trail System 61° 7 mph Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area 91° 4 mph Hungry Valley SVRA 58° 11 mph Jawbone Canyon OHV Area 59° 1 mph Johnson Valley OHV Area 69° 4 mph Killpecker Sand Dunes Open… 79° 6 mph Knolls Off-Highway Vehicle… 86° 15 mph Little Sahara Recreation Area 79° 23 mph Little Sahara State Park 99° 10 mph McCullough Peaks OHV Area 79° 11 mph Mescalero Sands North Dune… 81° 11 mph Millican Valley OHV Trail… 59° 0 mph Moon Rocks OHV Area 69° 11 mph Nellis Dunes OHV Area 82° 16 mph North Sand Hills OHV Area 73° 7 mph Northwest OHV Park 98° 7 mph Oceano Dunes / Pismo Beach 74° 7 mph Ocotillo Wells SVRA 87° 4 mph Pipestone OHV Area 61° 8 mph Poison Spider / Gold Bar 87° 6 mph Rabbit Creek OHV Trail 70° 7 mph Radar Hill OHV Area 54° 15 mph Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Area 70° 8 mph Red Sands Off-Highway… 90° 5 mph Rice Canyon Off-Highway… 64° 20 mph Robledo Mountains OHV Trail… 93° 7 mph Rosita Flats OHV Area 91° 11 mph Samoa Dunes 63° 2 mph Sand Flats Recreation Area 87° 6 mph Sand Mountain Open… 79° 17 mph Sand Mountain Pipeline… 79° 17 mph Sand Mountain Recreation Area 73° 5 mph Seep Springs OHV Area 88° 9 mph Shoshone OHV Trail System 72° 5 mph Shotgun Creek OHV Staging Area 50° 7 mph Silver Lake ORV Area 75° 10 mph South Cow Mountain OHV… 63° 10 mph St. Anthony Sand Dunes 79° 11 mph St. Helen Motorsport Area 75° 9 mph Standard Wash OHV Area 86° 17 mph Stoddard Valley OHV Area 68° 6 mph Table Mesa Recreation Area 99° 5 mph Virtue Flat Off-Highway… 63° 0 mph Weiser Dunes 68° 0 mph Whitewash Sand Dunes Open… 84° 0 mph Winnemucca Sand Dunes 72° 6 mph

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Escondido Draw Recreational Area

West Texas Trails

Location3285 County Road 406, Ozona, TX 76943 — Crockett County, West Texas, off I-10
Entry points1 verified
Size3,400–3,500 acres · trail mileage published as 35+ miles single track plus 23+ miles ATV/OHV on their own site, and as a 110-mile system by the Ozona chamber
Conditions91° · 14 mph

Trip check

Before you go

  • 🔴 Open weekends only from Thursday through Sunday. This is a gated private park, not open public land. Turning up midweek means a locked gate.
  • Permit required — TMTC family membership is $60 first year, $50 renewal.
  • Gate fees are not published on the TMTC site for Escondido. Call (325) 206-4251 before you travel rather than guessing at the cost.

Guide

About this area

• 3,400 to 3,500 acres in the draws of West Texas near Ozona, off I-10 • Trail system suits dirt bikes, ATVs, side-by-sides and 4WD • 🔴 RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED — this is not a turn-up-and-ride park • 🔴 OPEN THURSDAY TO SUNDAY ONLY: Thu–Sat 9am–10pm, Sun 9am–5pm • Run by the Texas Motorized Trails Coalition — same…

Facilities

• Full-service RV spots
• Primitive campsites
• Showers and restrooms
• Ice planned for summer
• Cabins listed as coming soon
• Reservations on (325) 206-4251

Full agency description

Escondido Draw is 3,400 acres high on the draws of West Texas near Ozona, off I-10 roughly halfway between San Antonio and the Permian Basin. It runs 35-plus miles of single track for dirt bikes and another 23-plus miles of scenic trail for ATVs and side-by-sides. Like Barnwell it is run by the Texas Motorized Trails Coalition, so it is a gated weekend park rather than open country — Thursday through Sunday only — and it is the more developed of the two on the camping side, with full-service RV spots, showers and restrooms.

At a glance

Quick facts

Best season
🔴 WEEKENDS ONLY, AND RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED — Thu–Sat 9am–10pm, Sun 9am–5pm.
Camping limit
Primitive campsites and full-service RV spots · showers and restrooms on site · cabins listed as coming soon
Managing agency
Texas Motorized Trails Coalition (TMTC)

Access

Getting there

  • Main gate — County Road 406Gate

    ⚠️ RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Open Thu–Sat 9am–10pm and Sun 9am–5pm only.

    3285 County Road 406, Ozona, Texas 76943 — off I-10 in Crockett County, roughly halfway between San Antonio and the Permian Basin.

    Pin from Google Maps

Rules

Rules

Specific to Escondido Draw Recreational Area

  • What is written below is what the managing agency requires.
  • The park is open Thursday through Sunday only.
  • This is a gated TMTC park with a gate fee payable, so call ahead for rates.
  • Reservations are required by calling (325) 206-4251.
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  • Hours are Thu to Sat 9:00am to 10:00pm, and Sun 9:00am to 5:00pm.
  • Every person must sign in and out of the property.
  • Waivers are required for all adults, and minors need parental consent.
  • 🔴 DOT-approved helmets are required at all times on ATVs and motorcycles.
  • There is a 15 MPH speed limit on all roads.
  • No trail riding after 10:00 PM.
  • A current Texas Parks and Wildlife OHV sticker must be displayed in the park.
  • 🔴 You cannot just turn up, as reservations are required.
  • ⚠️ Enforcement is progressive with a reminder letter, a six-month suspension, then a permanent ban.
  • A Texas OHV decal is required on public land and costs $16 for one year.
  • Riding public land without the decal is a Class C misdemeanour with a fine of $25 to $500.
  • 🪖 Riders under 18 must wear a DOT-standard helmet and eye protection.
  • Riders under 14 may only ride with a parent, guardian or authorized adult.
  • Ages 14 to 17 may ride alone but must have a state-approved ATV safety course.
  • Source: Class C misdemeanour — tpwd.texas.gov
Standard OHV rules (1)

Common equipment, registration and trail-use rules still apply.

  • Ride to the highest safety standard, not the legal minimum.

Permits

Permits & registration

Day pass
$30 non-member per person. $15 per family for TMTC members.
Season pass
TMTC family membership is $60 first year, $50 renewal.
Permit and registration details

This is a gated TMTC park with a gate fee, and reservations are required by calling (325) 206-4251. Non-members pay $30 each, and TMTC members pay $15 per family. Park guest with no vehicle is $5. Gate fees are waived for active military with ID and children six and under. Evening gate fees are waived after 5:00 PM if camping. The TMTC family membership is $60 the first year, $50 to renew, and $55 in the grace period. Texas OHV decal required.

State residents
A Texas OHV decal is required for residents to ride on public OHV venues.
Out-of-state riders
The Texas OHV decal is required for out-of-state riders regardless of where you live. It is sold through Texas Parks & Wildlife.

Where to buy

  • Pay at the gate with reservations required at (325) 206-4251.
  • TMTC membership at escondidodraw.org or barnwellmountainra.com.
  • Texas OHV sticker available in park.
Texas Motorized Trails Coalition (TMTC) official page

Permit rules change. Confirm with the managing agency before you ride.

Trip support

Fuel, food & local help

Local fuel notes (14)
  • Which town you fill in depends entirely on which way you are coming.
  • ��️ FROM THE EAST on I-10 — San Antonio and that side — it is OZONA, the park's own postal town
  • 24 HOURS: the Sunoco at 1206 Avenue E (also listed as 7-Eleven) and the Sunoco at 1309 Ave C
  • ��️ Everything else shuts — Valero at midnight, the Del Rio St forecourt 11PM–midnight, the I-10 Sunoco at 11PM
  • 🚚 The Sunoco at 3331 I-10 sits on the interstate itself — easiest in and out with a trailer
  • ��️ FROM THE NORTH OR WEST — Midland, Odessa, Fort Stockton — it is IRAAN on TX-349
  • Allsup's/ALON on 6th St, 24 hours
  • 🚚 Quarles & GASCARD at 206 W 6th St is commercial fuelling — diesel and space for a rig
  • The NB Iraan rest area on the I-10 service road is 24 hours and well kept
  • ��️ DOUBLE LISTINGS ARE RIFE OUT HERE.
  • Sunoco/7-Eleven share an address and phone; so do Sunoco/Stripes on Del Rio St, and Allsup's/ALON in Iraan.
  • Six Google pins, three actual forecourts.
  • Empty country either way — fill before you leave the interstate.
  • One Iraan review reads "great stop if you forget to refuel in Fort Stockton," which tells you what the alternative looks like.

Pump gas & diesel

  • Sunoco / 7-Eleven — 1206 Avenue EfuelGasoline

    FROM THE EAST on I-10 — Ozona, 24 hours · 1206 Avenue E · (325) 392-2473 · OPEN 24 HOURS. Listed twice on Google, as Sunoco and as 7-Eleven — same address, same phone, one stop. Riders note prices here compare well against the surrounding area.

  • Sunoco — 1309 Ave CfuelGasoline

    FROM THE EAST on I-10 — Ozona, 24 hours · 1309 Ave C · (325) 392-5275 · OPEN 24 HOURS.

  • ⚠️ Valero — 504 14th StfuelGasoline

    FROM THE EAST on I-10 — Ozona, ⚠️ closes midnight · 504 14th St · (325) 392-2830 · ⚠️ closes 12AM.

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  • ⚠️ Sunoco / Stripes — 201 Del Rio StfuelGasoline

    FROM THE EAST on I-10 — Ozona, ⚠️ closes 11PM–midnight · 201 Del Rio St · (325) 392-2307 · ⚠️ Sunoco listed as closing 11PM, Stripes at the same address as midnight. One forecourt, two Google entries.

  • Sunoco — 3331 I-10fuelGasoline

    FROM THE EAST on I-10 — Ozona, on the interstate itself · 3331 I-10 · (210) 824-3892 · ⚠️ closes 11PM. On the interstate itself — easiest in and out with a trailer.

  • Allsup's / ALON — IraanfuelGasoline

    FROM THE NORTH or WEST — Iraan on TX-349, 24 hours · 120 E 6th St and 199 W 6th St (TX-349) · (432) 639-2531 · OPEN 24 HOURS. Two Google listings, one phone number. A rider review: "great stop if you forget to refuel in Fort Stockton."

  • 🚚 Quarles & GASCARD — IraanfuelGasolineDiesel

    FROM THE NORTH or WEST — Iraan, commercial fuelling, 24 hours · 206 W 6th St · (877) 444-3835 · OPEN 24 HOURS. Commercial fleet fuelling — diesel and room for a rig.

Food & local services

  • NB Iraan Rest Area (X-308)services

    I-10 northbound, near Iraan · rest area · Interstate 10 Service Road · open 24 hours · well rated for cleanliness. Useful for a break or a shuffle of the load on a long tow.

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Agency & verification

Managing agency

Texas Motorized Trails Coalition (TMTC)

Escondido Draw Recreation Area — TMTC3285 County Road 406, Ozona, TX 76943(325) 206-4251

Hours: Open every weekend, Thursday through Sunday

Ranger station official pageTexas Motorized Trails Coalition (TMTC) official page

Information last checked: Aug 14, 2026

Area information is informational only and may be inaccurate or out of date. Verify access, weather, closures, permits and hazards before and during any trip. See Terms.