From the RV pads at Little Sahara State Park, the view is all sand, 1,600 acres of open dunes standing 25 to 75 feet tall with orange whip flags bobbing along the ridgelines. Buggies and ATVs work those faces through the day, and since the sand stays rideable around the clock, the crests keep lighting up after dark as somebody comes over the top with lights on. Families come for the week and leave the motorhome right where it is, riding out from the site and coming back to it between runs.
The park's own RV sites are what make that kind of week easy. Travel Oklahoma lists water, electric and sewer hookups, 30 and 50 amp service, pull-through sites, showers and a dump station, so the rig stays plugged in from the first night to the last and the air keeps running through a hot afternoon. Pets are allowed at the campsites, so the dog comes too.
Buttercup, Competition Hill and the other loops
RV camping is spread across named loops, and the state's reservation system lists Buttercup, Competition Hill, Cowboy Camp, Golden Sands, North Hill, Oasis and Walking Hill 1 and 2, open year round as of September 2026. Buttercup draws the heaviest riding crowd and is the first loop to fill on a busy weekend. It's also home to the observation deck, the only place to take in the dune field on foot, and where grandparents and anyone sitting out a ride end up watching the flags go by.
Lock the site before you book the rig. The pad you land decides which motorhome or trailer fits, and a spring weekend at Buttercup goes early.
Riding the dunes and the rules on the sand
Out on the open sand, riders pick their own lines up the faces and along the crests, and the flag on a whip is how everyone sees everyone else coming over the top. The park's dune rules as of September 2026 call for a whip with an orange flag, lights at night, a roll bar and belts on buggies, no alcohol in the dune area and no pedestrians in the riding area. That last one is why kids on foot stay in camp or up on the deck.
The days fall into a rhythm of a morning ride, a long lunch back in the air conditioning, and another run once the low sun throws shadows across the ridges. On a rest day, the salt flats at Great Salt Plains are a strange, bright change from a week of tan sand, and the rig stays plugged in at the dunes while you go look. A couple who'd rather roam between the two in something smaller can follow that version on the Oklahoma campervan page.
Spring and fall on the dunes, and the event weekends
Spring and fall are the riding seasons, when a full day on the sand is comfortable and summer's heat is off the open dunes. A summer week still works on a hookup site, where the rig doubles as the place everyone waits out the afternoon.
Dune-season events like the snake hunt and sandfest pull crowds that fill the loops on top of the regular weekend riders. Those weekends draw on the same sites and the same rental rigs, so anyone planning around an event should lock the site and the motorhome together, early. When the loops are full, the town RV parks in Waynoka are the fallback, and Waynoka is also where you buy groceries and fuel, since the park has no concessions.