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Monahans Sandhills State Park
Monahans, Texas

I-20/US 80

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Camel riders in Monahans Sandhill State Park
Camel riders in Monahans Sandhills State Park.
Photo by Doug Baum
5 miles East of Monahans is one of the most interesting arboreal oddities in the United States - a miniature forest of (Havard Oak) trees that only reach waist high. The sandhills themselves comprise 4,000 acres of sand dunes, while the "forest" occupys 40,000 acres, making it technically one of the largest oak forests in the U.S. The park opened in 1957 and is managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
800-792-1112
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/monahans/monahans.htm


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Monahans Sandhill Rangerettes, beauties on sandhill
Monahans Sandhill Rangerettes c. 1958
Raoul, our Editor-in-waiting, swears that this was a Monahans Drill Team in the 50s, but we're not sure.
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