Sand Hollow Jet Ski Rentals

Sand Hollow sits down by St. George, about 310 miles south of our Woods Cross pickup and a little over four and a half hours down I-15. That puts it firmly in road-trip territory. Nobody runs down for a quick morning lap and turns around the same day. But riders make that drive on purpose, and once you’ve seen the place you understand why. This is warm water ringed in orange sandstone, with the dunes of Sand Hollow State Park rising right off the shoreline. It feels a lot more like Lake Powell than a northern Utah reservoir.

The lake that doesn’t close

Here’s the trait that sets Sand Hollow apart from almost everything else we rent for: it stays open all year. Most of Utah’s reservoirs sit up north and shut down or draw way down once the cold sets in. Down in the desert, the season just keeps going. That makes Sand Hollow the lake to think about in spring and fall, when the high-country water is iced over or drained and you still want to ride. Our rental season runs April through October, and that’s the easy stretch here: warm air, warm water, long days on the water.

The color is the other thing people remember. The water runs warm and blue against the red sandstone, and at 1,300-some acres it’s open enough to actually stretch a Sea-Doo’s legs.

Riding it well

Start early at Sand Hollow. The desert wakes up calm, and those first hours are usually glassy (ideal if you’ve got newer riders or kids getting comfortable on the controls). As the day heats up, thermal wind builds across the open water, so we’d save the long exploratory runs and any first-timer practice for the morning and let the breezier afternoon be whatever it turns into.

One real caution worth passing along: Sand Hollow is known for rock shelves and submerged rocks closer to shore, and water levels move with the season. Save your speed for clear, open water, slow right down near shore, and give the shallows a wide berth. If you’ve never ridden here, ask us at pickup and we’ll point you toward the areas that stay clean.

There’s also a state park entrance fee at the gate. We don’t set it or collect it; it’s paid to the park when you arrive. In 2026 the park listed $25 per vehicle for Utah residents ($35 out-of-state); check its fee page (opens in a new tab) for 2027 rates.

Make a weekend of it

The smart way to do Sand Hollow is as a multi-day rental rather than a single day. You tow down, settle in, and ride without one eye on the clock for the haul home. A lot of families pair it with the rest of southern Utah: jet skis one day, the Sand Mountain dunes or a Zion morning the next. If you’re already heading that direction, a couple of days on the water slots right in. Quail Creek, about 6 miles away, makes an easy second lake on the same trip.

On the paperwork front, build an inspection stop into your morning. Sand Hollow State Park runs an inspection and decontamination station and inspects every out-of-state boat before it launches, and Utah law says every boat stops at an inspection station that’s open. When it’s closed, clean and drain the machine before you leave the water, and always tow with the drain plug out. We hand the machines over clean and drained, which keeps the stop easy. If you’re towing to other Utah lakes on the same trip, our full rundown of the state’s AIS rules lives on our rider resources page.

Sand Hollow isn’t a casual outing, and we won’t pretend it is. It’s a real drive. But the riders who make it tend to come back. Pick your dates, grab your Sea-Doos from us in Woods Cross, and head south with the trailer loaded.