Watering WILL help jefx. Pack it, water it-and repeat often. Its not a sand dune lol!
Packing & watering will help keep it from blowing away.
With my 30 years of living in Las Vegas(Seattle now as YOU can see), and having helped build a track two years ago there, it does work.
If you just run & don't water or maintain, you'll have a dust bowl quick.
You don't sound like you have desert experience j...