Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, State park in southern Utah, United States.
The park features pink and orange sand dunes extending over 15 square kilometers between the Moquith and Moccasin mountain ranges.
The sand dunes in the park began forming approximately 15,000 years ago through natural erosion of Navajo sandstone from surrounding mountains.
Native American pictographs dating back to 1200 AD remain preserved on sandstone walls within South Fork Indian Canyon near the park.
The park maintains 34 camping sites with electricity and water, along with designated areas for off-highway vehicles and hiking trails.
This natural area provides habitat for the Coral Pink Tiger Beetle, which exists exclusively within these specific sand dunes.
Location: Utah
Inception: 1963
Part of: Canyon Country
Website: https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/coral-pink
GPS coordinates: 37.03780,-112.72000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:39
Utah preserves thousands of years of human history alongside some of North America's most varied geological landscapes. The region contains extensive rock art panels and Ancestral Pueblo ruins, including the 13th-century stone structures at Bears Ears National Monument and the 650-plus petroglyphs carved into Newspaper Rock over two millennia. Fremont Indian State Park displays more than 1,000 artifacts from the indigenous peoples who inhabited these lands, while fossilized dinosaur tracks near Moab record the passage of Allosaurus and Diplodocus across ancient mudflats 150 million years ago. The natural environment ranges from the sculpted sandstone formations of Goblin Valley, where erosion has created mushroom-shaped rocks rising 20 feet (6 meters) from the desert floor, to the narrow passages of Kanarra Creek Canyon with its red walls and cascading waterfalls. The Wedge Overlook reveals 1,000-foot (300-meter) cliffs above the San Rafael River, while Monroe's thermal springs emerge from the ground at 110°F (43°C). Whether exploring slot canyons, examining ancient handprints on rock walls, or walking among eroded sandstone formations, visitors encounter landscapes that document both geological processes spanning millions of years and the enduring presence of human cultures in this high desert region.
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