Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park is a state park of Utah, USA, located between Mount Carmel Junction and Kanab, south and west of U.S. Highway 89 in southwestern Utah. The park features coral-hued sand dunes located beside red sandstone cliffs. The Dunes are formed from the erosion of pink-colored Navajo Sandstone surrounding the park. High winds passing through the notch between the Moquith and Moccasin Mountains pick up loose sand particles and then drop them onto the dunes because of the Venturi effect. The dunes are estimated to be between 10,000 and 15,000 years old. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_Pink_Sand_Dunes_State_Park en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_...
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park is a state park of Utah, USA, located between Mount Carmel Junction and Kanab, south and west of U.S. Highway 89 in southwestern Utah. The park features coral-hued sand dunes located beside red sandstone cliffs. The Dunes are formed from the erosion of pink-colored Navajo Sandstone surrounding the park. High winds passing through the notch between the Moquith and Moccasin Mountains pick up loose sand particles and then drop them onto the dunes because of the Venturi effect. The dunes are estimated to be between 10,000 and 15,000 years old. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_Pink_Sand_Dunes_State_Park en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_... Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park

State Park · Utah · Utah Division of State Parks

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Official site
stateparks.utah.gov
Managed by
Utah Division of State Parks

Getting there

Directions on Google Maps →

What's here

Activities & features: Biking · Camping · Day Use · Dump Station · Group Camping · Hiking · Horseback Riding · Nature Center · Off Roading · Rv Camping · Scenic Overlook · Shower · Trail · Trailhead · Visitor Center · Wildlife Viewing

Photos

Nearby parks

Parks of Utah

Flight Park State Recreation AreaEscalante Petrified Forest State ParkEdge of the Cedars State Park MuseumFort DeseretFremont Indian State Park and MuseumCamp Floyd State Park MuseumFrontier Homestead State Park MuseumAnasazi State Park MuseumWasatch Mountain State ParkGoblin Valley State ParkScofield State ParkPalisade State ParkArches National ParkTerritorial Statehouse State Park MuseumSand Hollow State ParkAntelope Island State ParkDead Horse Point State ParkGreat Salt Lake State ParkWillard Bay State ParkCapitol Reef National ParkBryce Canyon National ParkTimpanogos Cave National MonumentUtah Lake State ParkSteinaker State ParkJordan River Off-Highway Vehicle State ParkBear Lake State ParkSnow Canyon State ParkNatural Bridges National MonumentZion National ParkGunlock State ParkFred Hayes State Park at StarvationQuail Creek State ParkRockport State ParkHistoric Union Pacific Rail TrailRainbow Bridge National MonumentCedar Breaks National MonumentJordanelle State ParkGoosenecks State ParkHuntington State ParkCanyonlands National ParkYuba State ParkGreen River State ParkGolden Spike National Historical ParkThis Is The Place Heritage ParkEcho State ParkKodachrome Basin State ParkRed Fleet State ParkHyrum State ParkDeer Creek State ParkUtah Field House of Natural History State Park MuseumMillsite State ParkOtter Creek State ParkOld Iron Town Historic SiteEast Canyon State ParkPiute State Park

56 parks mapped in Utah

You're looking at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park — the gold marker.

Every dot is a park. Tap one to jump to it.

Browse all Utah parks →

Sources: Wikimedia Commons / editorial, USGS PAD-US, State agency · updated 2026-08-23