Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
The Dunes were established in 1963. The 3,730 acres of Bureau of Land Management land was established as a Utah state park in 1963. Starting about 15,000 years ago, piles of coral pink colored sand blew through a notch between the Moquith Mountains and Moccasin Mountain. The wind tossed it into the valley where it now lies in drifts of sand in this southern Utah state park. The reddish grains of sand come from the eroding Navajo sandstone, thus giving the dunes its name. Hills of dunes are vegetation free, and other sections are dotted with juniper, pine trees, bushes and wildflowers. From the sandy hills of the park there is a breathtaking view of the Vermillion Cliffs. The skies above are brilliantly clear. In the lower vegetation zone of the high desert, pinon pines and junipers th
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