National park
State park · Southern Utah
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
A field of coral-colored sand dunes that shift with the wind, tucked in a mountain valley near Kanab. Sandboard, ride or just roll down the slopes.
Photo: dconvertini · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The dunes here are made of eroded Navajo Sandstone, funneled by wind through a notch between mountains and dropped in a valley, where they glow pink and orange at sunrise and sunset. Some dunes move as much as 50 feet a year.
Part of the park is open to off-highway vehicles, while other sections are reserved for foot traffic, protecting a rare beetle found only here. Sandboards and sleds can be rented locally, and kids could spend hours just running down the dunes.
Don't miss
- Dune fieldRolling hills of coral-pink sand, reshaped by every windstorm.
- SandboardingRent a board or sled and ride down the steepest slopes.
- OHV ridingLarge areas of the dunes are open to ATVs and dune buggies.
- Boardwalk viewpointA short walk to an overlook of the dunes and a protected area.
Good to know
- Go early or late; sand temperatures can burn bare feet in summer.
- Pair with Kanab, Zion’s east side and the Vermilion Cliffs.
- Check which areas are open to OHVs and which are foot-only.