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The Ultimate Southwest Vacation includes Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park!
Stay in Mt. Carmel Jct., the heart of the parks, and visit
the treasures of the Southwest.
Grand Staircase 9 miles
Sand Dunes 11 miles
Zion Park 12 miles
Dixie Forest 22 miles
Cedar Breaks 45 miles
Red Canyon 47 miles
Coyote Butte 57 miles
Bryce Canyon 60 miles
South Canyon 75 miles
North Rim 85 miles
Toroweap 90 miles
Plan your Coral Pink Sand Dunes Vacation with our Utah Maps
and Information
In these pages you will find insiders information on Coral
Pink Sand Dunes State Park. This detailed guide includes road maps, park maps,
pictures, trail beta, backpacking, history, fees, geology, flora, fauna, campgrounds
and things for kids to do.
Making summer memories in the Utah national parks, state parks
and Utah national monuments.
Utah!
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Coral
Pink Sand Dunes Map
Southern Utah Map
Coral Pink Sand Dunes
From Zion National Park. Exit Zion Park through the east entrance and drive 12
miles to the junction U-9 & US-89. This is Mount
Carmel Junction. Turn
south on US-89. Turn-off to the sand dunes 3 miles from Mt. Carmel Junction.
Follow Yellow Jacket road for 8 miles to the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State
Park.
Dilophosauripus type track preserved as a raised-relief case at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes. The white ring that you will see around some of the tracks was not caused by the BLM, but was done by illegal amateurs attempting to mold the tracks.
GPS Coordinates
WGS84 Datum
Turn off from Dunes Road
37°01.464 N
112°47.635 W
Parking
37°00.168 N
112°48.750 W
Dinosaur Tracks
37°00.165 N
112°48.834 W
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Coral Pink Sand Dunes Dinosaur Tracks
After many years of gallivanting, grazing, and 4-wheeling in an area of the Coral Pink Sand Dunes about the size of a football field, all of a sudden - dinosaur tracks are seen! The BLM has recognized this very special area and has blocked off the normally traveled area to preserve the tracks of ancient reptiles that once roamed the planet we live upon.
Photo Album: Dinosaur Track Pictures
Day Hike: Yes
Distance: Half mile
Average Hiking Time: 2 hours
Difficulty: Easy.
Trailhead: Coral Pink Sand Dunes Visitor Center
Trailend: Same as trailhead.
Trail Access: Year-round, but the dirt road could be hard to travel if there is rain or melting snow.
Off the Beaten Path: yes
Best Season: Year-round.
Directions - The new discovery tracks are easy to get to from the Coral Pink Sand Dunes Visitor Center. Set your odometer and drive 3.5 miles south on the paved road, headed toward Cane Beds. After driving 3.5 miles, turn left at the dirt road you will see at that point. Stay on the most traveled dirt and sand road (4WD required) for 2 miles until you arrive at the wooden barrier fashioned by the BLM. Park and walk into the slickrock bowl. Look for dinosaur tracks immediately after passing the fence, but the majority are found on the right side as the slickrock wash as it begins to open. If it is winter be careful of the ice that forms in the ditch just past the fence. Have fun but remember to tread lightly! Do not step upon the tracks left from millions of years past
Track Information - The site is located on the Utah - Arizona state line on a ridge of Moccasin Mountain at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park. The tracks and location have lead, Alan Titus Ph.D. and GSENM Paleontologist in his preliminary report for the Moccasin Mountain Track Site, to conclude that they were made in the early Jurassic (180 - 190 million years ago) and also some of the Mesozoic Era (dinosaur age). He identified six different track types. If you visit the site you will find 6 various types. The smaller four appear to made by tridactyl theropods. The larger tracks seem to have been made by large ceratosaur carnivores similar to Dilophosaurus.
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