Sinks Canyon State Park

Sinks Canyon State Park
Canyon entrance
Looking west from the entrance of the canyon
Sinks Canyon State Park is located in Wyoming
Sinks Canyon State Park
Sinks Canyon State Park
Location in Wyoming
LocationFremont County, Wyoming, United States
Nearest cityLander
Coordinates42°43′22″N 108°52′30″W / 42.72278°N 108.87500°W / 42.72278; -108.87500[1]
Area600 acres (240 ha)[2]
Elevation6,122 ft (1,866 m)[1]
Established1971
Administered byWyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails
DesignationWyoming state park
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Sinks Canyon State Park is a public recreation and nature preservation area located in the Wind River Mountains, six miles (9.7 km) southwest of Lander, Wyoming, on Wyoming Highway 131. The state park is named for a portion of the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River where it flows into an underground limestone cavern, named "the Sinks," and emerges a quarter-mile down the canyon in a pool named "the Rise." The park is managed by the Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Sinks Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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