The park is situated in the wind river mountains on the middle fork of the popo agie river. Sinks canyon state park is named for its disappearing river The middle fork of the popo agie plunges underground into a great limestone cavern called the sinks only to bubble up into a calm pool a quarter mile downstream at the rise. Sinks canyon state park is a public recreation and nature preservation area located in the wind river range, six miles (9.7 km) southwest of lander, wyoming, on wyoming highway 131. The scenic sinks canyon is located near lander, wyoming, in the southern wind river mountains It provides a host of outdoor recreation opportunities including three developed campgrounds, a picnic area, several hiking trails, and a snowmobile/atv trail leading up into the shoshone national forest.
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