Médanos de Coro National Park (Parque Nacional Los Médanos de Coro) is a national park in Venezuela located in Falcón State, near the city of Coro along the road to Paraguaná. The park was established in 1974. It is easily accessible by bus or taxi from Coro.

The park protects part of the Paraguana xeric scrub ecoregion. It is located on the Médanos Isthmus and covers 91 kilometers (35 square miles) of desert and coastal habitat, including salt marshes. The park has three main areas: an alluvial plain formed by the delta of the Mitare River and smaller streams; an aeolian plain made up of three types of dunes; and a littoral plain with a strip of mangrove swamps. The large sand dunes, called Médanos, cover an area about 5 by 30 kilometers (3.1 by 18.6 miles). These dunes can reach heights of 40 meters (130 feet) and are constantly changed by strong, constant winds.

Rainfall is very rare in the area. However, during the heavy floods in Venezuela in December 1999 ("Vargas tragedy," which was especially severe in Vargas State), heavy rain created four lagoons in the dunes. This event was something the park rangers had never seen before.

Flora and fauna

The plant life in the area is mostly made up of thorny shrubs. The park is recognized as an Important Bird Area and is home to about 21 bird species, including the Yellow-shouldered amazon. Other types of animals are not very common in the park; it has mostly lizards, rabbits, anteaters, and foxes. Visitors can walk through the sand dunes by riding camels that were brought to the area many years ago.