What is the Pocket for in “White Pocket” White Pocket is a place located a few miles (5-6 miles) east of South Coyote Buttes on the Paria Plateau. This area does not require a hiking permit to visit and has become a great destination for those who failed to get hiking permits into North or South Coyote Buttes. Getting to White Pocket with its sandy roads will be the greatest challenge. White pocket is named for the white sandstone that makes up the area. The term “Pocket” is derived by the natural water catch basins that form from eons of weathering of the sandstone. They become...