A Hurricane community
Real estate in Firerock.
A newer community on the north end of Hurricane, tucked in beside the city's Sky Mountain Golf Course. The homes here are new construction, still going up in phases, with desert landscaping and long views out toward Pine Valley Mountain and the red cliffs.
I am Scott Buehler. I have spent 20+ years in Southern Utah, and this page is the honest version of what FireRock offers, what it costs, and what living next to the golf course on Hurricane's north side actually means for your daily life.
New to the area? Start with the Hurricane guide, then come back for the rocks.
Current listings
Homes for sale in Firerock.
Fed straight from the MLS and limited to homes inside the community: new Firerock listings appear here the day they list, and sold homes drop off.
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Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
On this page
Life by the golf course
What a day on the north side looks like.
Morning in FireRock starts with light coming up over Sky Mountain Golf Course, which sits right at the edge of the community. If you golf, you can be on the first tee in a couple of minutes. If you ride or run, the Hurricane Rim trailhead is about ten minutes out. The homes are new, so the streets are clean and quiet and the desert landscaping is still growing in.
Midday runs on Hurricane time. Lin's Marketplace and the Walmart Supercenter are both about five minutes down toward State Street, so the grocery loop is quick. State Route 9 gets you to St. George in about 20 minutes or Zion in about 25. FireRock sits on the north end of town, close to the golf course but still an easy drive to everything you need.
Evening settles in with long views west toward Pine Valley Mountain, while the red cliffs off to the east hold the last of the color. The breeze kicks up just enough to cool things off, the last of the golfers finish their rounds, and the neighborhood goes quiet. You are on the edge of Hurricane's newer north-side growth, but your driveway is five minutes from a full grocery run.
Neighborhood highlights
The highlight reel, all within minutes.
Hurricane Rim trail system
A network of singletrack loops on the bench above the Virgin River, with desert views and connections to the JEM and Gould's Rim trails. The main trailhead is about ten minutes from FireRock.
Sky Mountain Golf Course
The city-owned public 18-hole course sits right next to FireRock, with elevation changes, lava-rock outcrops, and long views across the valley. You can be on the first tee in a couple of minutes.
New construction, still building
FireRock is a planned community of about 168 lots that has been going up in phases through the 2020s. D.R. Horton is the primary builder, and some lots let you bring your own builder, so new plans and finishes are still coming online.
Sand Hollow Reservoir
About 15 minutes from FireRock. Red sand beaches, blue water, boating, paddleboarding, and off-road trails in the dunes. The social center of the warm half of the year.
Zion, 25 minutes east
State Route 9 runs straight from Hurricane to the south entrance of Zion National Park. From FireRock it is a quick drop down to the highway and a clear run east toward the canyon.
Conveniences close by
Lin's Marketplace, Walmart, fuel, and dining on State Street are all within about five minutes. The north end feels tucked away, but the errand loop is short. Details in the errands table.
Homes & lots
New homes by the course.
FireRock is a planned community of roughly 168 lots on the north end of Hurricane, released in phases through the 2020s. It is new construction, not an older neighborhood. D.R. Horton is the primary builder, with floor plans running from three to five bedrooms, up to three-and-a-half baths, and two- or three-car garages. You will see both single-level and two-story plans, most in the range of about 2,200 to 4,400 square feet.
Homesites range from about 0.18 to 0.49 acre, so you have a real spread from tidy production lots up to larger view lots on the edges. In the newer phases, some lots are sold on a bring-your-own-builder basis, which is unusual for a community this size and worth knowing about if a semi-custom build is on your list. If a specific plan or a particular view line matters to you, tell me early.
Buying new next to the course means you pick the plan, but you also compete with the builder's own inventory.
One practical note on buying new here: when the builder still has homes going up, resale sellers are pricing against fresh inventory a few streets over. That cuts both ways. As a buyer you have leverage and choice; as a seller you need a sharp price and a clean home to stand out. Either way, I will show you exactly what has closed recently so the number is grounded, not guessed.
The rock it was built on
Where the name comes from.
Plenty of new subdivisions on Hurricane's north side look alike from the street. FireRock is the one platted around its stone. The developer laid the 168 lots out to keep the natural red and black rock outcrops in place instead of blading them flat, which is why you see boulders sitting inside front yards and along lot lines rather than a clean sheet of graded dirt. That is the "fire rock" the name points at, and it is the fastest way to tell this community apart from Falcon Ridge or the other newer streets nearby.
Practically, the rock does two things. It gives you hardscape you never have to install or maintain, which in a desert yard is a real head start. And it makes the lots genuinely un-identical: two homes on the same D.R. Horton plan can live very differently depending on whether the stone frames a private patio or eats into the side yard. It is the reason I push buyers here to walk the ground and not just tour the model.
The other thing that sets FireRock apart is how you can build. Across the 168 lots, some of the newer Phase 3 homesites are sold on a bring-your-own-builder basis alongside D.R. Horton's own inventory. For a production community this size, having semi-custom lots in the mix is unusual, and it is worth knowing about if you want your own builder on a specific parcel rather than a set floor plan. Tell me early and I will find out which lots are still open to it.
168
Platted homesites across the community, released in phases.
Phase 3
The current release, and where the bring-your-own-builder lots sit.
.18 to .49
Acre range, from tidy production lots to larger view parcels on the edges.
Trails & outdoors
Singletrack on the bench.
The Hurricane Rim trail system is the reason riders, runners, and hikers point their cars toward this side of town. It is a network of desert singletrack loops on the bench above the Virgin River, connected to the larger Hurricane Cliffs trail complex that includes the JEM Trail and Gould's Rim. The main access is about ten minutes from Firerock, with trailhead parking off the Hurricane Hill road. The riding is classic high-desert: flowy slickrock sections, fast hardpack, and the kind of views that make you stop mid-ride just to look.
Hurricane Rim trailhead
From FireRock the quickest way onto the Rim is south down to State Route 9 and up the Hurricane Hill road to the dirt lot and kiosk, roughly a ten-minute drive. From there the Rim, the Dead Ringer connector, and JEM all link up, so you can build a loop of almost any length.
JEM Trail
A purpose-built flow trail about 15 minutes from FireRock, running along the Virgin River rim. Fast, buffed singletrack that riders drive in from all over the West to ride.
Quail Creek State Park
The quieter, colder-water reservoir on the way toward the freeway, about 12 minutes from FireRock. Fishing, kayaking, and a shoreline loop, and a calmer alternative to Sand Hollow on a busy summer weekend.
Access and parking for the Rim sit on BLM ground in the Hurricane Cliffs area, and rules there can change season to season; check current conditions before you drive out. Sand Hollow, Quail Creek, and the wider trail map are covered on the Hurricane guide.
Golf nearby
Tee times with views.
Hurricane has quietly become one of the best golf towns in Southern Utah, and FireRock sits right at the edge of it. Sky Mountain is literally next door, Sand Hollow is the resort round, and Copper Rock is the newer high-end option. All three play year round, and from FireRock all three are an easy drive.
Sky Mountain
Right next door. A city-owned public 18-hole course with elevation changes, lava-rock outcrops, long sight lines, and some of the best value golf in the region. From FireRock you can be on the first tee in a couple of minutes.
Sand Hollow Resort
Roughly 15 minutes toward the reservoir on the same road you take for a boat day. The famous holes run along the sandstone rim, and if you are already headed to Sand Hollow it is an easy pairing of a round and an afternoon on the water.
Copper Rock
About 12 minutes if you drop down and cross to the far side of town. It hosts a professional tour event, so from FireRock you have a competition-grade layout inside a short drive without ever leaving Hurricane.
Living next to Sky Mountain means the golf-course-lot question comes up a lot here; for FireRock homes that back the fairway or the greenbelt, see the Hurricane golf course homes page, and check tee times and conditions on each course's own site.
Errands & drive times
Errands, measured in minutes.
This is the practical answer to "how far is everything from up on the north end." The short version: groceries and the daily stops sit about five minutes down on State Street, and the rest of town and St. George are a straight shot.
| The errand | Where it happens | From FireRock |
|---|---|---|
| Full grocery run | Lin's Marketplace, State Street | ~5 min |
| Second grocery option | Davis Food & Drug, State Street | ~7 min |
| Big-box and shopping | Walmart Supercenter, State Street | ~5 min |
| Dining and fast food | State Street corridor | ~6 min |
| Fuel | State Street stations | ~5 min |
| Golf | Sky Mountain Golf Course | ~2 min |
| Reservoir day | Sand Hollow State Park | ~15 min |
| Nearest ER / urgent care | St. George Regional Hospital Hurricane Campus, 75 N 2260 West | ~6 min |
| Flights | St. George Regional Airport (SGU) | ~30 min |
Farther out, FireRock's north-end location puts the freeway about 15 minutes away toward Washington. St. George is roughly 20 minutes, Zion about 25, and the Kolob Terrace high country about 30. The full day-trip map lives in the Hurricane guide.
Schools & education
Schools, by the facts.
Firerock is served by the Washington County School District. On this side of Hurricane the elementary assignment is typically Hurricane Elementary or Three Falls Elementary (both K-5); from there students generally feed to Hurricane Intermediate (grades 6-7), Hurricane Middle (grades 8-9), and Hurricane High (grades 10-12). Valley Academy, a K-8 charter in Hurricane, is an alternative. For higher education, Utah Tech University and Dixie Technical College in St. George are about 25 minutes away. WCSD is actively redistricting for growth, so which specific schools serve a given address can change; confirm the current assignment for any home you are serious about directly with the district. For independent school information, GreatSchools and Niche both publish data you can weigh for yourself.
I cover the bigger education picture in the Hurricane guide.
What locals know
Notes from the north end.
No listing photo tells you this part. After twenty years of working Hurricane, here is what I would tell a friend about buying new next to the course.
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The rock is the amenity. FireRock is named for the outcrops the streets were laid out around, and the developer left a lot of it in place. On some homesites you get natural red and black stone right at the property line, which means zero-maintenance ground you never have to plant, but it also means walking the actual lot matters, because where the rock sits decides your usable yard.
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Compare resale against the builder. While D.R. Horton still has Phase 3 homes going up, any resale you look at is competing with brand-new inventory a few streets over. Know the current base prices and incentives before you judge a resale number, and I will pull both sides for you.
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Which phase you buy in changes the deal. FireRock has come up in phases since the late 2010s, and Phase 3 is the one selling now. Earlier-phase resales are on established streets with landscaping already grown in; the newer phase is where you find dirt still moving and the bring-your-own-builder homesites. Neither is better, but they are different buys, and I will tell you which streets sit in which phase.
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The view side faces west and north. The higher and perimeter lots look out toward Pine Valley Mountain, the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, and on a clear evening the light on the cliffs toward Zion. Interior lots trade the long view for being tucked in off the through streets. Decide up front which one you are buying for, because it is the single biggest swing in price between two otherwise identical plans.
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The lot matters as much as the plan. With a spread from small production lots up to nearly half an acre, two homes with the same floor plan can live very differently. A perimeter lot with an open view west toward Pine Valley Mountain is a different buy than an interior lot, so walk the ground before you fall for the model.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side.
Buying in Firerock
FireRock sits on the north end of Hurricane, along Firerock Way off Sky Mountain Boulevard, right next to the city's Sky Mountain Golf Course. It is about 5 minutes from groceries and retail on State Street, with Sand Hollow Reservoir about 15 minutes away.
New-construction single-family homes, most built in the 2020s and still going up in phases. D.R. Horton is the primary builder, and some lots let you bring your own builder. You will see single-level and two-story plans from roughly 2,200 to 4,400 square feet, with desert landscaping that is still filling in.
Sky Mountain Golf Course is right next door. The Hurricane Rim trailhead is about 10 minutes away, with singletrack loops connecting to the JEM Trail and Gould's Rim. Sand Hollow Reservoir is about 15 minutes for boating and paddling.
Recent activity has generally landed between the upper $500,000s and low $700,000s, with larger plans and view lots at the higher end. Prices move, so treat that as a starting point and confirm against the live listings.
Ready to look? See what is on the market or tell me what you are after.
Selling in Firerock
Values here move with the floor plan, the lot and its views, and how the home was finished. Start with the home valuation page and I will run a real comparison against recent FireRock sales, no obligation.
List with me and your home is featured across MovingUtah, on this page, on the Hurricane hub, and in the featured listings buyers browse on this site. The get featured page walks through exactly how that works.
It depends on what is listed right now. Resale homes here compete with the builder's own new inventory, so a well-kept home with a good floor plan and a strong lot draws attention when it is priced right. Tell me your timeline and I will give you a straight read, not a pitch.
Yes, and it is common here. Timing the two is mostly a sequencing problem, and I cover the playbook in the buy and sell at once guide. Because I am dual-licensed, I can keep the sale, the search, and the financing on one desk.
Thinking about it? Start with your number or see how featuring works.
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Buying, I can pull the current listings and tell you honestly which streets fit what you are after. Selling, I will give you a straight number and a plan to get your home featured in front of the buyers already on this site. Either way, we start with a conversation.
Selling in Firerock
Want to sell your home in Firerock? List it with Scott Buehler and get featured on MovingUtah.
Recent Firerock activity has landed between the upper $500,000s and the low $700,000s, and because resales compete directly with D.R. Horton's own inventory still going up in phases, pricing and presentation have to account for the builder next door.