A Hurricane community
Living in River Heights.
A residential pocket on Hurricane's north side, off 600 North on the bluff above the Virgin River near Sky Mountain Golf. Sand Hollow Reservoir is fifteen minutes south, Zion is about half an hour east, and a grocery run is ten minutes from your driveway.
I am Scott Buehler. I have spent 20+ years in Southern Utah, and this page is what I would tell you about River Heights if we were driving through it together.
New to the area? Start with the Hurricane guide, then come back for the neighborhood details.
Current listings
Homes for sale in River Heights.
Fed straight from the MLS and limited to homes inside the subdivision: new River Heights listings appear here the day they list, and sold homes drop off.
No homes available? Be sure to check out all Hurricane listings.
Want the map view? Open the full River Heights search. Selling instead? Start with what your home is worth.
Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
On this page
Life in River Heights
What a day here looks like.
River Heights sits on Hurricane's north side, up on the bluff above the Virgin River near Sky Mountain Golf. Mornings start quiet. You hear birds, maybe a neighbor's garage door, and not much else until the school traffic picks up around 7:30. Most lots have room for a real yard, and you see people out walking dogs, pushing strollers, and working in gardens when the weather cooperates.
The subdivision feels insulated from the main drag of State Street, but you are not remote. SR-9 is about five minutes south, which puts St. George within a 25-minute drive and Zion National Park about 30 minutes east. For day-to-day errands, the Walmart and Lin's Marketplace on State Street are ten minutes from your driveway, and Davis Food and Drug is about the same. You are close enough that a forgotten gallon of milk is not a trip you dread.
Summer afternoons run hot, same as anywhere in Hurricane. Evaporative coolers and AC units earn their keep from June through early September. Evenings cool off quickly once the sun drops behind the Pine Valley Mountains, and a lot of people shift their outdoor time to early morning or the last hour of daylight. Winter here is easy: daytime highs in the 50s, a few freezes overnight, and the occasional dusting of snow gone by lunch. You can golf at Sky Mountain in February.
Around Hurricane
The setting, from your front door.
Sand Hollow Reservoir
About fifteen minutes south on Sand Hollow Road. Warm-water reservoir with a sandy beach, boat ramp, and some of the best off-road trails in the state circling the red rock rim above it.
Quail Creek Reservoir
About fifteen minutes east on SR-9. Cooler water than Sand Hollow, good for trout and bass fishing, with a quieter beach and a boat ramp that rarely has a line.
Sky Mountain Golf
An 18-hole municipal course perched on the same Virgin River bluff as River Heights, about five minutes from your driveway. Year-round play, honest prices, and holes that run right along the edge of the river valley.
Zion National Park
About thirty minutes east on SR-9, gate to gate. Living in Hurricane puts you closer to the park than most of the tourists staying in St. George, and you can be at the visitor center before the shuttle line gets long.
Homes & lots
What you can buy and build here.
River Heights is mostly single-family homes on the bluff near Sky Mountain Golf, with newer construction sitting alongside the earlier houses. You will see a mix of ramblers and two-story designs, with stucco and stone exteriors and tile roofs being the most common look. Garages are typically two or three bays, and a fair number of homes have RV parking on the side.
Lot sizes run from compact up to about a quarter-acre, depending on the street and how recently the home was built. Some blocks are fully finished; others still have room to fill in, which is common up on the north side of Hurricane where building has continued in phases.
- Setting
- Virgin River bluff, north Hurricane
- Nearest golf
- Sky Mountain, about 5 min
- Common styles
- Ramblers and two-story
- Lot sizes
- Compact to quarter-acre
- Garage
- Two to three bays, some RV
- Price range
- Upper $300s to mid $500s
The live listings above show what is actually available right now. In a pocket this size, turn-over is steady but not fast, and a quiet week may show only a few homes.
Getting outside
Trails, water, and red rock, all within reach.
Hurricane is one of the best outdoor towns in Utah for people who want direct access without paying a resort premium to get it. From River Heights, the trailheads and reservoirs that draw people here from across the country are all within about a fifteen-minute drive.
The Hurricane Rim trail system picks up along the cliffs on the east and southeast side of town, about ten minutes from River Heights. Gould's Rim, JEM Trail, and the network around Gooseberry Mesa are about twenty minutes out, depending on which trailhead you are heading to. These are nationally known mountain biking trails, but they work just as well for hiking and trail running.
Sand Hollow Reservoir deserves its own mention. It is about fifteen minutes south, with a sandy beach, warm water, and red rock coves you can paddle into. The OHV area on the sand dunes above the reservoir is one of the few places in the country where you can ride dunes with a lake view. Quail Creek Reservoir, about fifteen minutes east, runs cooler and quieter, popular with anglers and anyone who wants a beach day with fewer jet skis.
For golfers, Sky Mountain is the home course, and it is a short one: an 18-hole municipal track on the same Virgin River bluff as River Heights, about five minutes from your driveway. Sand Hollow Golf Club has 27 holes of resort-style golf about fifteen minutes south. Copper Rock, the newer championship course, is about twenty minutes south toward St. George.
Errands & drive times
The grocery run, the hardware store, the doctor's office.
River Heights sits close enough to Hurricane's main commercial corridor that errands are straightforward. State Street, the main commercial spine through town, is about five minutes south. Most of the shopping, dining, and services in Hurricane cluster along this stretch.
| Errand | Where | Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Full grocery | Lin's Marketplace, Walmart Supercenter | ~10 min |
| Hardware | Ace Hardware, The Home Depot | ~10 min |
| Pharmacy | Lin's Pharmacy, Walmart Pharmacy | ~10 min |
| Nearest ER | St. George Regional Hospital Hurricane Campus, 75 N 2260 West | ~5 min |
| Full hospital | St. George Regional Hospital, St. George | ~25 min |
| Golf | Sky Mountain Golf Course | ~5 min |
| Airport | St. George Regional Airport (SGU) | ~30 min |
Drive times are estimated from the center of the subdivision in normal traffic. Your actual time will vary with your exact address and the time of day.
Schools
Where your kids would go to school.
River Heights is served by the Washington County School District. For this part of Hurricane, the K-5 elementary is either Hurricane Elementary or Three Falls Elementary depending on your exact address, then the chain runs 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. WCSD is actively redistricting as the area grows, so confirm the current assignment for a specific address with the district before you commit to a purchase.
For third-party ratings and parent reviews, visit GreatSchools or Niche and search for Hurricane schools. Every family weighs schools differently, and what matters to you may not be what matters to the next person. The best move is to visit the schools yourself while you are in town looking at homes.
For higher education, Utah Tech University in St. George is about 25 minutes away, along with Dixie Technical College. Southern Utah University in Cedar City is about 50 minutes north on I-15.
What locals know
Notes from the bluff.
No listing photo tells you this part. After years of showing homes around Hurricane, here is what I would tell a friend about this neighborhood.
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The bluff is the whole point. River Heights sits up on the Virgin River bluff next to Sky Mountain Golf, on the north edge of town. That position is what you are buying: quieter than the State Street corridor, with the river valley and the course right there instead of another wall of rooftops.
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Golfers, take the five-minute drive seriously. Sky Mountain is a city-owned course right below the subdivision, so you are not paying a resort premium to play a few minutes from your driveway. If a morning tee time is part of the life you want here, this location earns its keep fast.
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Summer is real, and winter is why you are here. June through early September runs hot. The trade is that January gives you 55 degrees and blue sky while the rest of the country is shoveling. Most people who last in Hurricane make peace with that math in the first year.
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SR-9 is the workhorse. It is the road you use for everything: groceries, the freeway, Zion, both reservoirs. In peak season the stretch near the Zion turnoff can stack up, and locals learn the back-way alternatives pretty fast. After your first tourist-season Saturday you will, too.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side.
Buying in River Heights
River Heights sits on the north side of Hurricane, off 600 North, on the bluff above the Virgin River near Sky Mountain Golf. State Route 9 is about five minutes south, and Sand Hollow Reservoir is roughly fifteen minutes south on Sand Hollow Road.
Mostly single-family homes, with a mix of one-story ramblers and two-story floor plans on the bluff near Sky Mountain Golf. Newer construction sits alongside the earlier homes, and lot sizes run from compact to a quarter-acre depending on the street.
Sand Hollow Reservoir is about fifteen minutes south via Sand Hollow Road. You can realistically go from your driveway to the boat ramp in under twenty minutes on a normal day. Quail Creek Reservoir is about fifteen minutes east on SR-9.
Recent activity has generally ranged from the upper $300,000s to the mid $500,000s, depending on lot size, build year, and condition. 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 River Heights
Values here move with lot size, condition, and how the home shows. Start with the home valuation page and I will run a real comparison against recent River Heights 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 else is listed nearby and who is looking right now. Buyers drawn to River Heights tend to value the bluff setting near Sky Mountain Golf and the quick reach to State Route 9. Tell me your timeline and I will give you a straight read, not a pitch.
Yes, and timing the two is mostly a sequencing problem. 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.
Keep exploring Hurricane
Want a closer look at River Heights?
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 River Heights
Want to sell your home in River Heights? List it with Scott Buehler and get featured on MovingUtah.
Recent activity has ranged from the upper $300,000s to the mid $500,000s, and with newer construction sitting right alongside earlier homes on the bluff, lot size, build year, and condition decide where inside that a home lands.