Homes for Sale in Orchard Springs

Morning in Orchard Springs starts quieter than most of La Verkin. The streets were laid out on the western edge of the old orchard blocks, farther from Main Street. The loudest thing at eight in the morning is irrigation water running through the small ditches (laterals) that cross the neighborhood.

Midday puts you at Confluence Park in three minutes flat. The county park spreads across 344 acres where Ash Creek and La Verkin Creek meet the Virgin River, with trails winding past the 1929 hydroelectric plant ruins. Zion Canyon Hot Springs is four minutes away, on the hillside above the gorge. Its pools run on the same Pah Tempe water that has drawn people here for over a hundred years. In summer you can soak in the morning, run errands in Hurricane at noon, and be back by the river before the afternoon heat settles in.

Evening in Orchard Springs is what you came for. The neighborhood sits far enough west that the Hurricane Cliffs catch the last light in a way the east-side subdivisions do not see. The streets go quiet, the river sounds carry up from the gorge, and Hurricane is five minutes across the bridge if you need anything at all. That is the pace here: small-town stillness, with the town you rely on close enough to use.

Orchard Springs was laid out in phases from 1994 to 2002 on land that spent most of the twentieth century under fruit trees. Today it has about 48 single-family homes, nearly all ramblers (one-story homes). Construction ran from 1995 to 2005, so you see a range of finishes and floor plans across the streets.

Lots mostly run about a fifth of an acre. A real advantage here is how many homes back up to open space or leftover orchard parcels instead of another backyard fence. The original plat left open strips around the edges, and some of them now work like a greenbelt for the homes on the outer streets. If you are looking at a home on the outer streets, check whether the view from the back patio is a neighbor or open land.

The subdivision took about a decade to build, so condition and updates vary from street to street. Some homes have been thoroughly renovated, and others still have their original kitchens and heating and cooling. Look at the roof age, the windows, and whether the heating, cooling, and other systems have been replaced. The irrigation laterals that run through the neighborhood are a charming reminder of the orchard past. They also mean you should check the drainage and grading before you write an offer.

Orchard Springs sits about a mile and a half from one of the best county parks in Washington County. The Virgin River gorge lies to the southwest, with other neighborhoods in between. The spots below run from about three minutes from the driveway to about fifteen.

Orchard Springs is served by the Washington County School District. LaVerkin Elementary sits right in town, for preschool through grade 5. Hurricane Intermediate (grades 6-7), Hurricane Middle (grades 8-9), and Hurricane High (grades 10-12) are all across the bridge in Hurricane. They are roughly five to six minutes from the neighborhood. Valley Academy, a K-8 public charter school, is also in Hurricane. The district can change which schools serve which streets, so check the current assignment for any home you are serious about with the district itself. For outside school data, GreatSchools and Niche both publish numbers you can weigh yourself.