Moving to Toquerville, Utah

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, NOAA, USGS, and the Utah State Tax Commission. Prices move, so ask me for current numbers.

Toquerville is a small town of about 2,000 people in Washington County, in the warm southwest corner of Utah. It sits at about 3,400 feet on Ash Creek, under a ridge of black lava rock. I-15 is about 4 minutes away at Exit 27. St. George is about 25 minutes south, and Cedar City is about 30 minutes north.

The south entrance of Zion National Park is about 35 minutes away, about 24 miles. The drive runs on State Route 17 (SR-17) to La Verkin, then east on SR-9 through Virgin. Kolob Canyons, the northwest corner of Zion, is about 15 minutes up I-15.

Settlers came to lower Ash Creek in the spring of 1858. The town is named for Chief Toquer, a Paiute leader whose band lived and farmed along the creek. The name is said to mean "black," for the lava hill above town. The county historical society says Toquerville had the first cotton gin in Utah. It became a town in 1917 and a city in 2000.

Wine came later. In 1866, Brigham Young called John Naegle to Dixie, the old name for this corner of Utah, to make wine. Naegle began a two story stone winery on what is now Toquerville Boulevard. The distillery ran until 1888, and in 1917 the building became a fig cannery. It has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980, and the arts topic says where to see it.

For most of a century, Toquerville got smaller. The Census counted 371 people in 1880 and only 185 in 1970. Then the town grew, to 910 in 2000 and 1,370 in 2010. The 2020 count was 1,870, and the 2025 estimate is 1,999.

The newest chapter is the Toquerville Parkway. It is a 4.5 mile, two lane bypass west of the old town, and its ribbon cutting was on July 10, 2025. It was built to take Zion traffic off the old main street, Toquer Boulevard. Most new building now sits on the high ground west of the parkway. SunRiver Firelight, a 55-plus community (homes for buyers age 55 and older), is selling there in 2026. A county reservoir is being built just north of town. A 24 hour travel center opened at Exit 27 in 2025.

So Toquerville is two places in one. The old town has big lots, creek trees, and a quieter main street. The west side is new and still filling in. Most shops are in La Verkin, about 8 minutes south, and Hurricane, about 11 minutes. Do you want freeway access and Zion close, in a small town that is changing? Then look closely. The catch is that errands mean a drive, and building will go on for years. Chapter 2 covers homes and new building, and chapter 4 covers the falls and the reservoir.

For other common questions about moving to Utah, see the Utah FAQ. My Toquerville guides on The Local go deeper on the wine years, the parkway, and the falls. The next towns south have their own guides: La Verkin and Hurricane.

Sources: the Toquerville General Plan 2023 (the dates and Census counts), the Washington County Historical Society and the 1979 National Register nomination (the town and the Naegle Winery), the U.S. Geological Survey (elevation), and KPCW and St. George News (the parkway).

Toquerville has a warm desert climate. Summers are hot and winters are mild. Most people move here for the winters and learn to plan around the summers.

No weather station sits in Toquerville. These numbers come from the station in La Verkin, about 4 miles south. Toquerville is about 200 feet higher, so evenings run a little cooler.

Summer here is a bit gentler than in St. George. A normal July afternoon is about 98°F here and about 102°F there. This area has about 47 days a year at 100°F or hotter. St. George has about 63.

Month by month

These are the normal highs and lows for each month. Look at December and January. Winter days are mild, but winter nights drop to the 20s.

• JanuaryHigh 52°F, low 29°F
• FebruaryHigh 57°F, low 33°F
• MarchHigh 66°F, low 40°F
• AprilHigh 73°F, low 44°F
• MayHigh 83°F, low 52°F
• JuneHigh 94°F, low 61°F
• JulyHigh 98°F, low 68°F
• AugustHigh 96°F, low 67°F
• SeptemberHigh 89°F, low 59°F
• OctoberHigh 76°F, low 47°F
• NovemberHigh 62°F, low 35°F
• DecemberHigh 51°F, low 28°F

Source: NOAA climate normals, 1991 to 2020, from the La Verkin weather station, about 4 miles from Toquerville.

Rain is light. A normal year brings about 11.6 inches of rain and melted snow. February is the wettest month, at about 1.8 inches, and June is the driest, at about 0.2.

Frost comes late and leaves early. The last spring freeze usually lands around April 1, and the first fall freeze around November 5. That leaves about 217 frost-free days. A normal year has about 75 nights at freezing or colder, and about 59 of them fall from December through February.

La Verkin and Hurricane, next door, share this weather. Their La Verkin guide and Hurricane guide show it from the south.

Snow is rare here. The weather station in La Verkin logs about 1.4 inches in a normal year. That comes as a few tenths of an inch in each of December, January, February, and March. Measurable snow falls on fewer than one day a year. Most winters bring none at all.

Some winters do surprise people. The station logged 7.5 inches in December 2013, and 6.5 of those fell on one day, December 8. In February 2019 it logged 4.2 inches. The one day record is 12 inches on January 5, 1974. Several recent winters, including 2017 to 2018 and 2024 to 2025, logged none.

If you want real snow, you drive up. Brian Head Resort is about 1 hour 10 minutes away. Its base sits at 9,600 feet, and Brian Head gets about 87 inches of snow a year by the NOAA normal at the Bryce Canyon station. The Kolob Terrace Road starts in Virgin, about 14 minutes away. It climbs into the high country of Zion, and its top closes in snow. Cedar City is about 30 minutes north and gets far more snow than Toquerville. The Pine Valley Recreation Area is closed after fire and floods, so I do not point anyone there right now.

Sources: NOAA climate normals, 1991 to 2020, and the station's daily snow record. Brian Head figures are from Ski Utah. The Pine Valley closure follows Deseret News reports from 2025.

Summer here is hot, but not as hot as St. George. A normal July afternoon reaches about 98°F. The normals show about 47 days a year at 100°F or hotter, and about 118 days at 90°F or hotter. Your first July will change what you think "hot" means.

The record is 114°F. It was set on July 3, 2001, and matched on July 17 and 18, 2009. The 2026 summer ran hot too. Through October 2, the La Verkin station logged 53 days at 100°F or hotter. The first came on June 6, the last on September 11, and the hottest reading was 109°F on July 26.

A good air conditioner matters more here than it would up north. You also learn to live early and late. Walk, ride, and water the yard in the morning or after sunset. Spend the middle of the day on the water or indoors.

Summer also brings a storm season. The National Weather Service counts June 15 to September 30 as monsoon season in the Southwest. August and September are the wettest summer months here, at about 1 inch each. Dry washes can fill in minutes, and streets can flood. Six inches of fast moving water can knock an adult down, and 12 inches can carry away most cars.

Sources: NOAA climate normals, 1991 to 2020; the La Verkin station's daily record through October 2026; the National Weather Service flood and monsoon pages.

Toquerville is somewhat breezy. No one has measured wind in town, so the numbers here come from St. George Regional Airport. It is the nearest wind station, about 20 miles southwest. Toquerville sits higher and closer to the hills, so your own street can feel different.

The airport averages 6.1 miles an hour over the year. That comes from about 115,900 hourly readings between 2012 and 2025. Cedar City, on the same count, averages 7.4.

Spring and summer are the windy seasons, tied at 7.6 miles an hour. Fall averages 5.1 and winter 4.2. May and June are the windiest months at 8.4. December is the calmest at 3.5.

Strong gusts are not common. Gusts of 30 miles an hour or more show up in about 3 or 4 hours out of every 100 in spring.

Wind can bring dust. The state geology map rates wind-blown sand as high at SunRiver Firelight and at part of Park Side at Desert Mountain. Both are on the high ground on the west side of town. The map shows sand sheets there, and the same soils wear away easily. On a windy day in a new neighborhood, expect dust where the ground is bare.

An inversion is when cold air gets trapped in a valley under a lid of warmer air, and smog builds up for days. The Salt Lake and Utah valleys are known for them in winter. Toquerville does not have that problem. The record shows almost none. In the six winters from 2020 to 2026, fine particles pushed county air past the good range on only 8 days. Fine particles are tiny bits of soot and smoke.

Washington County is also not on the EPA list of Utah counties that fail, or once failed, a federal air standard. That list names nine counties, and Washington is not one of them. The county is outside the state's mandatory no-burn rule for winter smog days too. That rule covers seven counties in northern Utah.

Source: EPA AirData, daily air quality index for Washington County, 2020 to 2025. A day is good at 50 or under and moderate at 51 to 100.

Ozone is the main pollutant. It is a gas that forms in strong sunlight, and it sets the daily reading on most days of the year. It pushed the county past 50 on 59 to 89 days a year from 2020 to 2025. Summer and fall can also bring smoky days, most likely from wildfires. Fine particles pushed the reading past 50 on 27 summer and fall days in 2020. In 2023 and 2024, that happened on just 1 day each.

Here is why this table fits Toquerville. The county has two air monitors. One is the Utah state monitor in Hurricane, about 11 minutes away. The other is in Zion Canyon. So these readings describe the air in this end of the valley, and none of the monitors sit in St. George.

Check the air on any day at the state's air quality site, the way you check the weather.

Sources: EPA Green Book, EPA AirData, the Utah Division of Air Quality, and the Utah DEQ no-burn page.

Toquerville costs more than its two nearest neighbors. The Census survey puts a typical Toquerville home above one in La Verkin or Hurricane, even though the town is smaller than both. Part of the reason is the mix. A big share of what sells here is custom homes, big lots, and view property, and the housing market topic has the details. The numbers come from a small town, so the margin is wide. Treat the gap as roughly right, not exact.

Day-to-day costs track the rest of the valley. Groceries and gas come from La Verkin and Hurricane, a few minutes south. City water bills are tiered, so each gallon past a set amount costs more. Most homes here have no secondary irrigation water, so a yard runs on the same city water you drink. The utilities topic says how to find out about a lot. I can run a side by side against where you live now.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024, typical value of owner-occupied homes. Compare the next town over in the La Verkin guide.

For general information only. This is not tax or financial advice. Tax rates and home prices change. Consult a qualified professional for guidance specific to your situation.

Three taxes matter most when you move here: sales tax, state income tax, and property tax. Here is each one in plain terms, with the rate in effect as I write this.

Toquerville's sales tax went up in two steps in 2026. It was 6.45% early in 2026. On April 1, the Hurricane Valley fire district added a 0.33% tax to help pay for emergency services. That district also covers La Verkin, Hurricane, and other nearby towns. On October 1, the city added its own 0.30% tax. The city council passed it in May, and the money can only go to roads and other transportation. Together they bring the full rate to 7.08%, the same as Hurricane and La Verkin.

The primary home exemption

Utah gives a tax break to the home you live in. A primary home is taxed on 55% of its market value, not the full value. To get it, you must live in the home at least 183 days in a row each year. The break covers the house and up to one acre of land. Second homes and rentals are taxed on the full value.

Washington County already asks you to apply. The county says the owner must apply to get the break. You can apply online on the county assessor's page, or call (435) 301-7020. From January 1, 2027, state law makes this the rule across Utah whenever a home changes owners.

Car fees and tests

Utah does not tax your car as property. Instead, you pay an age-based fee each year when you register it. The fee is below for 2026, for cars, light trucks, SUVs, and vans. Registration fees come on top. Washington County has no emissions test. A car that is new to Utah needs a quick VIN check.

Sources: Utah State Tax Commission (sales tax rates for October 1, 2026, and the 2025 property tax report), Toquerville Ordinance 2026.12, Utah DMV, the Washington County Assessor, S.B. 60 of 2026, and Utah Code 59-2-103.5. Questions about your own bill go to the Washington County Assessor.

For general information only. This is not tax or financial advice. Tax rates and home prices change. Consult a qualified professional for guidance specific to your situation.

The glance box at the top of this page shows the typical home value from the Census. Toquerville is not one of my market report towns, so there is no quarterly median here. Few homes sell in a month, so any one month jumps around, and one big sale can move the number. Read the trend, not one headline. Prices and the number of homes for sale change through the year, so ask me for the latest numbers.

Nearly every home is a single-family house. About 96% are detached houses, and about 2% are manufactured homes. The middle year for when a home was built is 2003, and about 58% went up after 2000. About nine in ten homes are lived in by their owners. Most houses sit on lots of 12,000 to 20,000 square feet. The city also has farm-zone land, with lots of half an acre and up.

What you buy here is position. The old town sells on character and big lots. The high ground on the west side sells on views and room. The parkway area sells on getting in early. Gas and irrigation water change from lot to lot, so sort them out early.

Nightly rentals need a city license. The city caps the licenses at 5% of its home water connections, and each rental must sit at least 500 feet from the next. Each owner can hold one license. Each license is approved one at a time by the planning commission. A rental of 30 days or more is not a nightly rental. Ask the city before you count on rental income.

Shop by price

Shop by kind of home

Sources: Census ACS 2020 to 2024 (housing type, year built, owner share), the Toquerville General Plan 2023, and the city's nightly rental rules (City Code Title 10, Chapter 17). Ask me about any one address.

Toquerville is small, and you can cross it in minutes. The old town sits along Ash Creek, with the black lava ridge on the east edge. Newer streets spread south and west, and the largest new building is on the high ground on the west side, along the parkway. Here are nine areas, from the center outward. Lot sizes are the middle size on the county's recorded plats, so they are rough.

• Old townThe historic townsiteBoth sides of Toquer Boulevard, along Ash CreekThe original blocks have deep lots, from about a third of an acre to nearly an acre. Many lots here have no plat name, and their middle size is about 0.8 acre. City Hall and the city park are here. Ash Creek runs through, so look up flood status on any lot.
• East sideThe east edge under the black ridgeEast of Toquer Boulevard, at the foot of the lava hillSpring Drive Estates and nearby streets, on lots of about half an acre. The ridge above brings rock fall, so the home checks topic below matters here.
• West sidePark Side at Desert MountainWest of the boulevard, east of the parkwayAbout 25 lots of about half an acre. The new construction topic covers a third phase, with lots of an acre or more.
• South of townThe south-central platsWest of the boulevard, south of the old centerAlmond Heights Park is the largest recorded plat in town, with 146 lots. Ash Creek Point, Ash Creek Overlook, and Mountain Charm sit nearby. Lots run from about a quarter acre to about half an acre.
• South endCholla Creek and Trail RidgeEast of the boulevard, on the low ground by Ash CreekCholla Creek lots run about two thirds of an acre. Trail Ridge Estates and Mesa Views have lots of about a quarter acre. This is the lowest ground in town, next to La Verkin, and the creek sets the rules here.
• South endToquerville EstatesWest of the boulevard, at the south endAbout 83 lots on streets such as Rim View Drive, plus Toquerville Terrace. Lots run from about 0.5 to 0.6 acre.
• West sideSunRiver FirelightWest of the parkway, on the high ground that climbs toward I-15A 55-plus community in the larger Firelight plan. Lots are small, about 0.13 acre. It is the main new building in town in 2026. The new construction topic has the rest.
• North endAnderson JunctionAt I-15 Exit 27, about 4 minutes from City HallBusiness and light industry, a 24-hour travel center, and an RV park. Boulder Ridge nearby has lots of about 4 acres.
• Public landThe BLM and state landNorth and east of townMost of the land north and east is run by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the federal land agency, or is state trust land. It holds the lava hills and the dirt road to Toquerville Falls, and it is not for sale as home lots.

Want to compare lots, prices, and styles side by side? Tell me what you are looking for and I will point you to the right areas. To see homes now, open Toquerville homes for sale.

Sources: Washington County parcel and plat records, the Toquerville General Plan 2023, and city planning agendas, checked October 4, 2026. Lot sizes are the middle size of the parcels on each plat.

Toquerville has more new building now than at any time in its history. Most of it is in Firelight, a master plan from Firelight Development. The plan covers more than 1,500 acres on the west side, along the parkway. The city approved it in the fall of 2022, and it will be built in phases over many years. Its development agreement allows lots from about a half acre down to a quarter acre, plus homes at up to 10 to the acre.

SunRiver Firelight is the 55-plus part, and homes there are selling in 2026. SunRiver lists a clubhouse, a pool, and pickleball courts. D.R. Horton lists Indigo at Firelight on its site, with townhomes, cottages, and single-family houses. The city heard its first-phase hillside permit in March 2026. A third part, Meridian at Firelight, had its first three phases before the planning commission in August 2026.

New homes also go up outside Firelight. Park Side at Desert Mountain has a third phase of 14 lots on about 15 acres, by Wall Construction. Boulder Ridge, near Exit 27, has lots of about 4 acres. In the older areas, local builders put up homes lot by lot. Buying new works differently from buying resale. You pick a lot, choose finishes, follow a build schedule, and sign the builder's contract. I walk you through each step, so the loan lines up with the build and nothing surprises you once the walls go up. Builders often cover the buyer agent fee, and I put that in writing before you sign.

Phases and builders change, so the listings pages and a quick talk with me are the fastest way to see what is open. Read the home checks topic below before you pick a lot, because the west-side ground has its own list of things to ask about.

Sources: the Toquerville General Plan 2023, Toquerville Planning Commission agendas for March, May, July, and August 2026, SunRiver, and D.R. Horton. Ask me what is building right now.

Every town has its own list of things to check. Toquerville sits on a fault, under a lava ridge, beside a creek, on dry desert ground. None of this should scare you off. These are the questions I would ask about any home here, and each one has a free tool you can use for a single address.

A map shows an area, and I will walk through each of these with you on any home you like. I will tell you what I see.

This is general information, not legal, engineering, or insurance advice. Sources: the Utah Geological Survey, the Washington County hazard map (checked lot by lot, October 4, 2026), FEMA, the Toquerville General Plan 2023, and the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. Have a licensed inspector look at any home before you buy.

The best thing you can do before you shop for a home is get pre-approved. That means a lender checks your finances and tells you how much you can borrow. It shows you what you can spend, and it makes your offer stronger when the right home comes up. Toquerville is a small market, and few homes list in any month. A buyer who is ready when one lists is the buyer who gets it.

Buyers in Toquerville use every kind of loan, including conventional, FHA, and VA. USDA loans are worth a look too. On USDA's map, no part of Toquerville falls in the area marked ineligible for its rural home loan. Check any address on USDA's own lookup. This town also has its own wrinkles. Acreage and horse property can appraise differently. A lot purchase or a construction loan runs on its own timeline. A builder contract in a master plan has checkpoints that a resale does not. So talk about financing before the showing, not after.

I am licensed in both real estate and lending. On any one purchase I take one role. If I am your lender, I can tell you early if a home could be hard to get a loan on. The loan guides on this site explain each loan type in plain English.

How my dual role works. I am licensed in both real estate and lending. On any one purchase I take one role. Every role is disclosed, and you are always free to choose your own agent and your own lender. The full explanation is on How I Work. This section is general information, not financial, legal, or tax advice.

Toquerville is a small town, and it has no large employer of its own. Most people who work here drive to a job in Hurricane, La Verkin, or the St. George area. The typical trip to work takes about 27 minutes, by the Census count. That number is a rough one, because the town is small.

About 15 in 100 Toquerville workers worked from home, by the same count. That is about twice the share in La Verkin. The state map shows cable internet at every spot it checked with homes, and the internet topic has the details.

New jobs are starting to come to Anderson Junction, the freeway exit at the edge of town. The city zoned land there for business and light industry. IME Automation, a Hurricane company that builds robotic systems for factories, bought 6.5 acres there. It broke ground on a 20,000-square-foot building in spring 2025. The travel center at the exit also employs people.

Hurricane has more. Litehouse Foods runs a plant there that makes refrigerated dressings, dips, and sauces. Zion National Park had 4,984,525 visits in 2025. Park traffic feeds the shops, lodging, and restaurants in the towns along the way.

Washington County had about 89,800 jobs in 2025. The jobless rate was 3.8% in August 2026, and that number is preliminary.

Moving for a job? My job relocation guide covers the timing of selling one home and buying the next. Working from home? Read the remote workers guide first.

Sources: Census ACS 2020 to 2024, Utah Business, the National Park Service, and the Utah Department of Workforce Services. The job counts are for the whole county.

Toquerville has no hospital, clinic, or pharmacy of its own. The closest care is on one campus in Hurricane, about 15 minutes away. Intermountain's Hurricane Emergency Services is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is part of St. George Regional Hospital, and it opened in October 2023. It has lab and imaging, including X-ray, ultrasound, and CT.

Next door is the Intermountain Hurricane Valley Clinic at 75 North 2260 West. It has an InstaCare, which is urgent care for problems that are not life threatening. You do not need an appointment. The clinic also lists family medicine, pediatrics, imaging, mammography, physical therapy, orthopedics, and a lab.

For a hospital stay, the hospital is St. George Regional, part of Intermountain Health. It is about 25 minutes away and has a Level II trauma center. That means surgeons and specialists are ready for badly hurt patients. The Hurricane emergency room sends patients there if they need to be admitted.

The Hurricane Valley Fire District answers emergency calls in Toquerville. Call 911 first in an emergency.

Pharmacies are in La Verkin and Hurricane. Davis Food and Drug in La Verkin has one, about 7 minutes away. If you have ongoing specialty care, price in the drive to St. George before you buy. On military orders? My military PCS guide covers VA loans and timing the move.

Sources: Intermountain Health, the Hurricane Valley Fire District notices, and road-routing drive times from City Hall. InstaCare hours are not confirmed, so call first.

The Washington County School District runs the public schools. The district counted 34,396 students on October 1, 2025. Elementary school is kindergarten to grade 5. Intermediate is grades 6 and 7, middle school is grades 8 and 9, and high school is grades 10 to 12.

There is no public school inside Toquerville. Younger children go to LaVerkin Elementary, at 51 West Center in La Verkin, about 8 minutes away. It serves kindergarten to grade 5 and has a preschool. After that, students go on to Hurricane for the rest of their school years.

From the district's boundary maps. The maps put 904 of 907 home addresses inside the city limits on this path. Three business addresses at Anderson Junction map to Coral Canyon Elementary and the Pine View schools instead.

The Hurricane schools are about 6 to 8 miles from town, which is 12 to 15 minutes by car. Your address decides your school, and the district's maps are the final word. Check the map for any home before you make an offer.

Valley Academy is a public charter school in Hurricane. It has two campuses. Valley Elementary covers kindergarten to grade 3, and Valley Intermediate covers grades 4 to 8. A charter school is separate from the district, so it has its own sign-up.

I do not rate schools, and I would be wary of anyone who tells you which one is best. Look at boundaries, programs, and ratings yourself, with what matters to you in mind. The links below go to the district and to independent sites.

Ratings and boundaries come from the district and independent third parties, not from me.

Toquerville is not a college town, but a university and a technical college are in St. George. That is about 25 minutes south on I-15. Utah Tech University counted 13,207 students in fall 2025. It joined the Big Sky Conference, an NCAA Division I league, on July 1, 2026.

Dixie Technical College is in St. George too, at 610 South Tech Ridge Drive. Its programs include trades and health care. Southern Utah University is in Cedar City, about 30 minutes north on the same freeway.

So you can take classes, earn a degree, or train for a trade without living in a campus town.

Sources: Utah Tech figures reported by the Deseret News, the Big Sky Conference, and the schools' own sites.

Toquerville is a car town, like most of Southern Utah. The state road through the area is SR-17. It runs 6 miles from State Street in La Verkin north to I-15 at Exit 27. The Toquerville Parkway, a two-lane road west of the old town, now carries the through traffic.

Since the parkway opened in July 2025, the Zion traffic that once ran down Toquer Boulevard, the old main street, goes around the old town. I tell the story of the road in my parkway guide.

Source: UDOT traffic counts for 2024. A count shows how busy a road is, not how long you wait.

SR-17 is a quiet road next to a busy one. I-15 carries far more cars than the town roads do. That is the traffic you notice, on the ramps at Exit 27.

Exit 27 is about 4 minutes from City Hall. For St. George, the road runs south on I-15. For Cedar City, it runs north. Zion trips use SR-17 to La Verkin, then SR-9 east. UDOT counts are yearly averages, so they do not show the busy days.

Toquerville has no bus stop. SunTran, the St. George bus system, runs seven local routes in St. George, Ivins, and Washington. None of them come here. The one SunTran line near you is the Zion Route, and it does not stop in Toquerville. It turns east in La Verkin. Plan on a car for daily life.

Fares and hours come from the SunTran and National Park Service pages, checked in October 2026. They can change. The La Verkin stop location is not confirmed, so check the SunTran schedule.

St. George Regional Airport (SGU) is the closest. It is about 30 miles and 40 minutes from Toquerville. Three airlines fly there, all flown by SkyWest. Delta flies nonstop to Salt Lake City. United flies nonstop to Denver and Los Angeles. American flies nonstop to Phoenix and Dallas-Fort Worth.

• St. George (SGU)~30 mi · ~40 min
• Las Vegas (LAS)~149 mi · ~2 hr 25 min

Harry Reid International in Las Vegas (LAS) has the widest choice of flights. It is about 2 hours 25 minutes away. If you will make that drive often, plan for it before you buy.

Source: the SGU flight board, checked October 3, 2026. Drive times come from a road-routing model run from City Hall.

Toquerville sits just off I-15, which makes the long drives easier than the town's size suggests. St. George is south on the freeway. Cedar City is north. Zion is east, by SR-17 to La Verkin and then SR-9 through Virgin. Here is how long common trips take from City Hall.

• La Verkin~8 min
• Hurricane~11 min
• Kolob Canyons~15 min
• Quail Creek State Park~20 min
• St. George Regional Hospital~25 min
• Zion, south entrance~35 min

Here is how long the longer drives take.

Cedar City

~34 mi · ~30 min

St. George

~23 mi · ~25 min

Brian Head

~65 mi · ~1 hr 10 min

Las Vegas

~146 mi · ~2 hr 20 min

Salt Lake City

~284 mi · ~4 hr 10 min

New Harmony

~23 mi · ~30 min

The towns around Toquerville are close. Here is how far each one is by road.

Outdoor places are close too. Kolob Canyons, the quiet part of Zion off I-15, is about 15 minutes. Quail Creek State Park is about 20 minutes, and Sand Hollow State Park about 25. Toquerville Falls is about 6 miles up a rough BLM dirt road, and the outdoors topic says what to drive.

Going somewhere else? Look up any Utah drive between 138 towns.

Drive times come from a road-routing model run from City Hall in October 2026. Real trips vary with traffic and the season.

Almost nobody puts this on a real estate site, but it is what you need in your first week. Here is who to call. Confirm the provider for the exact address when you buy.

City Hall is at 212 North Toquer Boulevard. The office is open Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. To start city service, file a Utility Service Application and allow up to 48 hours for review. You can pay online. Set it up through the Toquerville City website. Residents can take up to 2,000 pounds a month to the county landfill in Washington at no charge.

Phone numbers come from the city, district, and company pages, checked in October 2026. They can change. Call the city to confirm deposits and fees, which I do not list.

Home internet depends on the street. The state's broadband map shows TDS Telecom cable at every spot checked where homes are, and CenturyLink DSL at every spot. It shows fiber at three of the five spots with homes. TDS fiber is at City Hall and on the west side. CenturyLink and Quantum Fiber are on the south end and the southwest.

Source: the Utah Broadband Center's provider data, updated October 2026, at six points in Toquerville. One point at Anderson Junction has no homes and showed no wired service. I list who reports service, not speeds or prices.

For cell service, check each carrier's own coverage map for the address. The state map lists fixed wireless for home internet, which is not the same as phone coverage.

Moving day is only the start. Here is the short list for your first 90 days, in the order most people do it. The only Driver License office in the county is in Hurricane, about 20 minutes away by I-15.

1. Turn on the utilitiesPower is Rocky Mountain Power. Water and trash billing are through Toquerville City, and gas is Enbridge Gas Utah. File the city's utility form early, because review can take up to 48 hours.
2. Get your Utah driver licenseThe Driver License office is at 102 South 5300 West in Hurricane. Book an appointment. Bring proof of who you are, your Social Security number, proof of your Utah address, and your current license. There is a written test.
3. Register your carUtah gives you 60 days to register after you set up a permanent home. The state DMV office is next door, at 100 South 5300 West. The taxes topic in chapter 2 lists the yearly fee and the tests.
4. Register to voteDo it online at vote.utah.gov once you have your Utah license or state ID. The county clerk is at 111 East Tabernacle Street in St. George.
5. Claim the primary home tax breakWashington County asks the owner to apply. You can apply online, or call the assessor at 435-301-7020. The taxes topic in chapter 2 explains the rule.
6. Sign up for schoolRegister through the Washington County School District. Check the boundary map for your address first.
7. Learn your trash and recyclingCans come from Washington County Solid Waste. The utilities topic says what goes at the curb.
8. Find your libraryThe nearest branch of the Washington County Library System is in Hurricane, at 36 South 300 West, about 12 minutes away.

Rules and office hours change. Check each office before you go.

The old town has a post office and very little else. There is no grocery store, bank, or sit-down restaurant on Toquer Boulevard. The one big stop in town is the Sapp Bros. travel center at I-15 Exit 27, about 4 minutes from City Hall. It opened in fall 2025.

The travel center is open 24 hours for fuel and the store. It has a deli and food bar, an ATM, and public restrooms. Its four food counters are listed in the restaurants topic.

Davis Food and Drug in La Verkin is the nearest full grocery store, about 7 minutes away. It has produce, meat, a bakery, a pharmacy, and a True Value hardware counter. The rest of the weekly run is in Hurricane.

There is no bank in Toquerville or La Verkin. The banks are on State Street in Hurricane, along with a credit union, about 11 to 14 minutes away. Bucks Ace Hardware is in Hurricane too. There is no Smith's, Sprouts, or Albertsons in La Verkin or Hurricane.

Exit 27 puts the St. George and Washington big stores about as close as Walmart in Hurricane. For coffee, a sit-down meal, or a bakery, La Verkin and Hurricane are the nearest. Maverik, 460 North State Street in La Verkin, is open 24 hours and sells fuel.

What still means a drive

Costco, the mall, Target, Lowe's, Home Depot, Sprouts, and Hobby Lobby mean a trip to St. George or Washington City. Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and IKEA are in Las Vegas, about 2 hours 20 minutes away.

Store lists change. These were checked against store, USPS, FDIC, and travel center pages in October 2026. Drive times come from a road-routing model run from City Hall.

Toquerville has trails and open land right outside town. A desert waterfall is up a rough road to the north. A new reservoir is being built beside the freeway. Zion is about 35 minutes away, and two reservoir parks are down the road. Here is where I would start.

Most of these trails and both state park reservoirs stay open all year, so winter is a good time to use them. The one time to plan around is a summer afternoon.

Also close by

Fees, hours, and closures change, so check before you go. Facts come from the BLM trail page, the St. George News, and the city's July 2026 council minutes.

Toquerville has two Zion doors. The south entrance is about 24 miles and 35 minutes away. Take SR-17 to La Verkin, then SR-9 east through Virgin. Kolob Canyons is the quiet part of the park, about 15 minutes north on I-15.

SR-9 from La Verkin to the park's east entrance is a National Scenic Byway, named on February 16, 2021. It is 54 miles long and starts just south of town. Zion is one of the busiest national parks, so SR-9 gets busy in the busy season.

Bryce Canyon and the Grand Canyon North Rim are long day trips. The Utah drive times tool below gives the miles and minutes. The SunTran Zion Route stops in La Verkin, and the public transportation topic in chapter 3 has the days and the fare.

Drive times are map estimates from City Hall with no traffic. Fees are for 2026 and come from the National Park Service. Kolob Canyons details are on the park page. Check before you go.

Brian Head Resort is the closest place with ski lifts. It is about 1 hour 10 minutes from Toquerville, in the mountains east of Cedar City. Its base sits at 9,600 feet.

The resort usually opens in November, so check its site for opening day. In town it hardly ever snows. Toquerville gets about 1.4 inches in a normal year, so skiing always means a drive.

Eagle Point Resort, in Beaver County, is closed for the 2026-27 winter. For a look at snow without skis, the Kolob Terrace Road climbs into Zion's high country. The national parks topic above has the winter details.

Thinking about a home up the mountain? See the Brian Head page. Drive times are map estimates from City Hall with no traffic.

There is no golf course in Toquerville or Leeds. The nearest public courses are in Hurricane, about 11 minutes to downtown. Sky Mountain is the closest by road. Winters are mild, so the courses stay in play all season.

More courses are a longer drive. Washington City and St. George have several, and Black Desert in Ivins is public. The PGA TOUR plays its Bank of Utah Championship at Black Desert each fall.

Course facts come from Greater Zion and Sand Hollow Resort. Call a course for tee times and today's conditions.

The old town has no restaurants or coffee shops. The one place to eat inside Toquerville is the Sapp Bros. travel center at I-15 Exit 27, about 4 minutes away. It opened in fall 2025 and has four food counters. The rest of the choices are in La Verkin and Hurricane.

La Verkin is about 8 minutes south on SR-17. Hurricane's State Street is about 11 to 20 minutes away. For a bigger night out, St. George is about 25 minutes south.

Places people know

• Travel center cafeCoffee Kettle Cafe600 W 1700 N, at I-15 Exit 27A sit-down cafe inside the Sapp Bros. travel center. The same building has three more counters: Beans & Brews for coffee, Burrito Bros., and Lucille's Fried Chicken and More. The fuel and store are open 24 hours.
• American, La VerkinThe Stage Coach Grille99 N State St, La VerkinSteaks, burgers, ribs, and comfort food. Breakfast is served daily, and Prime Rib Night is every Friday. Hours change by season. About 7 minutes.
• Indian, La VerkinRed Fort Cuisine of India150 N State St, La VerkinLunch and dinner. It is closed on Tuesday. It is part of a small Southern Utah group of restaurants that began in St. George. About 7 minutes.
• Bakery, HurricaneBonrue Bakery11 S Main St, HurricanePastry, coffee, and sandwiches on house bread. Open daily, 6 am to 4 pm. About 11 minutes.

I chose these because each one shows a current website, an online ordering page, or 2026 news. This is not a ranking, and no one paid to be on it. Hours change, so check before you drive.

Groceries, banks, and hardware are covered under Groceries and shopping.

Most weekends here are about being outside. The town is small and quiet on purpose. Most evenings, the entertainment is the light on the black hills. For the rest, you head to La Verkin, Hurricane, or St. George.

• Town parkCenter Street ParkIn town, about 3 minutesThe town park. The Fourth of July and Pioneer Day breakfasts are held here.
• HistorySilver Reef Museum1903 Wells Fargo Rd, Leeds, about 10 minutesA museum in the 1877 Wells Fargo Express building at the old Silver Reef mining town. The museum calls it the oldest Wells Fargo express station still standing. Hours are seasonal.
• Hot springsZion Canyon Hot SpringsLa Verkin, about 8 minutesA resort that opened in July 2025. It is open daily and needs a reservation. Washington County residents get 20% off with proof of residency. The La Verkin page has the details.
• MoviesCoral Cliffs Cinema 8State Street, HurricaneThe nearest movie theater, about 11 minutes away.
• Night skyDark Sky PreservationCity pageThe city keeps a Dark Sky Preservation page on its website. It is a city page, not a national designation.
• Bigger nightsSt. GeorgeAbout 25 minutesTheaters, big stores, and a long list of restaurants.

Toquerville has no public pool. The nearest public pools are in Washington City, because Hurricane's city pool is closed for a rebuild. For a major concert or a pro game, Las Vegas is about 2 hours 20 minutes away.

Hours and prices change, so check each place before you go. Silver Reef Museum hours come from the museum's own listing, and the Zion Canyon Hot Springs facts from the resort.

Toquerville has no gallery, museum, or theater. Its best-known piece of culture is a building. The Naegle Winery is a two-story stone house on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the one big reminder of the wine years in this part of Utah.

Its builder, John Conrad Naegle, began it in 1866, and work on it stopped in 1868. The overview tells the rest of the wine story.

No winery, vineyard, or tasting room operates in Toquerville in 2026. In town, the arts show up at city events, such as the Miss Toquerville pageant. The Hurricane Pioneer Museum, at 95 S Main St, tells more local history.

Wine history comes from the National Register nomination and the Washington County Historical Society. Hurricane details come from Hurricane Theatrical. Check before you go.

Toquerville keeps a short list of town events. The city's events page lists a Miss Toquerville pageant, a Fourth of July morning, a Pioneer Day parade, a Thanksgiving trail run, and Christmas lights. Hurricane adds Peach Days and the county fair.

• JanuaryNo city event is listed. Trails and golf stay open, and highs average about 52°F.
• FebruaryNo city event is listed.
• MarchThe Hurricane Mountain Bike Festival is usually in late March, at Quail Creek. The 15th ran March 27 to 28, 2026.
• AprilThe Washington County Fair ran April 10 to 18 in 2026, at Legacy Park in Hurricane.
• MayThe Miss Toquerville pageant is usually in spring, sometimes later, for girls ages 14 to 17 who live in town. The Epson Tour plays the Copper Rock Championship in Hurricane. In 2026 it was May 14 to 16.
• JuneNo city event is listed.
• JulyOn the Fourth, the city holds a breakfast at Center Street Park, a patriotic program, and races. Pioneer Day on July 24 has a parade, then a breakfast and a program of local talent at the park.
• AugustNo city event is listed.
• SeptemberHurricane Peach Days, the weekend before Labor Day. It ran September 3 to 5 in 2026.
• OctoberThe St. George Marathon and the Huntsman World Senior Games fill the region.
• NovemberThe Toquerville Trails Turkey Trot runs on Thanksgiving morning. It has a trail course of about 3.1 miles, a shorter one, and a 1.25 mile stroller loop on paved streets. It starts at the town park. The Christmas lighting ceremony at City Hall is usually the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Brian Head usually opens for skiing.
• DecemberThe Christmas lights contest has winners named at the council meeting on the second Thursday.

These are the usual months, and dates move a little each year. Past dates are shown where I have them. Check the Toquerville events page before you plan a trip.

Toquerville sits where the freeway meets the road to Zion. Neighbors are close, and a lot of Southern Utah is within half an hour. Here are the nearby towns and places, with drive times from City Hall.

Longer drives

• Cedar City~34 mi · ~30 min
• St. George~23 mi · ~25 min
• Brian Head~65 mi · ~1 hr 10 min
• Las Vegas~146 mi · ~2 hr 20 min
• Salt Lake City~284 mi · ~4 hr 10 min
• New Harmony~23 mi · ~30 min

Weighing two nearby towns? Read about La Verkin and Hurricane and compare them with Toquerville.

Drive times are map estimates from City Hall with no traffic.