A Washington community
Living in Burke Springs.
A new-construction subdivision on the Coral Canyon benches above Washington City, where the homes are nearly all 2020-and-newer custom and semi-custom builds with Zion and Pine Valley Mountain on the horizon. The Coral Canyon Golf Course and its trailhead sit just below the neighborhood, and I-15 Exit 16 puts St. George about ten minutes away.
I am Scott Buehler, a Southern Utah resident of 20-plus years and a licensed REALTOR and lender. This is the honest version of what Burke Springs offers, what it costs, and what I would check before you buy or sell a newer home up here.
New to the area? Start with the Washington City guide, then come back for the neighborhood.
Current listings
Homes for sale in Burke Springs.
Fed straight from the MLS and limited to homes inside the community: new Burke Springs listings appear here the day they list, and sold homes drop off. Because this is still-building new construction, read finished homes and bare building lots on their own terms.
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Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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Life on the benches
What a day in Burke Springs feels like.
Morning in Burke Springs starts with the view. The neighborhood sits up on the Coral Canyon benches, so the first thing you notice is the red rock and the line of Pine Valley Mountain to the west, with Zion's cliffs catching light to the east. The streets are new and quiet, the homes are recent builds, and the climb up Coral Canyon Boulevard means you are looking down on the valley rather than across a flat field.
Midday is easy because the freeway is right below you. From the corner of Coral Canyon Boulevard and Burke Springs Road, I-15 Exit 16 is only about three minutes down the hill, which means St. George is roughly ten minutes south and Telegraph Street shopping in Washington is close behind it. The Coral Canyon Golf Course wraps through the community, and the Coral Canyon Trail starts near the clubhouse for a morning walk without driving anywhere.
Evening is where the bench earns its price. The light goes gold on the sandstone, the streets stay calm, and you are sitting above the heat and the traffic of the valley floor. Quail Creek is about nine minutes east for a quick paddle, Sand Hollow is a little farther for a boat day, and Zion is close enough for a Saturday. That is the Coral Canyon trade: newer homes, elevated views, and the freeway near enough that nothing feels far.
Neighborhood highlights
The highlight reel, all within reach.
Coral Canyon Golf Course
A par-72, roughly 7,200-yard course wrapping through the community at 1925 N Canyon Greens Drive, less than five minutes from Burke Springs. The neighborhood is built around it, so golf is a walk-out feature rather than a drive.
Coral Canyon Trail
A roughly 1.9-mile out-and-back from a trailhead near the golf course, passing the Coral Arch rock formation and petroglyphs about a kilometer in. Desert scenery and big mountain views, right at the edge of the neighborhood.
Quail Creek Reservoir
Cool, deep blue water about nine minutes east. Good for trout fishing, kayaking, and paddleboarding, and quieter than its bigger neighbor. The closest reservoir to the Coral Canyon benches.
Sand Hollow State Park
Warm blue water against red sand dunes, about twelve minutes east. Boating, swimming, cliff jumping, and off-road trails on Sand Mountain make it the default summer Saturday from this side of Washington.
I-15 Exit 16 interchange
The Coral Canyon and SR-9 interchange sits right at the base of the neighborhood, about three minutes down Coral Canyon Boulevard. It is the reason a bench this far north still feels ten minutes from St. George.
Zion National Park
About forty-five minutes east on SR-9 from Exit 16. Close enough for a morning hike and back by dinner, which is part of why the Coral Canyon side of Washington draws people who want the parks at the doorstep.
Homes & lots
New builds on the bench.
Burke Springs is a genuinely new neighborhood, and that is the first thing to understand before you read a comp. Nearly every home here was built in 2020 or later, the average build year lands around 2024, and the subdivision is still finishing out in its later phases off Crimson Creek Court and Rimview Drive. That means you are usually buying a recent custom or semi-custom home, sometimes from the original owner, sometimes still from the builder, with a few bare lots mixed in for buyers who want to build their own.
The typical finished home runs near 2,300 square feet on a lot of roughly a fifth of an acre, with two-car and three-car garages being the norm. Because these are newer builds, you get the layouts buyers expect now: open kitchens, tall ceilings, primary suites on the main level, and finishes that have not aged out yet. The benches give a lot of these lots a view, so the price you pay often reflects how much of Zion, Pine Valley Mountain, or the golf course you can see from the back patio.
On the Coral Canyon benches, you are not just buying the house. You are buying the lot's view and its elevation, and those move the number more than people expect.
One thing to check on any newer bench home: how the lot sits and drains. These parcels are cut into sloping ground, so grading, retaining walls, and where the water goes in a monsoon storm all matter. With new construction I also look hard at whether the builder finished the landscaping and what is still under a builder warranty, because that changes both the price and what you take on at closing.
Trails & outdoors
Red rock and blue water.
Burke Springs sits in a rare spot for outdoor access. The Coral Canyon Trail starts right at the edge of the community near the golf course, so a desert hike past the Coral Arch is a walk from home rather than a drive. From there the benches give you two reservoirs within a quarter hour and Zion within an hour, which is the combination people move to this part of Washington to get.
Coral Canyon Trail
A roughly 1.9-mile out-and-back from a trailhead near the Coral Canyon clubhouse. Medium effort, family and dog friendly, with the Coral Arch and petroglyphs along the way and little shade, so carry water.
Quail Creek State Park
Cooler, deeper water about nine minutes east, with good trout fishing, kayaking, and a quieter feel than Sand Hollow. The closest reservoir to the neighborhood.
Sand Hollow State Park
A red-sand reservoir about twelve minutes east with boat ramps, beaches, and cliff jumping, plus an off-highway-vehicle area on Sand Mountain. Busy on summer weekends, calmer midweek.
Park and trail facts: Utah State Parks and Coral Canyon area trail pages. The wider outdoor picture is in the Washington City guide.
Errands & drive times
Errands, measured in minutes.
This is the practical answer to "how far is everything." Times are measured from the corner of Coral Canyon Boulevard and North Burke Springs Road, down the hill to I-15 Exit 16 and the Telegraph Street corridor below.
| The errand | Where it happens | Drive time |
|---|---|---|
| Nearest freeway on-ramp | I-15 Exit 16, Coral Canyon / SR-9 | ~3 min |
| Full grocery run | Walmart Supercenter, 625 W Telegraph St | ~9 min |
| Second grocery option | Lin's Fresh Market, Green Springs Dr | ~10 min |
| Fuel | Maverik, Buena Vista Blvd at Exit 16 | ~4 min |
| Pharmacy & urgent care | Telegraph Street corridor, Washington | ~9 min |
| Big-box and shopping | Red Cliffs Mall area, St. George | ~12 min |
| Hospital | St. George Regional Hospital, Intermountain | ~15 min |
| Dinner downtown | St. George Main Street dining | ~14 min |
| Flights | St. George Regional Airport (SGU) | ~18 min |
Farther out, Quail Creek is about nine minutes, Sand Hollow about twelve, Hurricane about fifteen, Zion about forty-five, and Las Vegas roughly two hours south. The full day-trip map lives in the Washington City guide.
Schools & education
Schools, by the facts.
Burke Springs is in the Washington County School District, in the Pine View feeder. Homes here are served by Coral Canyon Elementary for grades PK through 5, Pine View Intermediate for grades 6 and 7, Pine View Middle for grades 8 and 9, and Pine View High for grades 10 through 12. Washington County uses this intermediate-middle-high structure across the district, so the grade splits are worth knowing if you are coming from a state that runs traditional middle schools. Boundaries shift as the north end keeps growing, so 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. Utah Tech University and Dixie Technical College are roughly fifteen to twenty minutes south in St. George.
I cover the bigger education picture in the Washington City guide.
Living on the golf bench
The one thing that makes Burke Springs Burke Springs.
Plenty of Washington neighborhoods are new, and plenty have a view. What sets Burke Springs apart is that it is a new subdivision tucked inside an established golf-course community, on elevated benches, with the freeway interchange right below it. That combination is the whole pitch, and it is the part I would weigh hardest before you buy or sell here.
On the buy side, it means you are getting recent construction without giving up the mature amenity around it: the Coral Canyon Golf Course is already grown in, the trail to the Coral Arch is already cut, and the parks and paths that wind through the larger Coral Canyon area are already there. You are buying into a finished setting with a new house in it, which is different from buying into a brand-new field that is still waiting for its trees and its retail to show up.
On the sell side, the lot is doing a lot of the talking. Two nearly identical homes a street apart can price differently because one looks out at Pine Valley Mountain and the golf course while the other faces a retaining wall. When I price a Burke Springs home, I separate the view, the elevation, and the builder finish before I lean on any single comp, because in a thin newer market those three things are where the real money is.
What locals know
Notes from the benches.
No listing photo tells you this part. After years of showing homes across Washington and the Coral Canyon area, here is what I would tell a friend about Burke Springs.
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You are buying brand new. Almost every home here is 2020 or newer, with the average build around 2024, so floor plans are current and many homes still carry builder warranty coverage. The trade is young landscaping and a few later phases still under construction nearby.
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The lot drives the price. On the Coral Canyon benches, a Pine Valley Mountain or golf-course view, and how high the lot sits, can swing the number more than square footage. I read the view and the elevation before I read the comp on any home up here.
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It is thin and new at once. Burke Springs sees only a handful of resales a year, so a single sale can move the comp set. That cuts both ways, and it is exactly why I separate finished homes from bare lots before pricing anything.
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Exit 16 is the secret weapon. The interchange at the base of Coral Canyon Boulevard is why a bench this far north still lands St. George in about ten minutes. Quail Creek at nine minutes and the trail at the doorstep are the rest of the appeal.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side.
Buying in Burke Springs
Burke Springs sits up on the Coral Canyon benches on the north side of Washington City. You reach it off Coral Canyon Boulevard, then Overland Trails Drive to North Burke Springs Road and Leora Drive, with the Coral Canyon Golf Course and I-15 Exit 16 just below the neighborhood.
Burke Springs is a new-construction subdivision. Almost every home here was built in 2020 or later, the average build year is around 2024, and it is still finishing out in later phases. Expect detached single-family homes near 2,300 square feet on roughly fifth-acre lots, along with a handful of bare building lots for custom builds.
Burke Springs is in the Washington County School District, in the Pine View feeder. Homes here are served by Coral Canyon Elementary serving grades PK to 5, Pine View Intermediate serving grades 6 and 7, Pine View Middle serving grades 8 and 9, and Pine View High serving grades 10 to 12. Boundaries shift as the north end grows, so confirm the current assignment for any home you are serious about directly with the district.
Because these are newer custom and semi-custom builds, the range runs higher than older Washington tract neighborhoods. Recent sales have generally landed from the upper $500,000s into the $900,000s, with the median near the upper $700,000s, and bare lots are a separate market again. Treat that as a starting frame and confirm against the live listings.
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Selling in Burke Springs
Burke Springs is a thin, newer market, so a handful of recent sales can swing the number. Start with the home valuation page and I will run a real comparison against recent Burke Springs and Coral Canyon sales, separating finished homes from lots, no obligation.
List with me and your home is featured across MovingUtah, on this page, on the Washington City hub, and in the featured listings buyers browse on this site. The get featured page walks through exactly how that works.
It depends on how much new construction is competing with you on the Coral Canyon benches right now. In a newer neighborhood you are often priced against the builder down the street, so positioning matters. 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.
Keep exploring Washington
Want a closer look at Burke Springs?
Buying, I can pull the current listings and tell you honestly which lots and views are worth the premium up here. 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 Burke Springs
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