A Washington community
Living in The Highlands.
The high ground of Coral Canyon, climbing the mesa off the north end of Telegraph Street in northeast Washington City. Up here the streets sit above the rest of the master-planned community, Highland Park crowns the rim with a paved loop trail and a 360-degree view, and the golf course and the freeway are both a short drop down Coral Canyon Boulevard.
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 the mesa offers, what it costs, and what I would check before you buy or sell up here, starting with the lot itself.
New to the area? Start with the Washington guide, then come back for the mesa.
Current listings
Homes for sale in The Highlands.
No active listings today. The Highlands is a small run of view lots along the Coral Canyon rim, so the pool of homes up here is limited and it does not take much for the active count to fall to nothing. A new Highlands listing shows up on this page the moment it hits the MLS. Prefer to hunt on your own? Open the map search or start from the homepage.
Buying here
Be first in line when one lists.
On the Coral Canyon mesa, lot position decides whether a Highlands home actually delivers the 360 degree look over the golf course, so I grade the sight line on every entry my daily Washington County MLS reading surfaces near the Highland Park loop trail. Set your view standard and only listings that clear it will reach you.
Selling here
Own a home in The Highlands?
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Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
On this page
Life on the mesa
High ground with the golf course below.
The Highlands is the top tier of Coral Canyon, the master-planned community that fills the northeast corner of Washington City off the north end of Telegraph Street. You reach it by climbing Coral Canyon Boulevard and then Highland Parkway as the streets gain the mesa, leaving the golf course and the lower neighborhoods below you.
It feels different from the flat Washington Fields builds south of the river. Up here you sit on the rim, with Highland Park and its loop trail right on the edge of the bench, the Coral Canyon Golf Course spread out below, and I-15 reached in a few minutes through Coral Canyon Boulevard to Exit 16. Mornings open onto a long view toward Pine Valley Mountain, and the run to anything you actually need stays short.
I tour it as view-lot ground, because that is what it is. On the mesa, the lot does more work than the finish package: where the home sits on the bench, which way it faces, and how the ground grades around it change the value before you ever walk through the front door. Getting that read right is the single most useful thing you can do up here.
Mesa highlights
The high corner has its own logic.
Six things make this end of Coral Canyon its own place, and each one is specific: a park on the rim, an elementary inside the community, a golf course at the base, fast freeway access, the lake country a short drive east, and a market where the lot sets the price.
Highland Park on the rim, ~2 min
Highland Park at 1250 North Highland Parkway crowns the mesa with playgrounds, picnic shelters, and a paved loop trail of about 2.17 miles. Few Washington neighborhoods own a view park this close.
An elementary in the community
Coral Canyon Elementary, grades PK-5, sits inside Coral Canyon at 3435 Canyon Crest Avenue. For many streets up here the school run stays inside the neighborhood instead of crossing town.
Coral Canyon Golf Course below
The Coral Canyon Golf Course winds through the canyon at the base of the mesa, long ranked among the region's better public courses. From the rim you look down across its fairways toward Pine Valley Mountain.
Freeway access, ~5 min
Coral Canyon Boulevard drops to I-15 Exit 16, the SR-9 interchange, in about five minutes. St. George is roughly fifteen minutes west and Hurricane is the next stop east toward Zion.
Lake country, ~15 min east
Sand Hollow and Quail Creek state parks are both about fifteen minutes east on SR-9, putting warm-water boating, red-sand beaches, and quieter fishing mornings within a quick weekend reach.
A market the lot drives
On the mesa, view and lot position move the price more than finish level. The same floor plan can carry a real premium with an open sight line or sit closer to the pack tucked against a rise.
Homes & lots
View lots, and the grade does the talking.
The Highlands is single-family ground, built mostly through the Coral Canyon buildout that began in the early 2000s under the community's developer, Cole West Home. You will see ramblers and two-story plans side by side on the mesa, and because the rim rises and falls, a good number of the homes are set up for walkout or daylight basements and for view-facing rear windows. That variety keeps the streets from reading as a single-builder production run.
The price spread up here is wide, and the reason is the lot. Across the Coral Canyon area, single-family homes have generally traded from the mid $400,000s up into the $700,000s, and on the mesa the view lots push the top of that. A clear sight line toward Pine Valley Mountain and the golf course is worth real money; a home tucked behind a rise, with the same finish, is a different listing. Lump them together and the average will lie to you.
The mesa grade is the quiet detail behind all of it. Because the ground falls away toward the golf course, lots here lend themselves to basements and to rear decks that catch the long view. It is also why I look hard at how each specific lot sheds water, and at how the driveway faces, before I get excited about the look.
For buyers, walk the lot before you fall for the floor plan. For sellers, price the view and the lot honestly before you choose comps. Confirm everything against the live listings, because in a view market the right three comparables matter far more than any neighborhood average.
On a mesa, two lots a hundred feet apart can be two different markets wearing the same street name.
Trails & outdoors
A loop trail right on the rim.
The Highland Park loop is the feature that makes the mesa worth the climb, and it is the rare amenity you can actually walk to. The trailhead sits at the park off Highland Parkway, with parking at the north end of the loop. From there the rest of Washington's outdoor menu is a short drive. Here is the honest tiering, from walk-from-home to weekend trip.
Highland Park loop (easy)
A paved loop of about 2.17 miles around the mesa rim, mostly gentle with a few steeper pitches, open to walkers, runners, and bikes. The after-dinner walk you take without driving anywhere, with the view as the whole point.
Coral Canyon trails (moderate)
Below the mesa, the Coral Canyon trail network threads through the community and out toward the open desert, mixing paved paths with dirt singletrack for runners and mountain bikers a few minutes from the door.
Sand Hollow State Park, ~15 min
Fifteen minutes east on SR-9, Sand Hollow opens up warm-water boating, red-sand beaches, and the Sand Mountain dunes for off-road riding, the area's go-to summer reservoir.
Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, ~15 min
West across the valley, the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve protects miles of slickrock and red-rock singletrack, with the Grapevine and Cottonwood trails among the closer ways in from the Washington side.
Farther out, the weekend map opens up fast: Zion National Park is about thirty-five minutes east through Hurricane, Quail Creek Reservoir sits just past Sand Hollow, and the high country at Pine Valley and Brian Head is a seasonal drive north. The wider outdoor picture is in the Washington guide.
Trail details come from Washington City's Highland Park page and the Coral Canyon community and BLM Red Cliffs Desert Reserve resources.
Errands & drive times
Errands, measured in minutes.
This is the practical answer to "how far is everything from up here." The short version: Coral Canyon Boulevard drops you to Telegraph Street and the freeway fast, so groceries, the hospital, and St. George stay inside an easy radius. Times are measured from the Highland Parkway entrance at the north end of Telegraph Street; from the upper mesa streets, add a minute or two.
| The errand | Where it happens | From the mesa |
|---|---|---|
| Full grocery run | Lin's Fresh Market, Green Springs Dr | ~8 min |
| Supercenter run | Walmart Supercenter, 625 W Telegraph St | ~10 min |
| Hardware and home improvement | The Home Depot, Telegraph corridor | ~10 min |
| Healthcare | St. George Regional Hospital, 1380 E Medical Center Dr | ~14 min |
| Freeway on-ramp | Interstate 15 at Exit 16, SR-9 | ~5 min |
| A round of golf | Coral Canyon Golf Course | ~4 min |
| Dinner and shopping | Red Cliffs Mall area, St. George | ~12 min |
| Weekend lake | Sand Hollow State Park | ~15 min |
| Flights | St. George Regional Airport (SGU) | ~18 min |
Farther out, the day-trip map opens up: Zion National Park is about 35 minutes east through Hurricane, Cedar City is roughly an hour north on I-15, and Las Vegas is about two hours southwest. The full map lives in the Washington guide.
Schools & education
Schools, by the facts.
The Highlands is part of the Washington County School District, on the Crimson Cliffs cone. Addresses here are generally served by Coral Canyon Elementary (grades PK-5), inside the community at 3435 Canyon Crest Avenue, then Fossil Ridge Intermediate (grades 6-7), Crimson Cliffs Middle (grades 8-9), and Crimson Cliffs High (grades 10-12). The district runs intermediate, middle, and high as separate steps rather than a single junior high.
The district adjusted boundaries on this side of the valley in late 2024, so confirm the current assignment for any home you are serious about directly with the district rather than guessing from a map. For independent school information, GreatSchools and Niche both publish data you can weigh for yourself.
I cover the bigger education picture in the Washington guide.
Highland Park & the rim
The view park that gives the place its name.
It is worth saying plainly, because it is the reason this section exists: the thing that sets The Highlands apart from the rest of Coral Canyon, and from the rest of Washington, is Highland Park. The park sits on top of the mesa at 1250 North Highland Parkway, and from its rim you get a genuine 360-degree look at the greater St. George area, taking in Zion to the east, Sand Hollow, Pine Valley Mountain to the north, and the Coral Canyon Golf Course directly below.
The centerpiece is a paved loop trail of about 2.17 miles that rings the bench, with two road crossings down at East Telegraph Street tying it into the wider path network. It is mostly gentle grade with a handful of steeper pitches, wide enough for strollers and bikes, and it has hosted community events and stretches of the St. George area's race routes over the years. Living up here, that loop becomes the backyard you did not have to buy.
So when I walk a home in The Highlands, I always check the walk to the park, because proximity to that rim and that view is a real part of what you are paying for, and not every mesa street reaches it the same easy way.
What I check on a mesa-top home up here
- The actual view from the rear of the home, and whether a future build or a rise could close it off.
- The walk to Highland Park and the loop trail, since not every street reaches the rim the same easy way.
- How the lot is graded and where water runs off the bench, plus the basement and window wells on a daylight build.
- Driveway orientation and winter sun, because a north-facing drive against the slope can hold ice longer than a south-facing one.
Park and trail facts come from Washington City's Highland Park page. Confirm any specific property and its sight lines on the ground before you rely on them.
What locals know
The details I would slow down and check.
The Highlands rewards a buyer who reads the small print: the lot, the view, the grade, and the way to the rim. These are the four things I would walk a friend through before they get attached to any one address up here.
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The view is the line item. A mesa lot with a clear look toward Pine Valley Mountain and the golf course lists higher and sells faster than the same floor plan tucked behind a rise. Know what you are paying for, and price it honestly if you sell.
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The rim is the amenity. Highland Park and its loop trail are the reason to be up here. Check the actual walk from the front door, because some mesa streets reach the park far more easily than others.
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Read the grade, not just the photos. Because the bench falls away toward the golf course, lots here grade hard. I look at where water runs and how the basement and window wells handle a daylight build before I call a home a safe bet.
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Confirm the school cone before you commit. Coral Canyon sits on the Crimson Cliffs cone, but the district reworked boundaries on this side in late 2024. I confirm the current assignment with the district for any home where schools drive the decision.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side.
Buying in The Highlands
The Highlands sits on the high ground inside the Coral Canyon master-planned community, in the northeast corner of Washington City off the north end of Telegraph Street and Highland Parkway. The streets climb the mesa above the rest of Coral Canyon, with the freeway reached through Coral Canyon Boulevard to I-15 Exit 16.
Single-family homes built mostly through the Coral Canyon buildout that started in the early 2000s, a mix of ramblers and two-story plans on the mesa. Because the ground rises and falls across the bench, many homes are set up for walkout or daylight basements and for view-facing rear windows. I read the lot and its grade before I read the floor plan.
The Highlands is in the Washington County School District, on the Crimson Cliffs cone. Addresses here are generally served by Coral Canyon Elementary (grades PK-5), Fossil Ridge Intermediate (grades 6-7), Crimson Cliffs Middle (grades 8-9), and Crimson Cliffs High (grades 10-12). The district adjusted boundaries on this side of the valley in late 2024, so confirm the current assignment for any home you are serious about directly with the district.
Yes, and that is the standout feature here. Highland Park at 1250 North Highland Parkway sits on the mesa above the neighborhood and feeds a paved loop trail of about 2.17 miles around the rim, with 360-degree views toward Zion, Sand Hollow, Pine Valley Mountain, and the Coral Canyon Golf Course. From there the Coral Canyon trail network and the wider Washington system are a short hop.
Across the Coral Canyon area, single-family homes have generally traded from the mid $400,000s up into the $700,000s, with the mesa-top view lots in The Highlands pushing the upper end. The view and the lot position drive the spread more than finish level alone. Treat that as a starting frame and confirm against the live listings.
Because this is mesa ground, two lots a hundred feet apart can have completely different views and completely different grading. One catches the open look toward Pine Valley Mountain and the golf course; the next backs to a rise and sees a slope. I walk the specific lot, check where water runs off the bench, and look at driveway orientation and winter sun before I get attached to any one home up here.
Ready to look? See what is on the market or tell me what you are after.
Selling in The Highlands
Price the view and the lot, not just the square footage. A mesa-top home with a clear sight line toward Pine Valley Mountain and the golf course is a different listing from the same floor plan tucked against a rise, and the comps have to respect that. Get that read right and the rest of the pricing gets honest fast.
I start with live MLS comps inside Coral Canyon, then weight for lot position, view quality, square footage, and how close the home sits to Highland Park and the loop trail. From there I adjust for grade, basement type, and garage setup so I am comparing like with like instead of leaning on a neighborhood average.
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Keep exploring Washington
Want a closer look at The Highlands?
Buying, I can pull the current mesa listings and help you sort which lots hold the view and which streets reach Highland Park the easy way. Selling, I will position your home against the right slice of Coral Canyon instead of the whole community. Either way, we start with a conversation.
Selling in The Highlands
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