A Hurricane community
Living in Grassy Meadows Sky Ranch.
A rural airpark community about four miles south of town, built on one-to-three-acre lots around a private airstrip, tucked up against Little Creek Mountain in the shadow of the Hurricane Cliffs. Open BLM land runs off the back, Sand Hollow is next door, and I-15 is a straight shot when you need it.
I am Scott Buehler. I have lived in Southern Utah for more than 20 years, and this page is the honest version of what Grassy Meadows Sky Ranch offers, what it costs, and whether it fits what you are after.
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Current listings
Homes for sale in Grassy Meadows Sky Ranch.
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Life on the ranch
What a day out here looks like.
Morning out here is quiet in a way that town is not. You are a few miles south of Hurricane, up against Little Creek Mountain in the shadow of the Hurricane Cliffs, and open BLM country running off the back of the neighborhood. If you ride, the Hurricane Cliffs trail network is about eight minutes from your driveway, and the JEM Trail, one of the best-known singletrack routes in the region, is roughly twelve.
The midday rhythm here is deliberate. You are far enough from the State Street traffic that daily errands happen by choice, not by noise, so a grocery run is about a ten-minute drive back into town. What you trade the extra minutes for is space: one-to-three-acre lots, the private airstrip that gives Sky Ranch its name, and hangars sitting next to the garages. Sand Hollow is the closest reservoir, about ten minutes down the road, boat trailer and all.
Evening is the reason people pick this spot. The land sits high enough to catch the breeze, the western horizon toward Pine Valley Mountain holds the last light, and the dark comes in clean out here away from the city glow. The lots give you room to breathe: a patio table, a grill, an airplane in the yard if that is your thing, and nobody's window six feet from yours.
Neighborhood highlights
The highlight reel, all within minutes.
Sand Hollow Reservoir
About ten minutes from the driveway to the boat ramp: warm-water boating, red sandstone beaches, bass and bluegill fishing, and the Sand Hollow OHV area right next door. State park rules and fees apply.
Sky Mountain Golf Course
The city's 18-hole municipal course sits about fifteen minutes north, with the Hurricane Rim as its backdrop and views of Pine Valley Mountain from several holes. Well-kept and walkable.
Hurricane Cliffs trail network
A growing system of singletrack along the Hurricane Cliffs escarpment, about eight minutes from the neighborhood. The full story is in the trails section below.
Quail Creek Reservoir
About fifteen minutes toward the I-15 side of town: cooler water, good for trout and bass, with a quieter boat ramp scene than Sand Hollow on a summer Saturday.
Hurricane City Recreation Center
Indoor lap pool, fitness room, basketball courts, and a full schedule of classes and youth programs, about ten minutes north into town.
The Zion corridor advantage
You are already south and east of the St. George sprawl, so the drive to Zion National Park is about 35 minutes up SR-9 with no city traffic to fight first. On a busy park day, skipping the crawl matters.
Homes & lots
Room to spread out.
Grassy Meadows Sky Ranch has been building out since the mid-1990s as an airpark community: roughly ninety-six custom lots laid out around a private asphalt airstrip, with homes on one to three acres and hangars sitting next to the garages. Most of the owners here are pilots, and the plats reflect it, with taxiway access baked into the layout. You will see ranch-style ramblers, two-story customs, and a good number of homes with shops, RV bays, or hangar space.
The build spread, mid-1990s through the 2010s, gives the neighborhood variety without making it feel disjointed. Mature landscaping anchors the older streets, while the newer builds bring updated floor plans and modern finishes. Because the lots are big and the density is low, the floor plans tend to run larger than the Hurricane average, and the square-footage range across the community is wide.
Out here your view is the cliffs and open desert, not the neighbor's roofline.
One practical detail that matters out here: the parcels are big and mostly level, so driveways, shops, and hangars stay usable without a wall of retaining rock, and the open ground toward the Hurricane Cliffs and the BLM land behind the neighborhood is the standard, not the upgrade.
Trails & outdoors
Singletrack and sandstone, out the side door.
The Hurricane Cliffs trail system is the local network that runs along the base of the escarpment, and it is about eight minutes from Grassy Meadows Sky Ranch. The JEM Trail, one of the best-known mountain bike routes in southern Utah, is roughly twelve minutes away and connects into the Gould's Rim and Hurricane Rim loops for a full ride day. Gooseberry Mesa, the iconic slickrock ride, sits about twenty minutes off toward SR-59.
Hurricane Cliffs
Singletrack winding along the escarpment base, beginner to intermediate, with trailheads off SR-59 and near the fairgrounds about eight minutes from the neighborhood.
JEM / Gould's Rim / Hurricane Rim
The classic loop trio about twelve minutes away: flowy desert singletrack with rim-top views over the Virgin River gorge.
Gooseberry Mesa
World-famous slickrock riding about twenty minutes east. Technical, exposed, and unforgettable. Best in spring and fall.
Trail facts: BLM and Washington County trail pages. The wider outdoor picture, Zion and Sand Hollow included, is in the Hurricane guide.
Errands & drive times
Errands, measured in minutes.
This is the practical answer to "how far is everything from out there." The short version: you are a few miles south of town, so groceries and daily stops are about a ten-minute drive back up into Hurricane, and Sand Hollow is closer than the grocery store is.
| The errand | Where it happens | From the ranch |
|---|---|---|
| Full grocery run | Lin's Marketplace, State Street | ~10 min |
| Big-box and shopping | Walmart Supercenter, west State Street | ~10 min |
| Second grocery option | Davis Food & Drug, State Street | ~11 min |
| Fuel | Maverik, State Street | ~9 min |
| Boat ramp | Sand Hollow Reservoir | ~10 min |
| Golf | Sky Mountain Golf Course | ~15 min |
| Nearest ER / urgent care | St. George Regional Hospital Hurricane Campus, 75 N 2260 West | ~11 min |
| Full hospital | St. George Regional Hospital, St. George | ~30 min |
| Flights | St. George Regional Airport (SGU) | ~30 min |
Farther out, the Zion National Park entrance is about 35 minutes up SR-9 from your driveway. St. George is roughly 30 minutes west, and Las Vegas is about two hours. The full day-trip map lives in the Hurricane guide.
Schools & education
Schools, by the facts.
Grassy Meadows Sky Ranch is served by the Washington County School District. On the south side of Hurricane, the elementary assignment is typically Three Falls Elementary (grades K-5) in the Sand Hollow area, with some addresses closer to town assigned to Hurricane Elementary (grades K-5). From there the chain runs 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. For higher education, Utah Tech University and Dixie Technical College are in St. George, about 30 minutes away. The district is actively redistricting for growth, 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.
I cover the bigger education picture in the Hurricane guide.
What locals know
Notes from the ranch.
No listing photo tells you this part. After more than 20 years in Southern Utah, here is what I would tell a friend.
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The airstrip is the whole point. This is an airpark: a private runway with hangar lots and taxiway access to the homes. If you fly, that is rare and worth a lot. If you do not, know that neighbors do, so plan for the occasional engine overhead.
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The cliffs and BLM land are your backdrop. The Hurricane Cliffs rise just to the east and open public land runs off the back of the neighborhood for miles. The view does not get old, and the dark skies out here are the real thing.
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Sand Hollow is basically next door. About ten minutes to the boat ramp means you can go for an hour after work. That changes how often you use it versus a reservoir that is a half-hour commitment each way.
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The distance is the trade. You are a few miles from the nearest gallon of milk, so this suits someone who values quiet and acreage over a five-minute grocery run. Plan errands in one trip and the drive stops mattering.
Buy or sell here
The buyer side and the seller side.
Buying in Grassy Meadows Sky Ranch
Grassy Meadows Sky Ranch sits about four miles south of central Hurricane, up against Little Creek Mountain in the shadow of the Hurricane Cliffs, east of Sand Hollow Park. It is a rural airpark community: custom homes on one-to-three-acre lots laid out around a private airstrip, with open BLM land running off the south side of the neighborhood.
Custom single-family homes on large lots, with ranch-style ramblers and some two-story customs on one-to-three-acre parcels laid out around a private airstrip. You will see a mix of build eras from the mid-1990s through the 2010s, and many properties include shops, RV bays, or aircraft hangars.
Sand Hollow Reservoir is about 10 minutes from the neighborhood. The boat ramp, the beach, and the Sand Hollow Golf Course all sit within a short drive, which is why locals here treat the reservoir as a front yard rather than a day trip.
Lot sizes and home sizes vary enough that the range is broad. Recent sales have generally landed between the mid $400,000s and the $700,000s, with some larger homes or those with views above that. 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 Grassy Meadows Sky Ranch
Acreage properties and view lots do not price well on an automated algorithm, because lot size and sightline matter in a way a computer model does not capture. Start with the home valuation page and I will run a real comparison against recent Grassy Meadows Sky Ranch 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 on the ranch right now. Acreage and airpark lots tend to move in a narrower window of buyers, and a clean home with hangar or shop space does well when inventory is thin. 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.
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Selling in Grassy Meadows Sky Ranch
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Recent sales here have landed between the mid $400,000s and the $700,000s, with larger or view homes above that, and because acreage and airpark lots draw a narrower pool of buyers, hangar or shop space stands out when inventory is thin.