Living in the Hurricane Valley or Just Visiting

...it is a good place to be

The Hurricane Valley in Southern Utah is beautifully situated 20 miles northeast of the Arizona border sitting at roughly 3,000 feet above sea level. If you were to pull out your Utah map and draw a 150-mile radius around the Valley, you would realize very quickly it could take weeks to touch all the major attractions in Hurricane and the surrounding area.

The Hurricane Valley is the gateway to incredible scenic wonders found nowhere else on the planet. The landscape is breathtaking and the geologic history reveals itself to you as you drive, hike, or pedal your way through the amazing vistas and scenery that surround Hurricane. Only a couple of hours' drive from Hurricane, the national parks include Cedar Breaks, Bryce Canyon, Grand Escalante, and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Zion Park, perhaps the crown jewel among Utah's park system, is only 30 minutes east of Hurricane on SR9. Water sports can be found in Sand Hollow, Quail Creek, and 2 hours east in lake Powell. There are enough world-class hiking trails in the area that you could easily hike every weekend for several years and not do the same hike twice.

ATV trails include the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park bordering Hurricane on the south. You can ride ATVs to the dunes from any street in Hurricane. If you have the gas and are feeling adventurous, you can ATV 125 miles from Hurricane to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon without ever setting a tire on asphalt. Travel 2 hours north of Hurricane and the Paiute trail system is home to another 160 miles of trails. Or go off road on Smith mesa or Gooseberry mesa; both are literally minutes east of Hurricane.

Hurricane is home to the Washington County Fair in late August, Peach Days festival on Labor Day weekend, and many other family oriented events during the year. Sky Mountain Golf Course in Hurricane is one of the finest golf courses in the Western United States.

The town of Hurricane is about good people, good times, and having fun in the sun. Visit a day and stay a lifetime.

Weather in the Hurricane Valley from September to mid-November and again in late March to early May affords visitors and locals alike an excuse to be active and outside. December to march temperatures hover in the 50s and can be considered mild compared to most of the nation that time of the year. October to December snowbirds flock to the area to escape the north country winter and to play golf. December to early March, locals take the 50 mile drive north on I-15 to Brian Head and the Dixie National Forest to go skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, or sit at the lodge and sip hot chocolate.