1 Acre Homes and Land for Sale in Hurricane, Utah
People assume an acre in Hurricane is hard to come by. Spend ten minutes looking and you'll find the opposite is true right now. There is real acreage inventory across town, from quarter-million-dollar build lots to ranch parcels with canal water shares to ten and fifteen acre estate sites out by Copper Rock. The active listings at the bottom of this page show it.
The part that trips buyers up is that not every acre-plus listing is meant for someone who wants to live on land. A good chunk of the larger inventory in Hurricane is commercial or development ground, places like the SR-9 and SR-7 junction, the 600 North corridor, and the big parcels along Sand Hollow Road. Those are for builders and investors, not for a family looking to park an RV and keep a couple of horses. The trick is sorting the residential acreage out from the rest, and that's most of what I do for acreage buyers here.
Thinking about buying or selling acreage in Hurricane? I live here in Hurricane and ride these trails almost daily, so I know which lots build well, which ones have soil or access issues, and which sellers will move on price. or call 435-200-5508 and I'll pull the right parcels for what you're actually trying to do.
Where the Acreage Actually Is in Hurricane
Most of the buildable residential acreage clusters in a few spots, and once you know them the search gets a lot simpler. The biggest concentration sits south of town along the 1100 West corridor near Copper Rock and the Sky Ranch area, where you'll find everything from individual building lots to ten and fifteen acre estate parcels. The southeast side off Airport Road has newer custom-lot subdivisions like Hideaway Ridge and Rock View Estates. The original Hurricane townsite core, around the 960 South area, still has older homes sitting on big unsubdivided parcels that almost never come up in standard searches. And out east toward Lake Powell, Apple Valley gives you the most affordable acre in the area if you don't mind the drive.
That spread is what makes Hurricane different from a place like St. George, where standard subdivision lots dominate and an acre is genuinely scarce. Here the land is still around, you just have to know the corridors.
The Different Kinds of Acreage Buyers
Acreage in Hurricane breaks down into a handful of distinct buys, and what you should look at depends entirely on which one you are.
Build-your-own lots, roughly $190K to $400K
This is the most active and affordable category. Hideaway Ridge off Airport Road has 1.4 to 1.6 acre custom lots backing to the rock cliffs in the low to mid $200s, no HOA and no required build timeline. Rock View Estates runs a little over an acre with mountain and valley views around $300K. Apple Valley Ranch has full one-acre lots starting under $200K. There are RA-1 acre parcels in the Hurricane Fields area in the high $200s. A heads up on some of the Hurricane Fields ground: a few lots carry collapsible soil disclosures, which is a real engineering line item out there. It isn't a deal killer, builders mitigate it all the time, but it's something to read and budget for rather than skip. I check that on every land buy.
Homes already sitting on an acre
If you'd rather not build, there are homes on land too. A rambler on a full acre in the old townsite with a 30 by 40 detached shop and a full bath, no HOA, sits around $670K right now, and that's about as clean a "house plus acre plus shop" buy as you'll find in town. At the top end, Grassy Meadows Sky Ranch has fly-in homes with direct runway access and trail access straight to Sand Hollow from the driveway, which is genuinely rare anywhere in Southern Utah. Those run into the high six and seven figures depending on the home.
Ranch and equestrian acreage
For livestock and pasture, look at the RA-zoned parcels with water. There's a four-acre piece in the townsite with 3.5 primary shares in the Hurricane Canal Company and mature trees near $1M, and a 5.4 acre equestrian setup down historic Sycamore Lane with a lighted arena, covered boarding stalls, and a big metal warehouse. If horses are the whole point, also look at the equestrian properties across the wider area.
Estate ground near Copper Rock
The premium end is the 10 to 15 acre parcels out along 1100 West by Copper Rock, places like Moccasin Flats and Cliff View Estates. These run from around $1M up past $4M, several come with water rights and city utilities stubbed to the lot, and most are zoned to allow horses. This is where the build-a-private-estate buyer ends up. Cliffdweller Ranch fills the gap between the build lots and the estate parcels, with 1.5 acre lots near $400K backing to the red cliffs and BLM.
What Buyers Do With an Acre Here
- Shops and detached garages: an acre gives you room for a proper workshop or a second oversized bay for UTVs, trailers, and equipment, and a lot of these parcels have no HOA telling you what you can build.
- RV storage: real space to park an RV, a fifth wheel, or a toy hauler without fighting an HOA over it.
- Horses and small livestock: one acre is the minimum for most Washington County zoning that allows horses, so verify the specific parcel before assuming.
- A casita or ADU: extra room for a detached guest house, rental, or in-law space where the lot and zoning support it.
- Trail access and toys: some of these lots, especially near Sand Hollow and Sky Ranch, let you ride a side-by-side straight off your property onto the trails. If that's the draw, read the Hurricane off-road lifestyle page.
If a big shop or RV setup is the priority, the RV garage homes page is worth a look too, since a few of those already have the structures in place.
Are acre-plus properties common in Hurricane, Utah?
More than most people think. Hurricane is growing fast, but it still has real acreage inventory at any given time, from build lots in the low $200s to estate parcels past $4M. The catch is that a lot of the larger listings are commercial or development ground. Once you filter those out, you still have a solid set of residential options across several parts of town.
Where do you find the residential acre lots in Hurricane?
The main clusters are the 1100 West and Copper Rock corridor south of town, the Airport Road side with subdivisions like Hideaway Ridge and Rock View Estates, the original townsite core with older homes on big parcels, and Apple Valley out east for the most affordable acre. Sand Hollow adjacent parcels show up too, and you can see what's near the water on the Sand Hollow page.
Can I keep horses or animals on a 1-acre lot in Hurricane?
It depends on the parcel's zoning and whether it's inside city limits. RA-1 and RA zoned ground generally allows horses and livestock, and a lot of the acreage out near Copper Rock and in the townsite falls into that. City zoning can restrict animals even on larger lots, so I pull zoning verification for every acreage buyer before contingencies come off. Don't go by lot size alone.
Can I build a shop or second structure on a 1-acre lot?
Usually yes, subject to setbacks, building permits, and any CC&Rs that apply. Many of the Hurricane acre lots have no HOA at all, which gives you a lot more freedom on shops, ADUs, and outbuildings. Confirm the specifics with the city and check for any soil disclosures before you commit if a detached shop or casita is the plan.
Do any of these parcels come with water rights?
Some do. A few of the estate lots near Copper Rock include water rights, and certain townsite and ranch parcels carry shares in the Hurricane Canal Company, which is worth real money if you're planning pasture or crops. Water is one of the bigger variables out here, so I always confirm exactly what conveys with the land before you write an offer.
Is there bigger or cheaper rural land near Hurricane?
Yes. Apple Valley is technically part of the Hurricane area and runs cheaper per acre with a more remote feel. Further out, Dammeron Valley, Central, and Enterprise have larger rural parcels at lower prices if you want more land and don't need to be close to town. I can keep an eye on all of those for you.
Acreage moves differently than tract homes here. The good lots get found by people who already know the corridors, and a fair number of these parcels never get marketed hard because the right buyer shows up first. If land in Hurricane is what you're after, let's talk before you start chasing listings on your own. or call 435-200-5508.
An acre in Hurricane is only as useful as the rights that come with it. The animal privileges buyers usually want ride on zoning, not lot size: RA-1 (averaging one-acre lots) and the A-series agricultural zones carry stable and livestock rights, while a one-acre lot in an ordinary R1 zone mostly buys you elbow room. Same acre, very different property.
Water is the second thing I check before a client falls in love. Hurricane still runs on the bones of its 1904 hand-dug canal: the Hurricane Canal Company remains an active mutual irrigation company whose shares deliver up to 5.4 acre-feet per primary share each year, and the city runs a separate pressurized irrigation system using untreated Virgin River water. The catch that surprises out-of-state buyers every time is that irrigation shares are stock in a company, not part of the deed, so they transfer on the company's books separately from the home sale. If the listing says "water shares included," that phrase needs to survive due diligence, and I make sure it does.
