People search for the "Long Valley Recreation Area" in Washington, Utah, but no park by that name exists. This guide explains what Long Valley is, the city trail and planned park there, and where to go for recreation nearby. It is based on Washington City's July 2026 parks plan, BLM and local news, checked October 9, 2026.
Long Valley at a glance
- What it is
- A 600-acre D.R. Horton neighborhood in Washington City
- City trail
- Long Valley Trail, 1.25 miles
- Planned park
- 8 acres, potential 2027
- Nearby
- Sand Hollow State Park (about 9 miles), Warner Valley
What is the Long Valley recreation area?
There is no official park called the Long Valley Recreation Area. Long Valley is a 600-acre master-planned neighborhood by D.R. Horton in southeast Washington City, Utah, west of Sand Hollow State Park near the Southern Parkway, and its recreation comes from a 1.25-mile city trail, an 8-acre city park planned for about 2027, and the public lands around it: Sand Hollow, Warner Valley and the Warner Valley Dinosaur Tracksite.
The community itself has a clubhouse, pools, pickleball and basketball courts, a splash pad, a dog park, a putting course and walking trails, but those are built for residents; we found no statement that the public can use them. The city trail and the planned park are the public pieces.
What trails and parks are in Long Valley?
Washington City's Long Valley Trail is a 1.25-mile city trail, listed in the city's trail inventory in July 2026. The city's parks plan adds an 8-acre neighborhood park, Long Valley Park, with 2027 as its potential construction year, and three more paved trail segments over the next decade.
| Facility | Size | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Long Valley Trail | 1.25 miles | Existing city trail |
| Long Valley Park | 8 acres (neighborhood park) | Planned; potential construction 2027 |
| Long Valley Trail Extension | 0.85 mile, paved | Planned; potential 2028 |
| Long Valley Trail #3 | 1.16 miles, paved | Planned; potential 2030 |
| Long Valley Trail #2 | 1.25 miles, paved | Planned; potential 2038 |
What is there to do near Long Valley?
Most recreation is a short drive away. Sand Hollow State Park, about 9 miles away, has a reservoir for swimming and boating and dunes for off-roading. Warner Valley, to the southeast, has dirt roads for off-roading and the Warner Valley Dinosaur Tracksite, with more than 400 dinosaur tracks on a short 0.2-mile trail. Washington City's Wheels Park, on George Washington Boulevard, has a skate park, pump track and splash pad.
- Sand Hollow State Park: reservoir, beaches and the Sand Mountain dunes.
- Washington Wheels Park: skate park, pump track, BMX track and splash pad.
- The Ropes of Southern Utah and Jellystone Park Zion in nearby Hurricane.
- Zion National Park, under an hour away.
Where is Long Valley?
Long Valley is in the southeast part of Washington City, Utah, below the bluffs west of Sand Hollow State Park and near the Southern Parkway (SR-7). St. George Regional Airport is about 10 miles away. It is not the same as Long Valley in Kane County, the Glendale and Orderville area reached by the old Dixie-Long Valley pioneer trail.