Southern Utah · IV
A historic fruit-growing town on the Santa Clara River.
Santa Clara was settled in 1854 on the river that gave it its name, and its historic center along Santa Clara Drive is still the heart of town. The Jacob Hamblin Home, built in 1863 and restored by the State of Utah in the 1960s, stands at 3325 Santa Clara Drive. The Samuel R. Knight Santa Clara History Museum is in the basement of town hall, and the town was incorporated in 1915.
Fruit made the town: vineyards, orchards, gardens and farms spread through the valley, and fruit growing was the main occupation for more than fifty years. Today the city maintains four parks, 12.5 miles of trails, an arboretum and a historic cemetery, and the Bureau of Land Management’s 6,500-acre Santa Clara River Reserve, managed with Ivins, lies along the river with trails to prehistoric rock art.
Santa Clara lies at about 2,750 feet along the Santa Clara River, between Ivins and St. George, in a warm valley that suited vineyards and orchards. Along the river, the Santa Clara River Reserve protects a cottonwood corridor, sandy washes and prehistoric rock art, and the BLM manages its trails for hikers, riders and mountain bikers together with Ivins and Santa Clara.
A Historic District/Mixed Use zone along Santa Clara Drive protects early homes, many of them on state and national registers, and changes there go through design review by the Heritage Commission, Planning Commission and City Council. Outside the district, a hillside protection overlay zone applies to building on slopes. Lot size, HOA and water service vary by neighborhood, so ask early.
The Santa Clara River Reserve has trails for hiking, mountain biking and riding past rock art, sandy washes and cottonwoods, and a short trail in Santa Clara leads to petroglyphs. The city runs four parks, including Archie H. Gubler and Canyon View, plus 12.5 miles of trails and three ball-field complexes. On Santa Clara Drive, the Hamblin Home and the history museum tell the town’s story.
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