Desert Color Neighborhood

Living in Desert Color

Desert Color is one of the largest master-planned communities in the St. George area — a roughly 3,350-acre development in the far south of the city, east of Interstate 15 along the Southern Parkway (SR-7) near the Arizona border. Built on Utah Trust Lands (SITLA) property, it is planned to grow to around 20,000 residents over 15 to 20 years, with construction on its first homes beginning around 2019.

The community's signature feature is its recreational swim lagoon — about 2.5 acres of surface water with more than a half-mile of white-sand shoreline, roughly eight and a half feet deep at the center, for swimming, kayaking, and paddleboarding. It is fed by an on-site well of brackish, otherwise-unusable water, a deliberate water-conservation approach, and is open to Desert Color residents and resort guests.

A community of neighborhoods

Desert Color is developed by a partnership of Clyde Companies, Blue Diamond Capital, Merrill Trust Group, and the Utah Trust Lands Administration (SITLA), with homes built by a wide roster of builders including Pulte, Holmes Homes, Cole West, Visionary, CareFree, and others. It is organized into named sub-communities such as The Shores, Ironwood Flats, Auburn Hills, Sage Haven, and Atara, plus Regency at Desert Color — a gated 55+ active-adult community by Toll Brothers with more than 550 homesites and its own clubhouse.

A strong resort and short-term-rental component runs through the community: Desert Color Resort markets lagoon-front vacation rentals, giving buyers a built-in investment angle.

Homes & real estate

• Home prices: As of 2026 the developer lists residences from around $350,000 and up, spanning condos, townhomes, single-family homes, luxury custom homes, 55+ homes, and resort vacation-rental units.
• Regency (55+): Single-family homes across roughly 1,425–3,155 square feet, generally reported in the mid-$400,000s and up.
• Product and pricing vary widely by neighborhood — confirm current figures with a listing search.

Amenities

• The 2.5-acre recreational swim lagoon with white-sand shoreline
• Multiple resort-style pools and hot tubs
• Roughly 210 acres of parks, trails, and conservation areas
• A planned town center with retail, dining, hotels, and office space
• The Regency (55+) private clubhouse with indoor/outdoor pools, fitness, bocce, and pickleball

HOA

Desert Color has an HOA that supports its shared amenities, and dues vary significantly by product and section — from modest base fees to higher amounts for lagoon-front and resort properties, and a separate structure for the Regency 55+ community. Because of the lagoon and resort amenities, dues here can run higher than in a typical subdivision; confirm the current amount and what it covers for a specific home.

Schools & access

Desert Color has direct access via I-15 and the Southern Parkway (SR-7). Desert Canyons Elementary (Washington County School District) is the nearest public elementary; verify current middle and high school assignments with the district.

Why Desert Color stands out

Desert Color's recreational lagoon — marketed as the largest private body of water in the St. George area — is unlike anything else in the region, and the community pairs it with master-planned scale, a dedicated 55+ neighborhood, and a vacation-rental investment angle that few local communities can match.