Is Silver Creek a walkable community? 

YES !!!

Silver Creek is within 2 miles of over 100 businesses, all 4 Public Schools (Pre‑K thru High School, 8 Public Parks, 40 Restaurants, Public Library, Aquatic Center, medical offices, dental offices, ophthalmology, hair & nail salons, many recreational opportunities, and much more.

Our connection to the Regional Bus transportation network is 0.5 mile away.

North/South/East/West, getting where you need to go is fast, cheap and easy.

Walking and Riding 

Off-Street Paved Trail System 

St. George has an awesome off-street paved trail system for walking & bicycling & other modes of mobility.

St. George Park and Trail map  pdf - medium  - 13.5MB 

St. George Park and Trail map  (pdf - LARGE - 50MB (not suitable for phones)

Halfway Wash Trail - is closest Walking/Bicycle/Scooter Paved Trailhead (0.5 miles) 

Halfway Wash Trail is Silver Creek's entry point into the St. George Trail System. 


Halfway Wash Trail goes north to Snow Canyon Parkway Trail junction (1.7 miles)Snow Canyon Parkway Trail goes northwest to Ivins and Snow Canyon State Park and also east along Red Hils Parkway past Pioneer Park to the east end of St. George Blvd.In 2025, the City of St. George will be starting on a new section of the Santa Clara River Trail that will include a pedestrian/bicycle underpass to allow connection with Halfway Wash Trail.This trail will provide a direct off-street path to the Sand Hollow Aquatic Center and Snow Canyon Middle School and Snow Canyon High School.Going south, it will link up with existing trail at Mathis Park and continuing south to the Virgin River system of trails. 

Public Sidewalks 

St. George has an excellent improved sidewalk system with wheelchair accessibility curbs on nearly every street corner, allowing wheelchairs, scooters, and bikes to safely access the sidewalk at every intersection.

The St. George Trail System allows off-street access to nearly the entire city. 

Public Buses 

SunTran Bus System 

Six routes cover St. George, Downtown, Ivins, Tuacahn, Bloomington, Red Cliffs, and Washington. 

SunTran - Complete System Map 

435-673-TRAN (8726)SunTran Mobile Apps:  IOS -and- Android 
SunTran - All Routes Map SunTran Route 1 - Red Cliffs SunTran Route 2 - Riverside SunTran Route 3 - West Side Connector SunTran Route 4 - Sunset SunTran Route 5 - Ivins SunTran Route 6 - Dixie Dr South SunTran  Route 7 - Washington SunTran Zion Route Map & Schedule 
All Buses run on EVERY 20 MINUTE Schedules Bus route endpoints are also the transfer points to other routes. All routes are timed to arrive together, and transfers usually have a 10 minute or less wait. Basic fare is $1.00 each way - transfers included Senior 65+/Disabled/Medicare cardholders $0.50 each way Children under 6 free when accompanied by fare-paying adult Bicycle Racks are mounted on the front of the bus and available for use.

St. George Transportation Hubs 

Across 100 S from Utah Technical University 

The other Transit Hub (near Social Security office) 

Silver Creek's closest Bus System access points 

NOTE:  Generally each stop is unique for that Route only, even if another line uses that street too.Start/completion points for all lines in this area is at Sunset Corner Transit Hub. All lines serving this area originate/terminate at Sunset Corner (near the Social Security office).Sunset Corner is the hub point for all 4 lines serving this area buses going north on the Sunset route, west to Ivins, east (to downtown and beyond) and south to Bloomington. 

To Sunset Corner Transit Hub - connection to Routes 3/4/5/6

#133 Dairy Queen (0.2 mile) 

Route 6 - Dixie Dr South returning to Sunset Corner Transit Hub 

#134 Sunset InstaCare (0.6 mile) 

Route 6 - Dixie Dr South (returning to Sunset Corner Transit Hub)Use Halfway Wash Trail to get to Sunset InstaCare Stop #134.

#87 The Retreat at Sunbrook (540 N & Dixie Dr) (0.3 miles) 

Route 4 - Sunset (south to Valley View [Tifiny's] turning north to return to Sunset Corner)(Do NOT recommend crossing Dixie Dr until pedestrian underpass is complete - blind corner) 

To Schools / Library / Digby's Market & Firehouse Park

#71 Carl's Jr. (0.7 mile) 

Route 4 - Sunset (to Library, Schools, Digby's Market, & Firehouse Park) 

To Bloomington

#117 365 N Valley View (0.7 mile) 

Route 6 - Dixie Dr South (south to Bloomington via Valley View and Dixie Dr)Use this stop if you do not want to do a transfer connection at Sunset Corner. 

To Ivins City

#96 Lin's Marketplace (0.8 miles) 

Route 5 - Ivins (via Sunset/Santa Clara Dr, but does not stop in Santa Clara) 

To Downtown St. George / Utah Technical University / St. George Regional Hospital / Red Cliffs Route-1 / Riverside Route-2 / Washington Route-7

Route 3 - West Side Connector (Sunset Corner to Utah Technical University) 

From St. George Transit Center transfer to SunTran Route 1 - Red Cliffs east for: 

St. George Regional Hospital (and clinics) River Road and Red Cliffs Dr - Businesses and RestaurantsRed Cliffs Mall Deseret Industries Thrift Store (Washington) Transfer to SunTran  Route 7 - Washington (at DI Thrift Store Washington)

ALSO

Route 3 - West Side Connector (Sunset Corner to Utah Technical University) 

From St. George Transit Center transfer to SunTran Route 2 - Riverside south for: 

Dixie Center (Convention Center) & Riverside Dr. businesses 

Transfer to Zion Route (Zion National Park and cities in-between)


Zion Route - Dixie Center (Convention Center) to Zion National Park. 

10 times per day - $5 each way

DMV - Hurricane

Hurricane Downtown

LaVerkin

Virgin

Springdale

Zion National Park

Once in Springdale, ride free on:Springdale Shuttle both north and south covering the length of Springdale in 9 stops.Zion Canyon Shuttle - inside park only - South Entrance Station to Zion Narrows in 9 stops. 

Bicycles 

Bicycles are possibly the ideal way to be automobile-free in Silver Creek and St. George.

E-Bikes in particular give you range to easily reach anything within St. George-Santa Clara-Ivins-Bloomington-Washington areas while staying off-street for much of the ride. 

All Buses in the Suntran system have a bike rack for two bikes on the front of each bus. 


Here are two GIS-based maps of current and proposed Paved Use Paths / Bicycle Lanes & Routes / Natural Surface Trails: Interactive Map of Parks, Trails and Bike Routes — City of St. George Washington County Bike Routes and Planning map — Southern Utah Bicycle Alliance  Definitions 
  • Paved Use Path: Paved pathway for bicyclists & pedestrians which is physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic.
  • Bicycle Lane: Marked and signed portion of roadway designed for exclusive bicycle use. 
  • Bicycle Route: Shared roadway (roadway open to both bicycles & motor vehicles) identified and signed as a preferred route for bicyclists. 
  • Natural Surface Trail: Unpaved path for bicyclists & pedestrians. 

St. George Region Bicycling is actively supported at City/County/State levels. The Bicycle infrastructure on and off street is planned, built, maintained and actively expanded throughout Washington County. See the St. George Active Transportation Plan on the  Maps & Planning page for details.Southern Utah Bicycle Alliance is an active participant in advocating for Southern Utah bicycling. Their mission is to promote the infrastructure, policies, attitudes, behaviors, and knowledge necessary to make bicycling safe, convenient, and inviting for residents of and visitors to southern Utah. 

Electric Scooters 

Spin (Electric Scooters) are the St. George municipal Scooter Rental vendor. 

Spin scooters cost $1 to unlock and 15 cents per minute to ride. About $1.45 to go to Sunset Corner (1.7 miles) About $3.25 to go to Smith's Marketplace (2.6 miles) About $4.10 to go to Utah Technical University (4.1 miles) Effectively, somewhere near $10/hour. The Spin Apps are the most practical way to find/access/pay for them. Apple App Store or Google Play The App shows where they are and the charge remaining on their battery.There are usually a half-dozen or so within 1/4 mile of Silver Creek, sometimes less. 

Spin recently merged with Bird, another electric scooter municipal franchisee familiar in SLC. 

The same off-street trail systems are available to Scooters too.

The paved trail system makes this a really attractive transportation option.

Electric scooters are treated the same as bikes and can ride anyplace legal for a bike.

This also applies to one-wheels, hoverboards, Segways, skateboards, wheelchairs, and other mobility devices.

Scooters are also available for rent at many businesses throughout St. George.

Rules / Regulations / Planning 

The Utah Law regarding Bicycles and Scooters on sidewalks and paths:

Unless prohibited by traffic-control device or ordinance, you may ride on a sidewalk but not at a speed greater than is reasonable for the existing hazards (41-6a-1106)Southern Utah Regional Trail Standards 2024 for paved trails.Permitted Paved trail uses: Walking/RunningWheelchairsPedal BicyclesE-bikes (Class 1/2/3 — pedal assist types)Personal Mobility Devices — in-line skates, one-wheels, hover boards, electricscooters, electric skateboards, segways, etc.)
Electric Motorcycles and Golf Carts are NOT permitted on any Paved or Natural Surface trails. 

 

Chart summarizing Utah state code defining vehicle types and uses City of St. George — Non-motorized, motor-assisted, and motorized vehicles — Know before you buy, know before you ride St. George Unified Transportation Plan See the section at the bottom of this page for a more detailed look at what defines Walkability.

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Places within 2.x miles of Silver Creek 

Most are 0.6 to 1.5 miles

Distances are listed are distance from Clubhouse to location:Number on left is the distance in miles.  (sorted by distance)

Schools 

0.5 Sunset Elementary School 

1.7 Snow Canyon Middle School 

1.7 Snow Canyon High School 

1.7 Snow Canyon Early Childhood Center 

Grocery Stores 

0.6 Albertson 

0.8 Lin's Market 

0.8 Dollar General 

1.5 Dixie Meats 

2.3 Digby's 

2.6 Smith's 

Home Improvement 

0.9 Home Depot 

1.3 Sherwin Williams Paint Store 

Healthcare

Medical/Urgent Care 

0.5 IHC Sunset Clinic 

Sunset Clinic is an IHC Regional multi-discipline Primary Care/Urgent-Care/Physical Therapy/Psychology clinic 

0.8 Revere Health Coral Desert Orthopedic - Sunset (hands/wrists/elbows only) 

1.5 Red Ledges Dermatology 

Pharmacy 

0.6 Walgreen's Pharmacy 

0.6 Savon/Albertson's Pharmacy 

0.6 Lin's Pharmacy 

1.5 Brent's Pharmacy & Diabetes Care 

  (Brent's is also compounding pharmacy) 

Dental 

0.6 Johnson Pediatric Dentistry 

0.9 Dixie Dental Sunset 

1.2 Sunset Dental 

1.5 Snow Canyon Dental 

1.5 Orthodontics Inc. 

2.0 Santa Clara Dental 

Orthodontics 

0.6 Simister Orthodontics - Snow Canyon 

1.4 Orthodontics, Inc - St. George 

1.9 Burke & Beckstrom Orthodontics - Santa Clara 

Eye Care 

0.8 Richens Eye Center 

1.5 Paradise Canyon Eye Care 

Veterinary 

0.4 Dixie Veterinary Clinic 

Banking 

0.7 Chartway Credit Union 

0.7 Goldenwest Credit Union 

0.7 Chase Bank

0.7 Zions Bank 

0.9 America First Credit Union 

1.0 Mountain America Credit Union 

1.3 Wells Fargo Bank 

1.4 Cache Valley Bank 

Federal Offices 

1.5 Social Security Administration 

Cellular Telephone Stores 

1.4 Verizon Store

1.5 T-Mobile Store 

Shipping Services 

0.8 FedEx (at Dollar General) 

0.9 The UPS Store

2.6 USPS Santa Clara 

3.0 USPS Downtown St. George 

Entertainment 

1.5 Megaplex Theaters at Sunset 

Fitness 

1.2 Summit Athletic Club

1.6 Sand Hollow Aquatic Center

1.6 Elevations Fitness (24 hour)

2.3 Canyon Softball Complex 

Personal Services 

0.6 Solutions Hair & Body 

0.6 Great Clips 

0.8 Legends Salon

1.5 Massage Envy

1.5 Pro Nails and Spa 

Public Parks 

0.5 Sunset Park

1.0 Shadow Mountain Park

1.1 Dixie Downs Park

1.3 Mathis Park

1.4 Royal Oaks Park

1.8 Sandtown Park

1.9 Firehouse Park

2.1 Canyon View Park 

Public Pool/Waterpark/Splashpad 

1.6 Sand Hollow Aquatic Center 

Pickleball 

2.1 Canyon View Park 

Golf 

2.0 Sunbrook Golf Course 

2.0 Dixie Red Hills Golf Course 

Frisbee Golf 

1.3 Mathis Park Disc Golf Course 


Trampolines

1.6 House of Jump Trampoline Park 

Religion 

0.4 LDS Church 

0.6 LDS Church 

0.9 Solid Rock Baptist Church

0.9 St. George Church of Christ

1.7 The Potter's House

1.0 Iglesia Monte Zion

1.1 Southern Utah Post-Mos Support Group

1.2 Iglesia Cristiana St George Iglesia

 de Cristo El Manto Del Altisimo

1.3 LDS Church (x2)

2.2 Redemption Lutheran Church

2.x Westside Baptist Church

2.7 St. George Catholic Church 


Restaurants 

0.5 Dairy Queen 

0.6 Bishop's Grill West 

0.6 Island Grinds 

0.6 Ochoa's Mexican Grill 

0.6 Subway 

0.6 McDonald's 

0.6 Arby's 

0.6 Little Ceasar's Pizza 

0.7 Jimmy John's 

0.7 Pizza Hut 

0.7 Dutch Bros Coffee 

0.8 Kitchen Thai Express 

0.8 Carl's Jr. 

0.8 Wendy's 

0.8 Perk's Coffee, Expresso, & Smoothies 

0.9 Tia's Restaurant 

0.9 The Habit 

0.9 Chipotle Mexican Grill 

0.9 Sanchez Mexican Food 

0.9 Hungry Howie's Pizza 

0.9 Street Eats 

0.9 Wingstop 

0.9 Arctic Circle 

1.0 Culver's 

1.0 Taco Bell 

1.1 Express Chicken (Greek) 

1.1 Anasazi Steakhouse 

1.4 Lamy's Mexican Grill 

1.5 Ernesto's Mexican Food 

1.5 The Crêpery St. George 

1.5 Ah'sya Vietamese Restaurant 

1.5 Riggatti's Wood Fired Pizza 

1.5 Del Taco 

1.5 Costa Vida 

1.5 Panda Express

1.5 Porkbelly's Eatery 

1.6 Guru's Sport's Bar 

1.6 Dominos Pizza 

1.7 Tifiny's Creperie 

1.7 Nonna Ina Italian Restaurant 

Alcohol

1.4 Utah State Liquor Store 

And a little further... 

The majority of downtown St. George is within five miles of Silver Creek. 

4.0 Utah Technical University 

4.2 Harmons Grocery (Santa Clara) 

5.4 St. George Regional Hospital 

5.4 Lowes/Target/Ross/Michaels 

St. George area has hundreds more businesses of every type, all less than 10 miles away.  

What defines Walkability?

Some academic viewpoints


Exploring the Effect of the Environment on Physical

A Study Examining Walking to Work

Cora L. Craig

American Journal of Preventative Medicine

2002, 23(2S): 36-43


Referring the Walkability factors

Quote:



What Defines Walkability? 

Masters Thesus by Steven Chadwick Spoon

An excellent breakdown of Walkability factors