Running trails in Hurricane, UT
Hurricane has 16 trails in the directory — 4 on crushed gravel or dirt, 2 loops that return to the trailhead, 2 shaded, and 4 open 24 hours. 11 of them post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 11,296 Google reviews. Filter by surface, loop, distance, shade or lighting to get to the run you're actually planning — no made-up difficulty score, just the facts you'd check before driving out.
Sand Hollow State Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 6,915 reviews
Red sandstone park offering boating in a reservoir & off-highway vehicle riding on Sand Mountain.
Quail Creek State Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 2,424 reviews
This park has a recreational reservoir for boating, fishing, swimming, plus picnic & camping areas.
Grandpa's Pond Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 921 reviews
Popular park featuring a duck-filled pond, picnic tables and a disc golf course.
Red Reef Trailhead
4.8 ★★★★★ 303 reviews
Popular hiking area with picnic tables and a public restroom, featuring scenic views and a waterfall.
Dixie Springs Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 184 reviews
Neighborhood park featuring a splash pad dog area and a playground.
Babylon Arch Trailhead
4.5 ★★★★★ 120 reviews
Red rock hills, plus a river and arch reachable via an easy-to-moderate trail.
Hurricane Hill Trailhead
4.7 ★★★★★ 100 reviews
Scenery-rich trail for hiking and biking/running that also features views.
Three Falls Park
4.1 ★★★★☆ 60 reviews
Large, grassy park offering two playgrounds, a walking trail and fields.
Rhythm and Blues Trail
3.6 ★★★★☆ 11 reviews
Quail Creek Ridge Trail
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
No trails match those filters.
How to pick a trail in Hurricane
- Match the surface to your legs. Hurricane gives you a choice: 4 natural surface and 1 mixed. Asphalt and concrete are fast, predictable and runnable year-round but the least forgiving; crushed limestone and dirt take the sting out of high mileage; boardwalk is flat and scenic but slick in the wet. If your shins or knees are complaining, the fix that actually works is varying the surface you run on rather than chasing one "best" one. More natural surface trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? 2 trails here are loops, so you finish back at the car with no backtracking — the easiest way to run a set distance without thinking about it. On an out-and-back you turn round at half your target distance, which makes any trail fit any run.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 4 trails in Hurricane are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 11 of the 16 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 8 have trailhead parking, 7 have restrooms, and 2 have a water fountain in Hurricane. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 2 shaded, 1 with mile markers, 1 that runners describe as quiet, 6 dog-friendly, and 2 smooth and wide enough for a stroller or a wheelchair. Busy or quiet isn't a good-or-bad thing here: a busy path is the safer choice for a solo run at dawn, a quiet one is better for intervals.
More on all of this in the trail-running guides.
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