Zion Shores, the surf club community under construction in Washington, Utah, is expected to open in 2027. In May 2026 founder Cody Larkin told KUTV the project was about halfway through construction and about 16 months from opening. No exact date has been announced, though local reporting expects the upper surf lake by June 2027.
Where the build is
Ground was broken in July 2025 and vertical construction began that November. In January 2026 the wave-generation structure for the PerfectSwell pool was going up, and by May the concrete footings for both UNIT wave machines were poured, 520 cubic yards for one and 1,280 for the other, each in a single continuous pour. By July the developer reported that construction on all three surf pools was at an advanced stage, with the first custom homes underway and townhome framing in progress.
Three waves
The PerfectSwell pool from American Wave Machines uses air pressure to create waves modelled on point, beach and reef breaks; the developer calls it the largest in the world. The UNIT Dynamic Wave makes moving wave pockets for rides of about 20 seconds, and the UNIT Standing Wave is aimed at beginners and trick training, with a face adjustable from 1 to 6 feet.
Who can surf it
Zion Shores is a luxury residential club first, with 65 properties around its lagoon, and how non-owners will book sessions has not been confirmed. According to The Wall Street Journal, the idea grew out of a continuous-wave surf machine Larkin installed in a lake at one of his Utah residential communities in 2021, which he said proved more popular than the lake's water skiing and wakeboarding.
What owners pay
The Journal put the project at $130 million in November 2026. Larkin told it that owners pay $500 a month in HOA fees per house, with surfing charged on top at $30 to $200 an hour. As of 11 November 2026, Zion Shores' own site says only 25 of its 65 properties are left. One buyer in the story paid $1.5 million for a lot, and the Zion Shores real-estate page lists the lots still available at $1.69 million each.
Good to Know
St. George Regional Airport is about 10 minutes away. For homes and ownership, see the Zion Shores real-estate page; Utah's other projects, including the USA Surfing training centre planned in Draper, are in our guide to wave pools in Utah and the opening tracker.
