~ Location: 2358 Pagosa Road, Fort Garland, Colorado

~ Survey: Yes

~ Access: Legal access, county dirt/gravel road frontage

~ Approx. Coordinates: please see map

~ Vegetation: Pinon pine, juniper trees, evergreen und wildflowers

~ Title: Free and clear of any lien

~ Water: By well, water haul, cistern to be done by buyer

~ Power: By solar to be done by buyer

~ Septic System: To be done by the buyer

~ Property Taxes: About $130 per year

~ Price: $23,800. CASH SALE

~ Document fee: $250 for document preparation done by the seller or the closing could be done by a title company, Buyer will pay for the title insurance policy and for Buyer's closing fees.

~ Elevation: approximately 8,860 ft. to 8,960 ft.

~ Directions: From Ft. Garland Co-159 south 4.6 miles, turn left onto county Z7 road for 2.3 miles, turn right onto Luke road for 0.2 miles, turn right onto Slegers road for about 3 miles, turn left onto Pagosa road the property will be on the left.

12.65 acre wooded property, with pinion pine, juniper trees, mix of sage grass, evergreen, wild flowers and great rural mountainous views, with the Mount Blanca in the back yard and overlooking the valley. Located in an area of fantastic hiking, fishing, swimming, boating and just plain fun in the San Luis Valley. Nested south of Hwy 160 and east of Hwy 159, in Sangre de Cristo Ranches, 12 miles southeast from Fort Garland and 6.1 miles southeast of Mountain Home Reservoir with fishing, swimming and boating. Easy drive, south to Taos, New Mexico to enjoy skiing, art and history.

The lot is zoned residential and allows to build a minimum of 600 sq. ft house, buyer has to provide power by generator/solar, septic system, and water by well or cistern. This is a raw undeveloped property, with a topography of flat, rolling, foothills, and mountainous terrain. You need a permit to build, while you are building you can live in the property in a mobile home for up to a year. The parcel has legal access and county road frontage, access is by county dirt/gravel road. It is surveyed, the plat map has been recorded with the county. In the Sangre de Cristo Ranches camping and hunting are not allowed. There is hunting, hiking, skiing, and fishing in the surrounded area and a variety of wildlife including antelopes, elks, deer, mule, pronghorn, etc.

Fort Garland has a business district with hotels, several restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores, liquor store, hardware store, hair salon, car wash, U-Haul dealer, hardware dealer, appliance store, work art gallery, antique store, post commissary, museum and multiple shops featuring collectibles, antiquities as well as wild west show. In Alamosa is a Walmart and Home Depot. There are visitor center and other businesses along the highway. Other towns near the property are San Luis at Hwy 159 about 16 miles south from the lot, the town of Blanca, is 16 miles north from the property and Alamosa 25 miles northwest, both towns are in the Hwy 160. From 0 to 50 miles you can find several scenic by-ways to national parks, state parks, mountains, lakes, rivers, reservoirs and creeks.

Activities in the area include hunting, camping, swimming, hiking, skiing, fishing, bird watching, ATV'S playground, mountain biking, horse riding, kayaking, snowmobiling, water rafting, golfing and other attractions.

Approximated Distances in Miles from Property:

Fort Garland 12, Smith Reservoir 13.4, Mountain Home Reservoir 6.1, Monte Vista National Refuge 57.8, Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge 56, Baca National Wildlife Refuge 67.7, Great Sand Dunes National Park 38.4, Blanca 16, San Luis 16, Alamosa 25, Walsenburg 47, Pueblo 81, Colorado Springs 138, Denver 191.

Mountain Home Reservoir is a great place for relaxation, swimming, boating, fishermen will find a variety of fish including smallmouth bass, northern pike, bream, bluegill, largemouth bass, rainbow trout and walleye here. Whether you are bait casting, spinning or fly fishing your chances of getting a bite here are good. So, grab your favorite flyfishing rod and reel, and head out to Mountain Home Reservoir. For Fishing License purchase, fishing rules, and fishing regulations please visit Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Smith Reservoir is located in San Luis Valley, just south of Blanca. It is a great place for relaxation, swimming, boating and used extensively for fishing rainbow trout, channel catfish, pike, bass and for camping. Mt. Blanca dominates the view to the north of the reservoir.

Fort Garland is a "census-designated place" located on US 160 in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado, 16 miles southwest of the property. The town consists of maybe 400 people settled at a crossroad. It is a town with a few gas stations, a couple of restaurants and convenience stores, museum and visitor center and several other businesses along the highway. The town of Blanca is 16 miles further west. The two towns share their community center and their schools. The two towns are nearly surrounded by Forbes developments (Forbes Trinchera, Forbes Wagon Wheel, Sangre de Cristo Ranches, etc.)

Today you can walk the parade ground of the fort and tour the adobe buildings. The Commandant's Quarters features a re-creation of the quarters during Carson's time. Fort Garland also highlights the folk art and culture of the Hispanic community in southern Colorado.