2.53 Acres in San Luis, CO - $4,900

Pinyon pines and amazing mountain views. Wild Horses roam the subdivision. Homesite lot with short-term camping allowed. This 2.53 acre off-grid property on Mountain View Drive, on top of the Wild Horse Mesa, has stunning views of Mt. Blanca and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. This Wild Horse Mesa subdivision lot is located only about 11 miles from the oldest town in Colorado, San Luis, where you can purchase all your necessities. Sanchez Reservoir is only 7.2 miles away from this land. This 1,462-acre reservoir lies in the Sanchez Reservoir State Wildlife Area and offers great opportunities for boating and fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. There are some pinyon pines scattered over the land, and the back half of the property has the highest concentration of trees. This beautiful property slopes upward as you walk from the roadside of the land to the back of the property then plateaus, providing some great building and camping locations with incredible views. The land was surveyed many years ago and the plat map is on file with the Costilla County Accessor's office. We provide GPS coordinates for each corner of the property for easy location of the land. Build an off-grid homestead here and utilize solar power; this area of Colorado has close to 300 days of sunshine per year. You could also use wind power or a gas/propane generator. You are able to get a well permit for this property, but because of well depth on top of the Mesa, most people here have a cistern installed and haul water from San Luis or Fort Garland. Free water is available from an artesian well in San Luis, or for 10 cents per gallon from the Fort Garland Water and Sanitation Department. A septic system is also required before building. Homes here must be a minimum of 600 sq ft in size, with many home types allowed: manufactured/mobile, modular, log cabin, tiny house, earthship home, barndominium, stick built, Amish shed, boxable homes, etc. Short-term camping is allowed on this property without a camping permit for 14 days every 3 months. Long-term camping is allowed on the land once you have a permanent water source and a septic system by purchasing a long-term camping permit. Along with the incredible mountain views, this property is located in the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado, which boasts some phenomenal outdoor recreation opportunities: hike and mountain bike up mountains and throughout the Valley; canoe, kayak, and do some championship trout fishing in the Rio Grande River, located about 15 miles west of the property; recreate on 1000's acres of public land located on the west side of the Rio Grande River in Conejos County; boat, fish, kayak, and canoe in the County's four reservoirs (Sanchez, Sanchez Stabilizing, Smith, and Mountain Home); traverse through a shallow mountain stream and climb massive sand dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park (tallest sand dunes in the United States); hike a 1/2 mile from a parking lot to Zapata Falls and a mountain river on the west side of Mt. Blanca; visit an old military fort in Fort Garland and the Stations of the Cross in San Luis; go check out the larger towns of Alamosa, and Taos, New Mexico for more outdoor activities, restaurants, and shopping at many national chain and local stores. Alamosa has a regional airport and even a small university. Ride horses, downhill ski, and soar in a hot air balloon in Taos. There is no time limit to build on this property. There is no active HOA in this subdivision, and only Costilla County zoning regulations apply. Taxes are only $70.64 per year, paid current, and will not come due again until early 2024. There are no liens and no back taxes on the land. The legal description of this property is WILD HORSE MESA SECTION D BLOCK 37 LOT 18. The parcel ID number with Costilla County is 71212800. We will convey this property to the new landowner through a Warranty Deed. Please visit our website associated with this listing for more information. Please contact us with any questions about this awesome San Luis Valley property. Thanks for looking! Bart and Lori Leu, Westward Ho! Land Investments LLC