Amazing mountain views from this San Luis Valley homesite lot with short-term camping allowed. Get away from it all on this 5 acre off-grid ranch property in the San Luis Valley Ranches subdivision with great county road frontage on 4th Steet and located only about 1/2 mile east of County Road 12. Head south on County Road 12 and east on 2-lane paved Hwy 142, and in about 15 minutes you are pulling into the oldest town in Colorado, San Luis. Head north on County Road 12, and in less than 15 minutes you arrive at Smith Reservoir inside the Smith Reservoir State Wildlife Area where you can boat, canoe, kayak, and fish. The small Colorado town of Blanca is less than a 10-minute drive beyond Smith Reservoir. Alamosa is the largest town in the area and located just 20 minutes west of Blanca (about 35 minutes from the property). In Alamosa, you will find a Walmart Supercenter, Tractor Supply Co., various other local stores, some great restaurants, a Starbucks, gas stations, hotels, and even a small university. The views from the property of Mt. Blanca to the north (only 16 miles north of the lot and towering 14,351 feet into the sky), the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range to the east, Ute Mountain in New Mexico to the south, and surrounding hills, are amazing. Three other reservoirs, the Rio Grande River, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Alamosa Wildlife Refuge, Sanchez Reservoir State Wildlife Area, Zapata Falls, San Luis Hill State Wildlife Area, 1000's acres of public land for your outdoor recreation adventures located a short drive from this property right across the river in Conejos County, and much more. The survey plat map on file with Costilla County lists this property as 5 acres in size. The lot measures 330 feet of county road frontage on 4th Street and is a long 660 feet deep. This property is zoned estate residential, allowing for one residence that is at least 600 square feet in size, and one accessory structure. A wide range of home types are allowed: manufactured/mobile, modular, log cabin, tiny house, stick built, barndominium, earthship home, boxable home, etc. You can fence in all or a portion of the lot at any time without a permit. You are allowed to have chickens in a chicken coop penned in. Short-term camping is allowed on the property for 14 days every 3 months, and no camping permit is required. If you have a well or cistern installed, and also a septic system, you can purchase a long-term camping permit from Costilla County. This property is eligible for a household well. A well permit from the Colorado Division of Water Resources in Alamosa is needed to drill a well; a well or cistern, and septic system are required before building. Power for this off-grid property would be by solar, wind, gas/propane generator, or a combination of any of these power sources. There is no time limit to build, and no existing HOA. Only Costilla County zoning regulations apply. Taxes on the property are only $58.14 per year and paid current. The new landowner will not have to pay taxes again until early 2024. We will convey this land to the new landowner through a Warranty Deed. Please visit our website associated with this listing for much more information about this land. We took the pictures and videos of all of our properties in August 2022. Please feel free to contact us with any questions about this awesome Southern Colorado property. Thanks for looking! Bart and Lori Leu Westward Ho! Land Investments LLC