Beautiful 2.56-acre off-grid property in the Wild Horse Mesa subdivision of Costilla County, Colorado located only 9.4 miles south of the oldest town in Colorado, San Luis. The property fronts Westridge Drive and is only about 1.25 miles east of Hwy 159 for excellent access. The Mesa where this lot is located consists of approximately 75 square miles. The Mesa area is home to about 150 wild horses roaming on private lands. This great Wild Horse Mesa subdivision lot offers incredible views of mountains and the Mesa, excellent county-dirt road frontage, and plenty of wide-open spaces. The land rests in the beautiful San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado and is a short drive from four amazing reservoirs for great canoeing, kayaking, fishing and boating. Sanchez Reservoir and the Sanchez State Wildlife Area is less than 5 miles east of the property as the crow flies (about a 25-minute drive around the Mesa) and Sanchez Stabilizing Reservoir and Park is only about 3.1 miles north of this lot on Hwy 159. The majestic Rio Grande River, Smith Reservoir, and Mountain Home Reservoir are all about 20-35 minutes from this property where you can enjoy more canoeing, kayaking, boating, and fishing. Thousands of acres of BLM land are located right on the other side of the Rio Grande River. We visited Costilla County in early June 2021 and were stunned by the unique beauty of this area of Colorado. Less than 15 minutes south of the oldest town in Colorado, San Luis, this land is also close to the Southern Colorado towns of Alamosa, Blanca, and Fort Garland. San Luis has a couple of restaurants, a dollar store, a small grocery/supplies store, and a gas station. Alamosa is the largest town about 55 minutes away with a population of about 9,800 people. It has a Walmart Supercenter, an Ace Hardware, Tractor Supply Co., various other retail stores, restaurants, hotels, a regional airport, and even a small university. Taos, New Mexico, with a population of about 6,000 people, is less than 1 hour to the south of the property on HWY 159 and provides some great winter skiing, outdoor recreation opportunities, numerous businesses, and a thriving art culture. Colorado Springs and Denver are located only about 2.5 and 3.5 hours to the north respectively. The legal description of the property is WILD HORSE MESA SECTION C BLOCK 29 PARCEL 11. The APN is 71210110. Taxes on the property are only about $36 per year and paid current, not coming due again until early 2023. This ranch land is nestled between the magnificent Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range on the south and east sides, and the La Garita and Conejos-Brazos Mountain Range to the north and west. This property is zoned Estate Residential, but you are permitted to camp on your property for up to 14 days every 3 months without a permit. There is no time limit to build. You are allowed to fence in all or a portion of the lot. If you want to build a home on this land, you will need to have a septic system installed, and you will also need a permanent water source: either a household well, or an underground cistern where you would haul water in and/or build a water catchment system; water can be hauled in from San Luis. Homes need be a minimum of 600 square feet, with a wide variety of home types allowed. You may be able to have up to 2 horses here; you are allowed to have chickens in a coop. Solar is the option of choice for power on this property as there are almost 300 days of sunshine per year. Heating a home in the winter would be by propane or a wood-burning furnace. This area experiences moderate temperatures in the summer and cold winters, with not as much snow as up in the nearby mountains. We will convey this land to the new owner via a Warranty Deed. We own this property, so please contact Bart directly with any questions by text or phone call at 517-215-3686. You may also visit our website for much more information- www.westwardholandinvestments.com. Thanks for looking!
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