Beautiful 2.51-acre off-grid property in the Wild Horse Mesa subdivision of Costilla County, Colorado located only 9.7 miles south of the oldest town in Colorado, San Luis. The property fronts Ridgeway Drive and is only about 1.5 miles east of Hwy 159 for excellent access. The Mesa area is home to about 150 wild horses roaming on private lands. 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 Stabilizing Reservoir and Park is only about 3.5 miles north of this lot on Hwy 159. The majestic Rio Grande River, Sanchez Reservoir, Smith Reservoir, and Mountain Home Reservoir are all within 20-35 minutes from this property Thousands of acres of BLM land are located right on the other side the Rio Grande River. This land is also close to the Southern Colorado towns of Alamosa, Blanca, and Fort Garland. 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. The San Luis Valley provides a myriad of outdoor recreation opportunities: hike majestic Mt. Blanca, the fourth highest peak in the Rocky Mountains (14,345 ft) and dozens of other trails up other nearby mountain ranges and throughout the Valley; traverse the dunes and recreate in the river at Great Sand Dunes National Park; boat and fish in San Luis Lake and explore the surrounding San Luis Reservoir State Recreation area; explore thousands of acres of wildlife refuges; hunt, hike, and mountain bike on BLM land and experience some of the best big game hunting in all of Colorado; visit Zapata Falls; short-term camp on your property; tube, canoe, or kayak the Rio Grande River and try your hand at some championship trout fishing; boat and fish in the county's four reservoirs: Smith, Mountain Home, Sanchez, and Sanchez Stabilizing Reservoir; visit the many historical sites dating back to the mid 1850s; visit the Stations of the Cross in San Luis and a civil war era military fort in Fort Garland; mountain bike; bring your ATVs. If you are looking for an incredible photography venue, you will love this place. 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 and you may be able to have up to 2 horses; you can have chickens in a coop. 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. 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 land sits at an elevation of about 7900 feet above sea level and experiences moderate temperatures in the summer and cold winters, with not as much snow as up in the nearby mountains. We will convey this ranch land to the new owner through a Warranty Deed, the highest form of Deed conveyance, guaranteeing no liens and no back taxes on the property. We own the land, so please contact us directly at 517-215-3686, and visit our website at www.westwardholandinvestments.com. Thanks for looking!
This property is off market, which means it's not currently listed for sale or rent on Zillow. This may be different from what's available on other websites or public sources.
