Columbus Road Lot 24 , San Luis, CO 81152(Costilla County)

GREAT ACCESS AND ONLY 3 MILES TO TOWN. VERY PRIVATE FEEL. AMAZING VIEWS. Come experience breathtaking views of surrounding mountains and hills from this oversized 5.73-acre off-grid property in the San Luis Estates North subdivision of San Luis, Colorado. This land was surveyed and staked by the subdivision developer and the plat map on file with the Costilla County Assessor's office lists this property as 5.73 acres. We provide you with GPS coordinates for each corner of the lot for easy location of the land. The small town of San Luis (the oldest town in Colorado) is only 3 miles southeast of this property. San Luis has a small grocery store, a gas station, a coffee shop, and a few other restaurants and local shops. This property is on a nice county dirt road called Columbus Road, with incredible access; just 1000 feet north of 2-lane paved Hwy 142. Sanchez Stabilizing Park and Reservoir is located only 6.5 miles to the south and provides some great trout fishing, kayaking, and canoeing opportunities. The Rio Grande River is another great place to trout fish, kayak, and canoe, and it is a short 15-mile drive west down Hwy 142. Cross over the Rio Grande River on Hwy 142 and you enter on to 1000's of acres of federal land where you can hike, mountain bike, hunt, and ride your ATVs. Three other reservoirs (Sanchez, Smith, Mountain Home), Zapata Falls, Mt Blanca, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Ute Mountain in New Mexico, and many other outdoor recreation venues await you in the amazing San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado. Taos, New Mexico is located about 1 hour and 5 minutes to the south, and Alamosa is only a 45-minute drive to the northwest. This property can be your basecamp to explore the San Luis Valley. Build a home (600 square feet minimum) on this property or camp short-term (14 days every 3 months) without a camping permit. You can purchase a longer-term camping permit if you have a water cistern and septic system installed. A water cistern utilizing water haul and/or a water catchment system, along with a septic system, are required before building on this property. Free water is available from an artesian well in San Luis, or you can purchase water for 10 cents per gallon from the Fort Garland Water and Sanitation Department. Power here would be by solar, wind, gas/propane generator, or a combination of any of these three. There is no HOA here; only Costilla County zoning regulations apply. The legal description of this property is SAN LUIS NORTH ESTATES FILING 6 BLOCK 6 LOT 24. The parcel ID number is 70706350. Taxes on the property this year were less than $85, are paid current, and will not come due again until early 2024. There are no liens on the property. We will convey this land to the new landowner via a Warranty Deed. Please visit our website associated with this listing for much more information about this property, including the simple purchase process. Thanks for looking! Bart and Lori Leu Westward Ho! Land Investments LLC