Area Information

You won’t find a more exciting, adventurous and sound investment for this price!

Come and enjoy a unique paradise for the outdoor sportsman, fishing, hunting, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, ice fishing, hang gliding, horseback riding, boating, water skiing, white water rafting, tubing, repelling, and more.

These lots are surrounded by some of the best natural parks and monuments in America such as San Isabel National Forest, Great Sand Dunes National monument, Rio Grande National Forest, Rio Grande River, Smith Lake Reservoir(minutes away), Carson National Forest, etc.

With over 300 sunny days a year, most people use solar power. It’s FREE! However, there are Main Power lines in the proximity to all the lots and can be pulled to your property.

All lots are free of any liens and we hold a clean and clear warranty deed, which is the highest and only insurable title. All water rights are included with these properties and finding water is no problem for your individual well. The disposal is done by individual septic system. San Luis Valley is one of the world’s largest water reservoirs. There are also many creeks, streams, and small ponds.

The roads (mostly gravel) to the property have been there for many years and can be accessed by major roads and highways. These are county roads and maintained by the county. However, if no one lives there the county does not provide maintenance. If a home is built the roads will be maintained.

There is a small airport 10 minutes away from the properties. Bring your own plane to apilotsparadise! The next major airport is located in the city of Alamosa, or a 20 -30minute car ride. Alamosa can be reached by all major Airlines; especially American

Eagle, United shuttles and Frontier airlines.

Come and build your dream home! Costilla County has a minimum building size of 60O sq. ft. There is NO time limit tobuild. These Lots are suitable for cabins, motor homes, and ranches; large or small or you may enioycamping in the great Wide Open on your lot. All animals are allowed EXCEPT pigs, hogs or swine.

Ranches and Estates Area Information and Location

San Luis Valley Ranches and Rio Grande Ranchos are located in Southern Colorado in Costilla County.

The ranches and estate size lots are near several communities: Fort Garland, Blanca,San Luis, Alamosa, Walsenburg and Taos New Mexico. (seeenclosed maps)

All of the five-acre plus valley ranches and estates are located in the San Luls Valley,

one of the world's largest and most breathtakingly beautiful mountain valleys. The

Sangre De Cristo Mountains to the East, the San Juan Mountains to the West, and the La

Garitas Mountains to the North surround the valley.

The property is approximately 210 miles Southwest of Denver, 140 miles North of Santa

Fe, New Mexico, and 160 miles Southwest of Colorado Springs.

Accessibility To Ranches

Your parcel can he reached year-round by major highways leading to San Luis Valley.

Size of the Ranches and Estates

Each valley ranch or estate is at least five acres. You may purchase adjoining lots which would result in the ownershipof more acreage.

Camping on your Property:

Property owners may camp, park trailers or bring campers to their ranch or estate site prior to building. A permanent residence building is not mandatory nor a requirementfor purchase. In fact, no one requires that you build anything!

Taxes:

Taxes and other governmental charges are not more than $75.00 for a five-acre parcel.

The payment of taxes is the property owner's responsibility. There are no special assessments or maintenancepayments known or planned at this time, but taxes vary from parcel to parcel accordingto location.

Utilities:

  • Gas: Propane gas service is available through several companies located in nearby towns and Alarnosa.
  • Electric: The rural electric association has a San Luis Valley branch providing electrical power to outlying areas foran additional charge. Service may be supplied by the Public Service Company of Colorado. It is also possible and may be desirable to install a generator or any other alternative power source. Keep in mind this is a rural area andnot within any city limits and perfect for off grid solar and wind.
  • Sewer Facilities: Septic tanks may be installed and are required for individual parcels.
  • Water: Individual wells may be drilled and have pumps of up to 15 gallons per minute capacity, per parcel. That’s 22,000 gallons a day!
  • Telephone: Cellular phone service is available. Phone lines vary in distance from the five acre valley ranches andestates, according to location.

Medical Facilities:

Alamosa and Taos have excellent medical and dental facilities including a community hospital with complete medical and surgical facilities.

Schools:

Colorado schools maintain a well-deserved national reputation. San Luis recently completed a new high school. There are also primary and secondary schools in San Luis,Blanca, and Alamosa. Alamosa is also home to four year state supported; Adams State College. Colorado has manycolleges and universities offering training in literally every skill sought by business and industry.

Transportation:

  • Highways: Numerous highways crisscross the San Luis Valley - US 285 from Northto South, US 160 (the famed Navajo Trail) from East to West, and Interstate 25linking Denver to Santa Fe and Albuquerque.
  • Air Travel: United Airlines (United Express)and Frontier provide many scheduledflights per day to San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field in Alamosa. Pilots canbring their plane to the smaller private airports of Blanc, San Luis and Alamosa,
  • Bus Service: Greyhound Trail Ways bus lines serve Alamosa, Ft. Garland, Blanca and Pueblo.

Shopping Facilities:

The cities of Alamosa and San Luis have numerous stores, supermarkets, churches, hotels and motels, movie theaters, bowling alleys, restaurants and lounges, bank,savings and loan association and camping facilities. The town of Blanca has churches, ageneral store, a farm implement company, a post office, cafe, restaurants and lounge,also fishing and hunting supply store.

Outdoor Recreation:

Colorado is an outdoor paradise for sportsmen and vacationers, presenting a panorama of recreational opportunities. The five-acre valley ranches and estates are surroundedby some of the best natural recreation available in America. More than one-third ofColorado's land has been reserved for public recreation, with hundreds of thousands ofacres operated by the U.S. Forestry Service, the Colorado State Land Board and theColorado Department of Game, Fish and Parks. Some nearby nationally known parksand forest preserves include the San lsabelNational Forest, the Rio Grande National Forest and the Carson NationalForest.

Fishing Areas Include:

Rio Grande River

Rio Grande Reservoir

Smith's Reservoir

Mountain Home Reservoir

Conejos River

Huerfano River and Other Small Rivers

Continental Reservoir

Lathrop State Park Lakes

Platoro Reservoir

Road Canyon Reservoir

Sanchez Reservoir

Winter Sports:

Colorado has been called the country's winter recreation and ski center. A few of the ski areas most accessible from the valley ranches and estates are Monarch Pass, Wolf Creek

Pass, Cucharas Pass and Taos, New Mexico (only sixty miles away). Ice skating,

tobogganingand snowmobiling can also be enjoyed here.

Golf:

Golf courses are located in Alamosa, Monte vista, Walsenburg and Taos. Golf Digest Magazine, the nations leading golf publication, said San Luis Valley's great Sand Dunes Country Club was " a must place to play-1991."

Tourist Attractions:

Tourist attractions and other points of interest located near San Luis Valley or in a part ofthe San Luis Valley area include:

Adams State College (four year, liberal arts)

Alamosa City Park

Conejos, With Colorado's Oldest Church

Creede- Famous Gold mining town

Crestone Needle

Cumbres Pass

Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (Antonio)

Fort Garland - Home of Kit Carson

Great Sand Dunes National Monument

Kit Carson Creek

Kit Carson Trail

Manassas - Birthplace of Jack Dempsey, the Manassas Mauler

Monte Vista, the Sky-Hi Stampede and Rodeo

Mount Blanca (14,325 feet high)

Pike's Stockade

Platoro Reservoir

San Luis - Colorado's Oldest Town and First Spanistt Mission

South Fork

Wheeler Monument (The Famed Priceless Pinnacles)

Visit the Stations of the Cross

Elevation:

The elevation within the sub division is approx. 7500 feet above sea level. The land lies onthe floor of a large mountain valley with most of the land being level of gently sloping.

Climate:

The average annual precipitation is six and a half inches. Winter brings less than thirty inches of snow. The average temperature in San Luis Valley ranges from eighty-twodegrees to a low of forty-one degrees during the summer. During the winter the average temperature ranges from highs of forty-one degrees and low of one, with arnean temperature of twenty degrees.