Leslie Road Lot 16, San Luis, CO 81152 - Costilla County

EXCELLENT AND EASY ACCESS- ONLY 1.3 MILES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 142. Beautiful 5-acre property located on a county dirt road called Leslie Road, just 4.5 miles east of the Greenbelt Recreation Area, only 5 miles east of the Rio Grande River, and just 1.3 miles south of Highway 142, providing for amazing access. This land has been surveyed, and the plat map is on file with the Costilla County Assessor's office. We provide the land owner with the GPS coordinates for each corner of the lot for easy location of your land. This parcel of land has stunning views. This lot is perfect for an off-grid homestead or short-term camping. This awesome land and is covered with native grasses and sage. Pronghorn and herds of wild horses roam the neighborhood. The Rio Grande River is 5 miles away and is a great river for kayaking, canoeing, and trout fishing. Cross over two bridges located just a few miles away, and you enter on to thousands of acres of public land for all your outdoor recreation adventures. The land is also located just a few miles south of 17,000+ acres bordering the Rio Grande River set aside by the State of Colorado for hunting, hiking, and backcountry camping, and called the San Luis Hills Wildlife Area. This parcel of land is a short 14.6 mile drive to the oldest town in Colorado, San Luis, where you can purchase all of your necessities. The thriving Southern Colorado town of Alamosa, with a population of about 9,600 people, is just a 33 mile drive to the northwest. Build an off-grid homestead or develop a camping area and make this property your base camp to go explore all that the adventures that the San Luis Valley has to offer. This property is a short distance from some incredible outdoor recreation venues including reservoirs, the river, mountains, wildlife refuges, 1000's of acres of state and federal public land, Zapata Falls, Great Sand Dunes National Park, and much more. This land provides you the opportunity to get away from it all. There is no existing HOA; only Costilla County Planning and Zoning guidelines apply. If you decide to build, a septic system and permanent water source (well or cistern) needs to be installed before building. Homes need to be a minimum of 600 square feet in size with most home types permitted. Power would be by solar, wind, gas/propane generator, or a combination of any of these three power sources. Heating a home in winter would be by a propane heating system and/or a wood burning furnace. There is no time limit to build. You can camp on this land for 14 days every 3 months without a camping permit. You can purchase a long-term camping permit from the County once you have a septic system and permanent water source installed. Taxes on the property are only $73.76 per year and paid current. You as the new landowner will not have to pay taxes again until early 2026. There are no liens on the land. The legal description of this property on the Leslie Road is RIO GRANDE RANCHES UNIT 48 BLOCK 6 LOT 16. The County parcel ID number is 71556530 We will convey this land to the new landowner through a Warranty Deed. Please contact us with any questions. Please visit our website associated with this listing for much more information, including the simple purchase process. Thanks for looking! Bart and Lori Leu- Westward Ho! Land Investments LLC.