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Apache County, Arizona · near Concho · APN 201-29-155C: High-Desert Ground of Your Own, No HOA, No Build Clock

Cottonwood Lane, Concho, AZ 85924

Out past St. Johns, where Route 61 rolls through the high desert and the skies open up wide, sits 1.04 acres of Concho ground with room to build whatever you have been picturing. The zoning lets you put up a cabin, a manufactured home, or a full house on your own timeline, and camp on it while you figure out the plan. No HOA looking over your shoulder, no clock on when you break ground, just a piece of Arizona that finally answers to you.

Big Skies, No Rulebook, and Ground That's Finally Yours

For years the plan was always "someday." Someday you would have a place of your own, somewhere nobody could tell you what to build or when to be packed up and gone. Trouble is, every lot you could actually afford came with a rulebook or a landlord attached. This one doesn't.

This is 1.04 acres in the Arizona high desert outside Concho, sitting up around 6,548 feet where the air runs thin, the nights go black, and the stars come out like somebody flipped a switch. Put up a cabin when you are ready, park an RV and camp while you sort out the plan, or just come out on weekends and let the kids run loose. Homesteader, off-gridder, weekend stargazer, guy who is finally done asking permission? Come on out.

You are 14 miles west of St. Johns on Route 61, with Show Low about forty minutes south when you need a real grocery run. Here is the part worth knowing: Concho took its name from the Spanish "Las Conchas," the small shells early settlers found along the creek back when it ran year-round. A shell-named town in the high desert tells you the water out here has been coming and going a good long while.

No power or water is run to the lot, but that is the honest trade for quiet this deep and a start this easy, you go solar, drill or haul your water, and nothing hums on a meter.

A place like this is where "someday" finally gets an address, and Arizona has never been shy about handing a person a fresh start.

  • Build the home you picture on your own schedule, no build clock
  • No HOA looking over your shoulder, so you set the pace
  • Go fully off-grid with your own well, septic, and solar setup
  • Camp or park the RV on-site while your build takes shape
  • Dark, unpolluted night skies turn your backyard into a stargazing spot
  • Breathe cool, high-desert air and take in big views at 6,548 feet
  • Town, fuel, and supplies wait in St. Johns, 14 miles east
  • Stock up at the Walmart Supercenter in Show Low, about 40 minutes
  • Make an easy day trip to Petrified Forest, roughly 37 miles away
  • Grab the adjoining lot to spread out across two-plus contiguous acres

On the ground

Where it sits

The red outline on the map is approximate. It is drawn from county records to show roughly where the lot sits, not a surveyed boundary.

34.390254, -109.624966
Center coordinate · drive out on weak signal
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The four corner coordinates
NW34.3904, -109.6255
NE34.3905, -109.6245
SW34.3900, -109.6255
SE34.3901, -109.6245

Corner coordinates are approximate. Verify against the recorded plat before relying on them.

The record

The facts, every one of them

Acreage
1.04 acres
Lot dimensions
304 × 150 ft
Subdivision
None
Zoning
Agricultural General
Utilities
Off-grid. No water, power or sewer to the lot.
Terrain
Flat
Elevation
6,548 ft
Access †
The property can be accessed via Cottonwood Ln.
Flood zone
FEMA has mapped this area but has not studied flood risk here (Zone D)
Wetlands
None mapped in the national wetlands inventory
Cell signal
Not confirmed. Plan for none.
Annual taxes
About $95 a year
HOA / POA
None

† From county maps and records. Check with the county, or ask your Land Specialist what we have on file.

Dig deeper

Zoning & building rules: see What’s allowed here
Water & septic detail

Water: On-site: None. Options: Well or Haul. Would be a well, water haul and holding tank or other similar option

Sewer / septic: On-site: None. Options: Septic.

What’s allowed, and what it’s for

This one is a homestead first.

Pick your spot on the acre and that is your building site: run solar or a generator, drill a well or haul water to a holding tank, add a septic when you put the cabin up, whether that is a full house or a small off-grid starter. The zoning gives you room to build about any residential dwelling with no clock ticking, so you can camp on it under those big high-desert skies while the plan comes together. When you need town, St. Johns is a short run east and Show Low handles the bigger errands.

A plain-language summary of how Apache County's Agricultural General zone reads, current to October 2026. It is not a determination of what you may do here, and it is not legal or land-use advice.

Yes, you can build a home or cabin here and live off-grid on your own timeline.
You bring your own water and power, and long-term RV or camping stays need an Apache County permit.
Homes and dwellings
With permit
Living on the land
With permit
Off-grid and utilities
Allowed

Apache County decides what is allowed, not us. Confirm current rules with Planning and Zoning, online at apachecountyaz.gov, before you buy.

Call (928) 337-7526
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Homes and dwellings
Build a house
With permit
Allowed. Septic approval and a 911 address come before the building permit.
Modular home
With permit
Allowed, same as a site-built house. No age limit.
Manufactured home
With permit
Allowed if 15 years old or newer, licensed installer required. Check roof snow load in the high country.
Mobile home
Not allowed
Not allowed anywhere in the county. Manufactured homes are fine if the unit is newer.
Tiny home
Restricted
Allowed on a permanent foundation, 200 to 600 sq ft. Not allowed on wheels.
Alternative structures
Allowed
Sheds, barns and shops allowed, and a shed can go up before the house. Container homes need an engineer's design.
Living on the land
Tent camping
Ask the county
The county publishes no day limit for camping on your own land.
Camp in RV
With permit
Yes on your own parcel. An approved septic comes first, before an electric hookup. Keep it to one occupied unit.
RV while building
With permit
Allowed while you build. Septic approval comes first, then the building permit.
Off-grid and utilities
Off-grid setup
Allowed
Solar, well or hauled water, and septic. Off-grid does not skip permits, and septic comes first.
Power nearby
No
No utility power near the parcel
Water
Well or Haul
On-site: None. Options: Well or Haul. Would be a well, water haul and holding tank or other similar option
Sewer
Septic
On-site: None. Options: Septic.
AllowedWith permitRestrictedNot allowedAsk the county
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What it costs

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$400
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Down payment$150
Doc fee$250
To claim today$400
$125/mo · 72 months
Note maintenance fee$12/mo
Property taxes, prorated$8/mo
Billed monthly$145
Total price$9,150

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Plenty of folks claim sight unseen, and plenty like to walk the corners before they decide. If that is you, we will text you a one-page field guide to take along.

Driving in

  1. Start in the nearest town
    Concho, Apache County
  2. GPS to the parcel center
    34.390254, -109.624966
  3. Look for the road access
    Dirt road frontage · check the corners on the plat before you park

Before you leave town

  • Bring water and layers
    Cell service can drop past the nearest town. Plan for a round-trip without it.
  • Save the corners offline
    Copy the four corner coordinates before you head out.

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