These photos are from the surrounding area, not this exact parcel. They show the kind of country the lot sits in.
Hovenweep Trail, San Luis, CO 81152
Hovenweep Trail runs right along this half acre, and the Rio Grande is about 650 feet away. It's flat desert ground in Rio Grande Ranches, south of San Luis, Colorado, with nothing between you and the Sangre de Cristos but sage. It's not a building lot. It's a camp spot that's yours every season, for anyone who's tired of reservation websites.
A Campsite That's Never Booked
If you camp, you know the routine: refresh the reservation site at 7 a.m., lose the good spots in four minutes, and end up beside a generator that runs all night. This lot ends that routine. It's a half acre of your own ground down the road from the Rio Grande, and nobody else gets to reserve it.
Hovenweep Trail is a graded dirt road that runs right along the lot, and the Rio Grande is about 650 feet off. Set up the tent or pull the camper in, build a fire once the sun drops, and watch the Sangre de Cristos go pink across the valley (the light show is free, and nobody's charging a day-use fee for it). Come back for a couple of weeks every season, and in between it's a low-cost piece of Colorado you get to hold.
San Luis is the town you'll pass on the way in, about 25 miles northeast. It was founded on April 5, 1851, and it's the oldest continuously inhabited town in Colorado, so the folks there have had some practice at hospitality.
Here's the trade, and it's not a building lot. At a half acre it's under the county's one-acre minimum for a septic system, so this is camp ground, not house ground, and the county caps camping at 14 days in any three months. The price reflects that already, which is how a spot this close to the river stays within reach.
The river was running long before anybody drew lot lines out here, and it'll still be running the first morning you wake up on your own ground.
On the ground
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.
Corner coordinates are approximate. Verify against the recorded plat before relying on them.
The record
† From county maps and records. Check with the county, or ask your Land Specialist what we have on file.
Dig deeper
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.
Bring the tent or the camper for up to two weeks at a stretch about 650 feet from the Rio Grande. It's a weekend spot of your own, close to the water, with nobody else holding the reservation.
A plain-language summary of how Costilla County's Estate Residential 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.
Camping and RV use are welcome, up to 21 days per stay, twice a year. Longer stays need a county permit.
Costilla County decides what is allowed, not us. Confirm current rules with Planning & Zoning before you buy.
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