Coward Road, Fort Garland, CO 81133
Piñon and juniper cover this stretch of Sangre de Cristo foothills, up near 8,300 feet, with Blanca Peak filling the skyline and the San Luis Valley rolling out to the west. Power already runs to the road here, so you bring a well and a septic and put up the cabin, whether that's a fly-fishing base camp or a place to finally slow down. The zoning welcomes a site-built or manufactured home, and the dark valley skies come standard.
Real Colorado Mountain Country, Priced So You Can Actually Own It
Colorado mountain land usually comes with a Colorado mountain price, the kind that keeps regular families admiring it from the highway. This piece breaks that rule. It's a little over five acres of juniper and piñon in the Sangre de Cristo foothills, sitting high and quiet with the whole San Luis Valley opening up below and Blanca Peak standing over all of it.
Power already runs to the road, so this isn't a rough off-grid project unless you want it to be. Bring a well and a septic, put up a cabin or set a manufactured home, and you've got a mountain place that's genuinely yours. Fly fisher, elk hunter, cabin builder, or the family that just wants a treed spot to disappear to a few weeks a year? The valley has a spot for each of you. The Rio Grande and its trout are a short drive off, and the Great Sand Dunes are close enough for a day trip when the kids want to climb something.
Fort Garland and San Luis are each about fifteen minutes out for fuel and groceries, close enough to be easy and far enough to keep the quiet. Here's something worth knowing about this valley: San Luis, just down the road, is the oldest town in all of Colorado, settled back in 1851, so people have been choosing this ground for a very long time.
The way in is a dirt county road that earns its keep after a good snow, so bring something with clearance in winter, which is a small price for country this open.
Folks have been putting down roots in this valley since before Colorado was a state, and there's still room for one more.
Is this your kind of land
A mountain homestead with well water and septic, trees for privacy, and hunting-fishing access near Blanca Peak.
Not a fit for mobile homes, tiny homes, or full-time RV living. This parcel requires a permitted house, modular home, or manufactured home to settle long-term.
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.
Clear a spot among the junipers and that's your building site, with power already run to the road, so you add a well or a water haul, put in a septic, and raise a cabin or set a manufactured home. At better than five acres you've got room to spread out and keep most of it wild, with Blanca Peak over your shoulder and the San Luis Valley out front. Until the build is done you can camp on it with a county permit, and the Rio Grande and the Great Sand Dunes are close enough to fill the weekends.
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.
Sangre De Cristo Ranches voluntary association covenants are stricter than county zoning here: Mobile home tightened by covenant.
Costilla County decides what is allowed, not us. Confirm current rules with Planning & Zoning before you buy.
What it costs
Pay it off early, any time, with no penalty.
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