Huntington Lane, Fort Garland, CO 81133
Years after the 2018 Spring Creek Fire, this slope in Forbes Park is coming back gold. Young aspen stand head-high between the old burned pines, little ponderosas are pushing up through the deadfall, and with the canopy gone the Sangre de Cristos fill the horizon. It's a gated mountain subdivision above Fort Garland, Colorado, better than nine thousand feet up, and it's cabin ground for somebody who can see what this hillside is turning into.
A High-Country Cabin Site With the View Already Cleared
You've wanted a cabin in the Colorado high country for years, and every time you look, mountain land is priced for somebody who already owns a ski condo. This lot is within reach for a reason. The 2018 Spring Creek Fire ran through Forbes Park, and the pines on this slope didn't make it. What's come back since is the part I want you to see.
Walk it in the fall and you're wading through young aspen turning gold and orange, head-high in places (they come straight back up from the old root system after a fire, which is the aspen's whole trick). Little ponderosa seedlings are poking up between the downed logs, wild asters bloom purple along the road, and with the old canopy gone, the Sangre de Cristos sit wide open in front of you. Pick your cabin spot where the view is best, and you get to watch this hillside fill back in around the place you built.
Fort Garland is the nearest town, about fifteen miles southwest in the San Luis Valley, close enough for a supply run and far enough that nobody drops by uninvited. Great Sand Dunes National Park sits a short drive northwest, home to Star Dune, the tallest dune in North America.
Here's the trade. The burned trees are still out there, plenty standing and plenty down, so clearing timber is your first project before a cabin goes up (good news if you heat with wood, since the firewood is already on site). The price reflects that work already, and the new growth is handling the rest on its own schedule.
Folks drive half a day every fall to watch the aspen turn in Colorado, and from a cabin on this slope you'd see it from the porch.
Is this your kind of land
A cabin homestead or modular home at high elevation, with well water and septic, under Colorado peaks and gated community quiet.
Not a fit for mobile homes, RVs, tent camping, or buyers who want to skip architectural review,the HOA requires plan approval and a 600 sq ft minimum.
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.
This is cabin ground first. A single-family cabin is allowed on a Costilla County building permit and an approved septic system, and the build runs through Forbes Park's architectural committee before you break ground, so your plans, colors, and siting all get a sign-off. Finished square footage has to hit at least 600, mobile homes are out, and you power it off-grid with solar and a well or hauled water. For the buyer who wants a real high-country cabin inside a community that holds its standards, that is the whole point.
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.
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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