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Hudspeth County, West Texas · near Sierra Blanca · APN 74942: Twenty Private Acres of West Texas With Room to Hunt Your Own

Twenty acres is enough land to walk all morning and still not see the far corner. This stretch of high desert sits in Sierra Prieto near Sierra Blanca, open country where mule deer, quail, and javelina already keep the place company. No county zoning and no HOA, so you can hunt your own ground, camp it, run solar, and build on your own clock. It is the kind of room a small ranch is made of, at a price a working family can actually reach.

Twenty Acres Is the Kind of Number That Changes the Plan

For a long time the dream was small, a lot somewhere quiet, because that is what the budget allowed. Then you run the math out here and the dream gets bigger, because twenty open acres in far West Texas costs less than a good used truck to get started on.

This is real room. Enough ground to hunt your own land in the fall, since the mule deer, quail, and javelina were here long before the survey stakes, and enough to walk off a bad week without crossing your own tracks. Run solar for power, put up a cabin or a full house when you are ready, or just haul the camper out and let twenty acres of quiet do the work no vacation ever quite manages.

You are near Sierra Blanca, a wide spot on I-10 with an outsized place in the record books: this is where the Texas and Pacific and the Southern Pacific railroads were joined in 1881, the second time the country was stitched coast to coast by rail.

Now the honest part: there is no road to the lot yet, so working out the route in comes before any big plans. That is the trade for twenty acres this open and this affordable, and it is a fair one.

Some folks spend a lifetime borrowing other people's land to hunt and camp on. Twenty acres out here means the next season, and the ones after, happen on ground that answers to you.

  • Twenty open acres, enough room to use without crossing your tracks
  • Hunt your own land, with deer, quail, and javelina on it
  • No county zoning and no HOA, so you set the rules
  • Go fully off-grid with solar, a well, and septic
  • Build a cabin or house on your own clock, no size cap
  • Camp or live in an RV while you build
  • Sierra Blanca and I-10 are nearby for fuel and basics
  • El Paso is roughly 90 minutes west for a big-box run

Is this your kind of land

Who this parcel suits

Good fit for

A hunting base camp, off-grid cabin, or self-sufficient homestead where you drill your own well and run your own power.

Not a fit for

Not a fit for someone needing municipal utilities, frequent trips to town, or land that's ready to build on immediately without permitting delays.

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.

31.5196, -105.3220
Center coordinate · drive out on weak signal
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The four corner coordinates
NW31.5196, -105.3220
NE31.5196, -105.3179
SW31.5177, -105.3220
SE31.5178, -105.3179

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

The record

The facts, every one of them

Acreage
20.003 acres
Lot dimensions
1,277 × 702 ft
Subdivision
None
Zoning
No Zoning, Border Subdivision Rules Apply
Utilities
Off-grid. No water, power or sewer to the lot.
Terrain
Flat
Elevation
3,484 ft
Access †
No road reaches the property today. The nearest road is approximately 2,200 feet to the north.
Flood zone
Not mapped by FEMA for this area
Wetlands
A seasonal drainage crosses this parcel
Cell signal
Not confirmed. Plan for none.
Annual taxes
About $280 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 hunting camp first.

Twenty acres and no rulebook is what makes this one a hunter's parcel first. Texas lets you hunt your own land, and there is real habitat here, with mule deer, quail, and javelina already working the high desert around it. Set up a base camp, run solar, drill a well or haul water, and add a cabin or a full house on your own timeline, since the county has no zoning and the only permit a dwelling needs is an on-site septic (OSSF) approval. The honest catch is access: no road reaches the lot yet, so working out the route in is the first job before you plan a build. Get that squared away and you have a small ranch's worth of room to hunt, camp, and eventually settle, all on ground that answers to you.

A plain-language summary of how Hudspeth County's No Zoning, Border Subdivision Rules Apply 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, twenty acres you can hunt, camp, and build on, with no county zoning in the way.
You bring your own power and water, and a dwelling needs only an on-site septic (OSSF) permit. Confirm recorded road access first.
Homes and dwellings
With permit
Living on the land
Allowed
Off-grid and utilities
With permit

Hudspeth County decides what is allowed, not us. Confirm current rules with Planning & Zoning before you buy.

Call (915) 369-2331
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Homes and dwellings
Build a house
With permit
Allowed with a county development permit and septic permit. An unplatted lot can be refused an electric hookup.
Modular home
With permit
Allowed with a state label, plus the county development and septic permits before you connect power.
Manufactured home
With permit
Allowed with a state installation permit. Texas sets no age limit and this is a Wind Zone I county.
Mobile home
With permit
Pre-1976 units are allowed with a $35 Texas Seal. Only cities can ban them, and none here has.
Tiny home
With permit
Allowed on a foundation with a development permit and septic approval. On wheels it is an RV.
Alternative structures
Allowed
Sheds and barns need no county permit. Any outdoor light on them must be shielded and warm-toned.
Living on the land
Tent camping
Allowed
Allowed. The county has no camping ordinance and Texas gives counties no power to write one.
Camp in RV
Allowed
Allowed. No county day limit. Sewage still needs an approved system, and outhouses are not grandfathered.
RV while building
Allowed
Allowed. No permit and no time limit, so you can build at your own pace.
Off-grid and utilities
Off-grid setup
With permit
Solar works, but the light must be shielded. Septic is a county permit and a well is registered 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

Pricing & owner financing

Claim it today
$500
down + doc fee
Down payment$250
Doc fee$250
To claim today$500
$275/mo · 96 months
Note maintenance fee$12/mo
Property taxes, prorated$23/mo
Billed monthly$310
Total price$26,650

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No HOA or POA dues. No utility meters to turn on.
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Listing IDTXHUD-00717

Before you buy

Want to see it first?

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
    Sierra Blanca, Hudspeth County
  2. GPS to the parcel center
    31.5196, -105.3220
  3. Look for the road access
    No built road to the lot · park at the nearest road and walk in to the corners

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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