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Hudspeth County, West Texas · near Sierra Blanca · APN 72603: High Ground You Hike Into, and Nobody Follows

High desert at 4,806 feet in the Gunsight Ranch country north of Sierra Blanca, with the nearest dirt road about 1,500 feet off to the west and south. No road reaches the parcel, no power is near it, and Hudspeth County has no zoning to say what you do once you're on it. If your idea of a campsite is one nobody else can drive to, this is the walk.

A Quarter Mile Is All the Fence You Need

Some people want a driveway. Some people want the opposite: a piece of ground the truck can't quite reach, so the only footprints on it are theirs. If you're the second kind, the price of every parcel with a road to the door has been telling you no for years. This one says yes, and it says it about 1,500 feet past the nearest road.

Park where the dirt track ends, shoulder the pack, and walk up onto five acres at 4,806 feet of high desert. Set the tent where the ground is level, build a fire ring that will still be there next trip, and watch the Gunsight Ranch country go dark in every direction (the stars out here don't compete with anything, including you). Hudspeth County has no zoning and no clock, so a small cabin someday is your call, and camping in the meantime is nobody's business but yours.

You're north of Sierra Blanca, about half an hour from town by the time you've made the walk, and roughly an hour and a half east of El Paso. Sierra Blanca's courthouse, built in 1920, is the only adobe courthouse still doing its job in Texas, which tells you something about how this county likes to do things: the old way, and for a long time.

The trade is the road, or the absence of one: no road reaches the lot, no power comes near it, and every gallon of water arrives on your back or in your truck bed (that's also why it costs what it costs, and why it stays empty between your visits).

Out here nobody is going to find your campsite by accident. That is the whole idea.

  • No zoning, no HOA, and no limit on camping nights
  • High ground at 4,806 feet with the whole Gunsight country in view
  • Hike-in privacy, about 1,500 feet past the nearest dirt road
  • Dark West Texas skies right over your tent
  • Go fully off-grid with solar, hauled water or a well, and septic
  • Sierra Blanca about half an hour, Van Horn about an hour
  • El Paso, about ninety minutes west, for Walmart and Home Depot
  • Low annual property taxes carry it for years between trips

Is this your kind of land

Who this parcel suits

Good fit for

A remote off-grid homestead, well-fed cabin, or base camp where you dig your own water and power your own way.

Not a fit for

Anyone needing municipal utilities, frequent nearby services, or a quick resale. This parcel rewards patience and self-reliance.

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.

31.3800, -105.4734
Center coordinate · drive out on weak signal
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The four corner coordinates
NW31.3800, -105.4734
NE31.3800, -105.4719
SW31.3786, -105.4734
SE31.3786, -105.4719

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

The record

The facts, every one of them

Acreage
5.14 acres
Lot dimensions
512 × 475 ft
Subdivision
None
Zoning
No Zoning, Border Subdivision Rules Apply
Utilities
Off-grid. No water, power or sewer to the lot.
Terrain
Flat
Elevation
4,806 ft
Access †
The nearest dirt road is about 1,500 feet to the west or south of this property.
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 $80 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 an off-grid retreat first.

Off-grid here starts with the walk: the nearest dirt road stops about 1,500 feet short, so the first season is a pack, a tent, and water you carried. Once you are ready for more, the county is built for it: solar, wind, or a generator for power, a well registered with the water district or a hauled tank, and a county-permitted septic, with a site-built house, a manufactured or modular home with its state label, a mobile home with a Texas Seal, or a tiny home on a foundation all allowed and no clock on any of them. Sort out the access with a Land Specialist before you plan anything a truck has to deliver.

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, you can camp or build here. Hudspeth County has no zoning and no time limit; a development permit and a septic permit are the whole county process.
There is no road onto the lot (the nearest dirt road is about 1,500 feet west or south) and no power nearby, so this is a hike-in camp first and a build only after access is sorted.
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

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$400
down + doc fee
Down payment$150
Doc fee$250
To claim today$400
$125/mo · 72 months
Note maintenance fee$12/mo
Property taxes, prorated$7/mo
Billed monthly$144
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
    Sierra Blanca, Hudspeth County
  2. GPS to the parcel center
    31.3800, -105.4734
  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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