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Taos County, New Mexico · near Tres Piedras · APN 1060155516239: Build a Solar Cabin on Open High Desert Near Tres Piedras

Coyote Bluff Road, Tres Piedras, NM 87577

Out here the ground runs level and open, sagebrush in every direction and enough sky to make you forget what a streetlight looks like. This is off-grid high desert near Tres Piedras, where solar and hauled water are just how it's done and there's no HOA to answer to. Bring a build plan for a small cabin, a set of solar panels, and a truck that likes a dirt road.

Sun, Sagebrush, and a Quarter-Acre That Answers to You

You've been priced out of the land you actually want, and every lot that looked affordable came with an HOA, a monthly dues bill, or both. That's the thing about a place like this. Nobody out here is going to tell you what color to paint the shed or when your grass is too tall, because there's no association and no dues here to begin with.

Picture a small solar cabin on level, open ground, the panels catching more sun than you'll know what to do with and the nearest neighbor far enough that quiet actually means quiet. Off-gridder, solar-cabin builder, weekend granite scrambler, fella who'd rather answer to the weather than a homeowners' board? This little patch fits all of you. You build a real place here, then drive out on the weekends to use it.

Tres Piedras sits a few minutes north, and Taos is about 30 miles east when you need a real town. The name Tres Piedras means three rocks, for the granite outcrops that made it one of only two rock-climbing areas west of the Rio Grande in New Mexico, with Carson National Forest right at the edge of town.

There's no power pole and no well to lean on out here, so you run on sun and hauled water, which is exactly how folks around Carson Estates have always done it.

There's a stretch of high desert out past Tres Piedras that never did care who you were back home, and that's the kind of ground worth showing up for.

  • No HOA and no dues, so nobody hands you a rulebook
  • Go fully off-grid on solar, the way Carson Estates already runs
  • Build a site-built, modular, or manufactured home on your timeline
  • Taos sits about 30 miles east, roughly a 45-minute drive
  • Full-service Walmart, hospital, and supply runs wait in Taos
  • Granite climbing and Carson National Forest start just up the road
  • Dark high-desert skies and open sagebrush for real quiet and stargazing
  • Level, open ground ready for the cabin you draw up

Is this your kind of land

Who this parcel suits

Good fit for

A solar cabin, off-grid homestead, or modular home on flat high desert with no utility infrastructure to fight.

Not a fit for

Not a fit for camping, RV living, or manufactured-home setup. This parcel requires a permitted structure and a well or water-haul system.

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.

36.501819, -105.819922
Center coordinate · drive out on weak signal
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The four corner coordinates
NW36.5018, -105.8199
NE36.5018, -105.8193
SW36.5016, -105.8199
SE36.5016, -105.8193

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

The record

The facts, every one of them

Acreage
0.25 acres
Lot dimensions
175 × 65 ft
Subdivision
None
Zoning
County Rural Area
Utilities
Off-grid. No water, power or sewer to the lot.
Terrain
Flat
Elevation
7,380 ft
Access †
The property can be accessed via a dirt road on the Eastern portion of the lot.
Flood zone
Not in a FEMA flood zone
Wetlands
None mapped in the national wetlands inventory
Cell signal
Not confirmed. Plan for none.
Annual taxes
About $5.07 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.

This one is built for going off the grid on your own terms. There's no power at the lot and no community water, so the play is solar panels, a cistern or hauled water, and an engineered septic system signed off by the state. The ground sits level and open with all-day sun, and with no HOA and no dues, what you put up and how you power it is your call inside the county's permit. It's a build-a-cabin-and-visit lot, not a park-the-RV-and-live lot, so come in with a plan to put up a real structure.

A plain-language summary of how Taos County's County Rural Area 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.

A buildable off-grid quarter-acre near Tres Piedras for a small solar cabin you build and visit, not for full-time RV or tent living.
No grid power, no viable well (haul water or cistern), engineered septic needs New Mexico Environment Department approval, access is unimproved dirt, and permanent RV or tent occupancy is not allowed.
Homes and dwellings
With permit
Living on the land
Restricted
Off-grid and utilities
With permit

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

Call (575) 737-6440
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Homes and dwellings
Build a house
With permit
Allowed with a county zoning clearance and building permit. Legal access and a buildable-lot check come first.
Modular home
With permit
Allowed with a county building permit. A modular home sits on a permanent foundation and meets the full building code.
Manufactured home
With permit
Allowed with a zoning clearance and a state install permit. Only homes built to 1976 HUD standards or newer.
Mobile home
Not allowed
Not allowed. A home built before 1976 cannot be transported in and set up under county rules.
Tiny home
With permit
Allowed on a foundation, up to 400 sq ft, with a building permit. On wheels it counts as an RV.
Alternative structures
Restricted
Sheds and accessory buildings need a permit and a house on the lot first. A yurt cannot be the dwelling.
Living on the land
Tent camping
Ask the county
The county has no tent camping rule either way. Nothing sets a day limit and nothing formally permits it.
Camp in RV
Restricted
Allowed 30 days at a time, then the RV must leave the lot for 30 days. Not a permanent residence.
RV while building
With permit
Allowed while you build, with a letter of request before the RV arrives. Good for 180 days, extendable.
Off-grid and utilities
Off-grid setup
With permit
Solar, a well and septic all work. Off-grid does not skip permits, and the state permits the well and septic.
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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$300
down + doc fee
Down payment$50
Doc fee$250
To claim today$300
$95/mo · 20 months
Note maintenance fee$12/mo
Property taxes, prorated$5/mo
Billed monthly$112
Total price$1,950

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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
    Tres Piedras, Taos County
  2. GPS to the parcel center
    36.501819, -105.819922
  3. Look for the road access
    Dirt road frontage · check the corners on the plat before you park

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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