Your Escape in Colorado
San Luis, CO 81152
Costilla County, Colorado
Land Description
Owner Financing:
- $139 down (plus the $249 doc fee)
- $139 down $139/Mo for 60 months (plus prorated taxes and note maintenance fee)
2.5 Acres in Colorado
Most people think about getting away more than they realize.
Not a hotel. Not a booked campground. Just a place that is yours - open, quiet, and ready whenever you are.
This 2.53-Acre property in Costilla County, Colorado gives you that. Flat, open land with easy road access, no HOA, and camping allowed. You can use it on your terms.
The property
This is 2.53 acres of rural Colorado land in the San Luis Valley. The terrain is flat and open - easy to park on, camp on, and use right away. No steep slopes. No heavy brush. Just wide, usable space with big skies in every direction.
Key property details:
2.53 acres of flat, open high-desert terrain
Located in Costilla County, Colorado
Apn: 71205910
No HOA
Camping and RVs allowed
Road access via Casa Blanca Rd, Cavalry Trail, and Rd J
Annual property taxes approximately $60
This is a quiet, less-traveled part of Colorado where people come to slow down. Clean air, dark skies, and open land as far as you can see.
Easy to access
The property is easy to reach using simple dirt roads. Casa Blanca Rd, Cavalry Trail, and Rd J all provide access to the land. No locked gates. No complicated routes.
Whether you are coming for a weekend or staying longer, getting in and out is simple.
Use it on your terms
There is no HOA here. Camping and RVs are both allowed on the property.
What that looks like in practice:
Set up a tent or bring a camper or Rv
Build a fire and cook outside
Camp for up to 14 days every 3 months
Bring friends or come alone
Come back each season and do it all over again
Most campgrounds come with time limits, posted rules, and neighbors nearby. This land is different. You own it. You set the schedule within what the county allows - and for most people who want a real escape a few times a year, 14 days every 3 months is more than enough.
What a weekend here feels like
You leave after work on a Friday. The drive takes you out of the city and into open country. By the time you turn onto the dirt road, the week has already started to feel far away.
You pull onto your land. No one else is here. The sky is wide. You set up camp, start a fire, and sit outside until late.
In the morning you wake up with the sun. You make coffee and watch the light move across the land. No schedule. No noise. Just space.
Over time this becomes your spot. The place you come back to. The place you know well - where to park, where the light hits best, which direction the wind comes from.
That is what owning land like this feels like.
Towns and nearby areas
Being on rural Colorado land does not mean being far from everything. When you need supplies, real towns are close:
Alamosa - closest larger town for food, fuel, and essentials
Fort Garland, Monte Vista, Mosca, and Center - all within easy reach
US Highway 285 and Route 159 nearby for easy travel in any direction
When you want to explore, there is plenty nearby:
Spanish Peaks Wilderness
Cano's Castle
Mother Mary's Garden
La Otra Banda Ranch
Colorado State Line Welcome Sign
Pricing and owner financing
This Colorado land for sale is priced to be accessible. Owner financing Colorado land is available with low entry costs:
Cash price: $4,699
Down payment: $139
Monthly payment: $139 for 60 months
One-time doc fee: $249
Annual property taxes: approximately $60
HOA fees: none
Sixty dollars a year in taxes. No association dues. No surprise fees. Just simple, predictable costs on land you actually own.
Think about what a weekend trip usually costs. Hotel, gas, food, entry fees - it adds up and at the end you own nothing. This land changes that. The monthly payment is low, and when it is done you own a real piece of rural Colorado property outright.
Why this land holds value
Off-grid land in Colorado is not becoming easier to find. The San Luis Valley is growing in interest and land like this - flat, accessible, no HOA, camping-friendly - is exactly what more people are looking for.
This property works well right now as a camping and escape property. It also leaves your options open for later:
Flat terrain that is easy to build on if plans change
Road access already in place
No HOA restrictions limiting future use
Potential for future utility access as the area develops
You are not just buying a place to camp. You are buying a real asset in Costilla County land that you can hold, use, and return to for years.
This is what it means to own land
There is something that happens when land becomes yours. Something that is hard to describe until you have experienced it.
You start to think differently about the week. You know that at the end of it, if you need to, you can go. You have a place. Not a place you need to book or pay for or share with strangers. Just your land, sitting out there in Costilla County, ready whenever you are.
Over time it becomes part of how you think about yourself. This is where I go. This is my spot. Friends ask where you disappear to on long weekends and you tell them about the land. You start to know it the quiet way you know places you have returned to many times.
It is a small piece of land by some measures. But it is not a small thing.
Your next step
If you have been carrying that quiet feeling - the one that says you just need a place to go that is actually yours - this property is worth a real conversation.
Owning land like this is not a small decision. It should feel clear before it feels final.
Call our team today. We will walk through everything with you - the land, the access, the numbers, and anything else you want to understand before making a move. You will talk with someone who actually cares about your dream.
State: Co
County: Costilla
Zip: 81152
Size: 2.53 acres
Apn: 71205910
Legal Description: W.H.M. Section C BLK 19 Lot 2 (WD 250-92) (DC 396-51)
Lat/Long Coordinates:
Nw: 37.114064, -105.499850
Ne: 37.114378, -105.499003
Sw: 37.113169, -105.499778
Se: 37.113611, -105.498572
Elevation: 7800 ft feet
Annual Taxes: Approx. $60 per year
Zoning: Residential
Flood Zone: No
HOA/POA: No
Improvements: No improvements done.
Access: Dirt Road
Water: Will need to install a Well
Sewer: Will need to install a Septic System
Utilities: Utilities Available nearby
Owner Financing:
- $139 down (plus the $249 doc fee)
$139 down $139/Mo for 60 months (plus prorated taxes and note maintenance fee)
We do not offer owner financing for residential use or full-time living on the property during the financing term.
Land Maps & Attachments
Directions to Land
From Alamosa, Colorado 81101, USA to Rd J, San Luis, CO 81152, USA
-Follow Fourth St to US-160 E 2 min (0.5 mi)
-Head south on Ross Ave toward Fourth St 66 ft
-Turn left at the 1st cross street onto Fourth St 0.4 mi
-Take CO-159 S to Rd J in Costilla County 50 min (50.3 mi)
-Turn left onto US-160 E 24.7 mi
-Turn right onto CO-159 S/Miranda Ave
-Continue to follow CO-159 S 25.6 mi
-Drive to Rd J 4 min (1.2 mi)
-Turn left onto Rd J 1.1 mi
-Slight left onto Casa Blanca Dr 0.1 mi
-Turn right at the 1st cross street onto Cavalry Trail 177 ft
-Turn left at the 1st cross street onto Rd J
-Destination will be on the left 207 ft
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