5 ACRE VALLEY RANCHES AND ESTATES AREA INFORMATION

LOCATION: These properties are located in beautiful Southern Colorado in Costilla County. The ranches and estates are near several communities: Fort Garland, Blanca, Alamosa, Walsenberg and Taos, New Mexico.  All of the 5 acre valley ranches and estate are located in the San Luis Valley, one of the world’s largest and most breathtakingly beautiful mountain valleys. The Sangre De Cristo Mountains to the east, the San Juan Mountains to the west, and the La Garitas Mountains to the north surround the valley. Our property is approximately 210 miles southwest of Denver, 140 miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico and 160 miles southwest of Colorado Springs.

CLIMATE: The average temperature in San Luis Valley Ranges from 82 degrees to a low of 41 degrees during the summer.The average annual precipitation is six and a half inches. Winter brings less than thirty inches of snow.  During the winter the average temperature ranges from high of 41 degrees and low of 1 degree, with a mean temperature of 20 degrees.

ELEVATION: The elevation within the subdivision ranges from approximately 7,700 +/- feet above sea level. The land lies on the floor of a large mountain valley with most of the land being level or gently sloping.

OUTDOOR RECREATION: Colorado is an outdoor paradise for sportsmen and vacationers, presenting a panorama of recreation opportunities. The five acre valley ranches and estates are surrounded by some of the best natural recreation available in America.
More than one-third of Colorado’s land has been reserved for public recreation, with hundreds of thousands of acres operated by the U.S. Forest Service, the Colorado State Land Board, and the Colorado Department of Game, Fish and Parks. Some nearby nationally known parks and forest preserves include the San Isabel National Forest, the Rio Grande National Forest, and the Carson National Forest.   Activities include camping, fishing, hiking, biking, boating, rafting and canoeing.

FISHING AREAS INCLUDE: Rio Grande River, Rio Grande Reservoir, Smiths Reservoir, Mountain Home Reservoir, Conejos River, Huerfano River, and other smaller rivers within Continental Reservoir, Lathrop State Park, Lakes Platoro Reservoir, Road Canyon Reservoir, and Sanchez Reservoir

WINTER SPORTS: Colorado as been called the country’s winter recreation and ski center. A few of the ski areas most accessible from the five acre valley ranches and estates are Monarch Pass, Wolf Creek Pass, Cucharas Pass, and Taos, New Mexico (sixty miles away). Ice Skating, tobogganing and snowmobiling can also be enjoyed here. The closest ski area is Red River - 51 miles from San Luis

GOLF: Nearby Golf Courses are located in Alamosa, Monte Vista, Walsenberg, and Taos.

CAMPING ON YOUR PROPERTY: Property owners may camp, park trailer, or bring camper to their ranch or estate site prior to building. A permanent residence building is not, however, a requirement of purchase. In fact, building is not required.

TAXES: Taxes and other governmental charges are approximately $ 100.00 a year for each five acre parcel. The payment of taxes is the property owners responsibility. There are no special assessments or maintenance payments known or planned at this time, but taxes vary from parcel to parcel according to location.

UTILITIES: GAS: Propane gas service is available through several companies located in nearby towns and Alamosa.

ELECTRIC: The rural electric association has a San Luis Valley branch providing electrical power to outlying areas, and property owners may obtain their own extensions depending upon location, service may be supplied by the Public Service Company of Colorado. It is also possible, and may be desirable to install a privately-owned generator.

SEWER FACILITIES: Private septic tanks or plants may be installed for individual parcels. There are no public sewer facilities within the five acre valley ranches or estates and none are planned or proposed.

WATER: Individual wells may be drilled and have pumps of up to fifteen gallons per minute capacity, per five acres.

TELEPHONE: Cellular phone is available and phone lines vary in distance from the five acre valley ranches and estates, according to location.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS:
Mount Blanca (14,325 Feet High), Rio Grande River
Great Sand Dunes National Monument, San Isabel National Forest
Wheeler Monument (The Famed Priceless Pinnacles),Conejos, with Colorado’s Oldest Church
Creede-Famous Gold mining Town, Crestone Needle,Cumbres Pass
Rio Grande National Forest, Cumbres and Toltec Scenic RailRoad (Antonio)
Fort Garland -- Home of Kit Carson, Kit Carson Creek, Kit Carson Trail
Manassa -- Birthplace of Jack Dempsey, the Manassa Mauler
Monte Vista, the Sky-Hi Stampede and Rodeo, Pike’s Stockade, Platoro Reservoir
San Luis -- Colorado’s Oldest Town and first Spanish Mission
Alamosa City Park,South Fork

ACCESSIBILITY TO RANCHES: Your 5 acre parcel can be reached year-round by major highways found in the San Luis Valley.

MEDICAL FACILITIES: Alamosa and Taos have excellent medical and dental facilities plus a community hospital with complete medical and surgical facilities.

SCHOOLS: Colorado schools maintain a well-deserved national reputation. San Luis recently completed a new high school, which also has primary and secondary schools. The Cities of Blanca and Alamosa also provide primary and secondary schools. Alamosa is the home of Adams State College, a four year, state supported college. Colorado has a total of 21 universities and colleges offering training in every skill sought by business and industry.

TRANSPORTATION: HIGHWAYS: Numerous highways crisscross the San Luis Valley - U.S. 285 from North to South, U.S. 160 (the famed Navajo trail) from east to west, and Interstate 25, which links Denver, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque.

AIR TRAVEL: United Airlines (United Express) provides four scheduled flights per day to Alamosa Municipal Airport. Blanca and San Luis supplies private airports.

BUS SERVICE: Greyhound Trailways bus lines serves Alamosa, Ft. Garland, Blanca, and Pueblo.

SHOPPING FACILITIES: The city of Alamosa has numerous stores, super markets, churches, hotels/motels, movie theaters, bowling alleys, restaurants and lounges, banks, a savings and loan association, and camping facilities. The town of Blanca has churches, a general store, a farm implement company, a post office, a cafe, restaurants, a lounge, and a fishing and hunting supply store.