Our Most Beautiful Alamosa Property
Sherman Ave : Alamosa, CO 81101
Alamosa County, Colorado
Farm Description
Own Your Colorado Homestead - 5.36-Acre Property Next to the Blanca Wetlands
Discover the perfect foundation for your self-sufficient lifestyle on this exceptional 5.36-Acre property in Colorado's stunning San Luis Valley. Positioned next to the pristine Blanca Wetlands Wildlife Habitat with breathtaking mountain views, level terrain ready for building, RV and camping permitted, and the vibrant town of Alamosa just 10 miles away, this property isn't just land - it's your opportunity to escape the rat race and create the independent, sustainable homestead you've been dreaming of for your family.
Why This Property Stands Out For Homesteaders:
SUBSTANTIAL 5.36 Acres For True Self-Sufficiency: This isn't a cramped quarter-acre lot where you're squeezed next to neighbors with barely enough space for a tiny garden. This is a generous 5.36-Acre parcel - over five full acres - that provides genuine room to create a complete homesteading operation and self-sufficient lifestyle. Establish extensive vegetable gardens and orchards that can actually feed your family year-round, not just supplement grocery bills. Raise chickens, goats, rabbits, or other livestock for meat, eggs, and milk without worrying about space limitations or neighbor complaints. Build multiple structures including your main home, workshop, barn, greenhouse, root cellar, and storage buildings. Install solar panels with plenty of room for optimal placement and future expansion. Dig a well without space constraints. Create composting systems, rainwater collection, and other sustainable infrastructure. Plant privacy trees and windbreaks. Design permaculture systems with swales, food forests, and productive landscapes. The five-plus acres gives you the space to actually implement homesteading systems that work, not just play at self-sufficiency on an inadequate lot. This is real acreage for real independence.
LEVEL Terrain Makes Development Practical And Affordable: The property features level terrain that's a massive practical advantage for homesteaders on limited budgets. Level land means straightforward, affordable construction without expensive excavation or complex foundation engineering eating up resources better spent on sustainable systems. You can build your home, barn, and outbuildings without fighting challenging slopes that drive up costs. Installing gardens is easier when you're not constantly battling erosion and water runoff issues. Setting up solar arrays, water storage tanks, and other homestead infrastructure is simpler and more effective on level ground. Running animals is safer and more practical without steep terrain creating hazards. The level terrain translates directly into lower development costs and easier implementation of your self-sufficient systems - critical factors when every dollar counts and you're building everything yourself.
RV And Camping Permitted - Start Living Now: Unlike many properties that restrict temporary living, this land welcomes RVs and camping with proper permitting. This is a game-changing advantage for homesteaders transitioning from conventional life. Move your RV or camper onto your property immediately and start living on your land while you build, develop systems, and transition to self-sufficiency. Save thousands in rent that would otherwise drain resources needed for building your homestead. Work your land daily rather than driving back and forth from rental housing. Live simply in an RV while you develop water sources, establish gardens, and construct permanent buildings gradually as budget allows. Experience the property through all seasons before finalizing placement of your home and infrastructure. This flexibility lets you escape rent payments and monthly housing expenses immediately, redirecting those resources toward building your self-sufficient future rather than enriching a landlord.
POWER Within Reach For Hybrid Systems: Power infrastructure is accessible through Excel Energy ) or San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative or ). This proximity gives you valuable flexibility in designing your energy systems. Go completely off-grid with solar if that's your vision, or start with a hybrid approach using grid power while you gradually develop solar capacity as budget allows. Having the option to connect to grid power provides a safety net during your transition phase or backup during extended cloudy periods. Many successful homesteaders use strategic grid connection for critical systems like well pumps while going solar for most daily needs. The availability of power gives you options and reduces risk during your transition to self-sufficiency.
MINIMAL Build Requirements Maximize Freedom: The minimum building requirement is just 500 square feet - perfectly aligned with homesteading values of simple living and minimal debt. Build a modest, efficient 500-800 square foot home that's easy to heat with wood or solar, simple to maintain, and affordable to construct with salvaged materials or owner-built methods. The tiny minimum means you can focus resources on productive infrastructure like greenhouses, water systems, and livestock facilities rather than being forced into an expensive house you don't need. Mobile homes are accepted, providing an affordable housing option that frees up capital for developing your homestead systems. Small cabins are approved for those who want to build simple, debt-free shelter. This regulatory flexibility respects your right to live simply and prioritize productivity over appearances.
LIVESTOCK Welcome - Raise Your OWN Food: This property explicitly welcomes livestock, which is essential for serious homesteading. Raise chickens for eggs and meat - fresh, healthy protein your family can depend on. Keep goats for milk, cheese, and meat while they clear brush and improve land. Raise rabbits for efficient, prolific meat production requiring minimal space and feed. Consider pigs for meat and land clearing. Establish a small beef operation if desired. Raise sheep for wool, meat, and milk. The ability to raise animals for food, fiber, and farmyard fertility transforms this from just land into a genuine food production system that can drastically reduce or eliminate grocery dependency. This is where homesteading transitions from theory to reality - when you're actually producing significant amounts of your family's food on your own land.
NEXT TO Blanca Wetlands - Wildlife Abundance And Natural Beauty: Your property sits adjacent to the Blanca Wetlands Wildlife Habitat, a pristine natural area that provides exceptional benefits for homesteaders. The wetlands support incredible wildlife viewing and hunting opportunities when legal and in season - wild game can supplement your family's meat supply. Birdwatching becomes both education and entertainment for homeschooled children learning about ecology and nature. The protected wetlands ensure your views and natural surroundings won't be destroyed by development. The proximity to this natural area provides endless outdoor education opportunities for children growing up connected to nature rather than screens. Study ecosystems, observe wildlife, learn tracking, foraging, and wilderness skills. The wetlands enhance your property value through proximity to permanent green space while offering your family daily connection to wild nature that's increasingly rare in modern life.
SPECTACULAR Mountain Views Inspire Daily Living: Wake up to breathtaking views of Mt. Blanca, one of Colorado's highest peaks, towering majestically over your homestead. Watch the sun rise behind the Great Sand Dunes National Park, painting the landscape in stunning colors that never get old. These aren't just pretty views - they're daily inspiration that reminds you why you chose this path, why you rejected conventional life, why you're working hard to build something meaningful. On difficult days when homesteading feels overwhelming, these mountain vistas ground you and reconnect you to the bigger purpose. For children growing up on your homestead, these mountains become the backdrop of childhood memories that shape their entire lives. This scenery isn't a luxury - it's part of the quality of life that makes simple, hard-working homestead living deeply fulfilling rather than just poverty.
ALAMOSA Just 10 Miles Away - Practical Convenience: Your property sits only 10 miles from Alamosa, a genuine town of 16,000 people with real services and amenities. This proximity is crucial for homesteaders who want self-sufficiency but understand the importance of access to practical resources. Purchase groceries and supplies you don't yet produce yourself at reasonable prices without long drives. Access medical care when needed without being hours from help. Buy building materials, farm supplies, animal feed, and tools locally. Sell excess homestead production at farmers markets. Access libraries for homeschool resources. Connect with other homesteaders and like-minded people building similar lifestyles. The regional airport provides connections when necessary. Adams State University offers educational resources and cultural events. This isn't isolated survivalist living where you're completely cut off - it's strategic homesteading with access to town resources when beneficial while maintaining independence and distance when desired.
QUICK Access VIA Fourmile Road: Located just one-quarter mile from Fourmile Road, a well-maintained route into Alamosa, your property provides reliable year-round access without the challenges of truly remote locations. Drive to town for supplies in minutes rather than hours. Emergency services can reach you if needed. You're accessible enough to receive deliveries and have visitors without the extreme isolation that makes some homestead locations impractical, especially during transition phases or with young children.
WELL OR Cistern For Water Independence: Well drilling or cistern systems, giving you control over your water supply - one of the most critical elements of self-sufficient living. Drill a well and achieve complete water independence, eliminating monthly water bills forever. Install cistern systems for water delivery and sustainable water harvesting. Develop hybrid systems combining multiple water sources for reliability and redundancy. Water independence isn't just cost savings - it's freedom from municipal control, protection against service disruptions, and genuine self-reliance that defines successful homesteading.
Affordable Ownership Options For Limited Budgets:
Cash Price: Own it outright for just $11,985 plus $249 doc fee
For homesteaders with limited savings, this cash price is remarkably affordable for over five acres in Colorado with mountain views and homesteading potential.
Owner Financing - No Credit Check Required: We understand that homesteaders often have limited resources but strong commitment and work ethic. That's why we offer straightforward owner financing with no bank involvement, no credit checks, no income verification, and no complicated approval processes that exclude good people seeking a better path.
• Initial deposit: Just $349 to get started (includes $249 non-refundable doc fee plus $100 down payment toward purchase price)
• Monthly payments: Only $350/Month for 40 months - less than rent anywhere, and every payment builds equity in land you'll own
• Total financed amount: $14,100 over 40 months
• Deed transferred upon completion: Once your final payment is made, the deed is transferred and filed with the county recorder in your name - simple and fair
No hidden fees. No balloon payments. No interest. No prepayment penalties. Just honest terms that make land ownership achievable for families ready to work hard and build something real.
This financing structure lets you secure your homestead property now while still working conventional jobs, make manageable payments while transitioning your lifestyle, and own the land free and clear within 3-4 years - right around the time your homestead systems are maturing and producing. Strategic timing that supports your transition journey.
EXCEPTIONALLY LOW Annual Taxes: At just $75.06 annually, property taxes won't burden your self-sufficient lifestyle or force you back into conventional employment to cover expenses. That's barely more than a tank of gas - not a crushing expense that undermines the whole point of homesteading. Low taxes mean you can actually live on less, work less for money, and focus more on developing productive systems that support your family directly. This is critical for homesteaders seeking to escape wage slavery and live more independently.
About Alamosa County & The San Luis Valley:
Alamosa County sits in Colorado's stunning San Luis Valley, a unique high-altitude basin surrounded by towering mountain ranges that creates exceptional conditions for homesteading and self-sufficient living. This isn't just another rural area - it's a special place where nature, climate, community, and practical resources combine to support independent lifestyles.
GATEWAY TO Great Sand Dunes National Park: Living near Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve means your children grow up with one of America's most unique natural wonders in their backyard. The massive sand dunes provide endless free recreation, exploration, and wonder that doesn't require admission fees or commercial entertainment. Hike the dunes, slide down sandy slopes, wade in Medano Creek, observe unique ecology, and experience landscapes found nowhere else on Earth. This proximity to protected wilderness ensures your family has access to nature experiences that foster resilience, wonder, and connection to the natural world - values essential to successful homesteading families.
ABUNDANT Wildlife And Natural Resources: The San Luis Valley's network of rivers and wetlands supports exceptional wildlife populations that enhance homestead living. Observe majestic bald eagles soaring overhead. Watch sandhill cranes during migration seasons. Study countless bird species with children learning natural sciences through direct observation rather than textbooks alone. Hunt legally and ethically when in season to supplement your homestead meat production. Fish productive waters for fresh protein. Forage wild edibles carefully and sustainably. The natural abundance here supports homesteading in practical ways while providing educational opportunities for children learning to live in harmony with nature.
HIGH-ALTITUDE Climate For Serious Homesteaders: The San Luis Valley's high elevation creates a distinctive climate that presents both challenges and advantages for homesteaders. The intense high-altitude sunshine provides exceptional solar energy potential - critical for off-grid power systems. The dry climate reduces pest and disease pressure on gardens and livestock. Cool nights even in summer create ideal conditions for many crops. The 300-Plus sunny days annually mean reliable solar production and outdoor work conditions. Winter snow provides moisture for cisterns and gardens. The climate rewards hard work, smart planning, and resilience - exactly what homesteading develops in families. This isn't easy living, but it's honest living that builds capable, resourceful people.
HOMESTEADING Community And Resources: The San Luis Valley has a growing community of homesteaders, permaculturists, and people living alternative lifestyles. Connect with others on similar paths, share knowledge and resources, trade surplus production, and find the support network that makes homesteading sustainable long-term. The Alamosa Farmers Market provides an outlet for selling excess homestead production - eggs, vegetables, meat, crafts - turning your productivity into supplemental income that reduces need for conventional employment. The area's acceptance of alternative lifestyles means less judgment and more support for families choosing this path.
AFFORDABLE Living Region: Colorado's San Luis Valley is one of the state's most affordable areas, with living costs far below Denver, Boulder, or resort towns. This affordability extends beyond land prices to groceries, services, and daily expenses - critical for homesteaders living on reduced cash income while building self-sufficient systems. Your limited resources stretch further here, giving you breathing room during the challenging transition years.
FOUR-SEASON Climate Builds Resilience: The valley experiences four distinct seasons that teach valuable lessons about natural cycles, planning, and resilience. Summers are productive growing seasons with long days perfect for establishing gardens and infrastructure. Fall brings harvest season and preparation for winter. Winters are cold but manageable, teaching fire management, food preservation, and self-reliance skills. Spring brings renewal and new beginnings. Living through genuine seasons rather than climate-controlled monotony builds capable, adaptable families who understand and respect natural rhythms.
Endless Possibilities For Your Homestead:
Whether you're escaping urban life to raise children naturally, building a permaculture food forest and self-sufficient compound, establishing an off-grid solar-powered homestead, creating a livestock operation and small farm, developing a family legacy property for future generations, or simply claiming your piece of Colorado to live free from debt and conventional constraints, this 5.36-Acre property next to Blanca Wetlands delivers the space, terrain, regulatory freedom, and practical access that makes successful homesteading achievable.
Picture your family waking up in your RV or small cabin with Mt. Blanca towering overhead, spending days working your gardens and tending animals while children play freely outdoors. Imagine chickens foraging across your land, goats clearing brush, vegetables growing abundantly in raised beds you built yourself. Envision solar panels powering your well pump, a greenhouse extending your growing season, a root cellar filled with preserved harvest. Consider the freedom of owning land with $75 annual taxes, no mortgage payment, no rent extracting your wages, no utility bills if you build systems right. Think about children growing up learning real skills, understanding where food comes from, developing work ethic and self-reliance that screen-addicted kids will never know. This property offers you the homestead canvas - you provide the vision, work ethic, and commitment to build something real and lasting.
Property Details:
Apn: 03
Location: Sherman Ave, Alamosa, Co
County: Alamosa County
Subdivision: Mt Blanca Valley Ranches
Acreage: 5.36 acres
Terrain: Level
Zoning: Residential with 500 sq. ft. minimum
RV Allowed: Yes, with permit, septic, and water access
Camping: Permitted for 180 days without septic, and water access
Power: Contact Excel Energy ) or San Luis Valley REC / )
Water: Well or cistern
Annual Property Taxes: Only $75.06
Distance to Alamosa: 10 miles
Distance to Fourmile Road: 0.25 miles
Adjacent to: Blanca Wetlands Wildlife Habitat
Views: Mt. Blanca and Great Sand Dunes National Park
Livestock: Welcome
Mobile Homes: Accepted
Special Features: Level terrain, substantial acreage, RV friendly, homesteading approved
Ready To Take The Next Step Toward Freedom?
Don't let this opportunity slip away. Five-plus acre properties with level terrain, mountain views, RV permission, livestock approval, and financing this affordable are increasingly rare as Colorado land prices rise and homesteading grows more popular. At just under $12,000 cash (or only $350/Month), this property represents exceptional value for families ready to escape the rat race and build self-sufficient lives.
Contact us today for:
• Additional property photos showing terrain and mountain views
• Answers to questions about water, power, permits, and development
• Information about visiting the property and experiencing the San Luis Valley
• Assistance with the simple purchasing process
• Details about homesteading resources and community in the area
Your Colorado homestead dream is closer and more affordable than you think. With financing requiring just $349 to start, over five acres of level land, RV living permitted, livestock welcome, spectacular mountain views, Alamosa just 10 miles away, and annual taxes under $76, this property checks all the boxes for families ready to build self-sufficient, meaningful lives.
Make this exceptional homestead property yours today - your piece of Colorado freedom next to the Blanca Wetlands is waiting, and your family's independent future starts now.
Farm Maps & Attachments
Directions to Farm
From Santa Fe, New Mexico
Get on US-84 W/US Hwy 285 N from Paseo De Peralta and N Guadalupe St
6 min (1.7 mi)
Head east on E San Francisco St toward Cathedral Pl
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Turn left onto Cathedral Pl
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Turn left onto E Palace Ave
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Turn right onto Washington Ave
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Turn left onto Paseo De Peralta
? Pass by Allsup's Convenience Store (on the left in 0.5 mi)
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Turn right onto N Guadalupe St
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Use the left 2 lanes to take the ramp onto US-84 W/US Hwy 285 N
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Continue on US-84 W/US Hwy 285 N to Alamosa County
2 hr 41 min (153 mi)
Merge onto US-84 W/US Hwy 285 N
? Pass by Motel 6 Espanola, NM (on the right in 22.4 mi)
22.9 mi
Continue straight onto S Riverside Dr/Sandia Dr
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Turn left toward Paseo De Onate
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Merge onto Paseo De Onate
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Use the right 2 lanes to turn slightly right onto US-84 W/N Paseo De Onate/US Hwy 285 N
? Continue to follow US-84 W/US Hwy 285 N
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Turn right onto US Hwy 285 N
? Entering Colorado
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Turn right to stay on US Hwy 285 N
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Turn right onto 6th St
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6th St turns slightly left and becomes US-160 E/Denver Ave
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Follow CO-150 N to Mill Run Rd
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Turn left onto CO-150 N
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Turn right onto Lake of the Falls Pkwy
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