45 Minutes to Skiing

Land Description

A half hour from Great Sand Dunes National Park and 45 minutes from great Skiing. Make this your basecamp for all four seasons of play.

SLVR is located in Costilla County, Colorado and they are located in the Rocky Mountains near Mt. Blanca. Costilla County has two incorporated towns and several smaller communities. The towns of San Luis and Blanca are incorporated while Fort Garland is one of the county's larger towns though not incorporated. Chama, San Pedro, Los Fuertes, Garcia, Jaroso, San Francisco, San Acacio, and Mesita, are smaller communities, all of which were established shortly after the town of San Luis in 1851. The county also has a few reservoirs: Eastdale Reservoir, Sanchez Reservoir, Smith Reservoir, and Mountain Home Reservoir, all are excellent for fishing and boating. One may catch walleye, pike, and several species of trout, bass, and a few other types of fish. Costilla County is also home to much wildlife such as deer, elk and antelope, which may often be seen in herds grazing in the fields. Coyotes, bears, bighorn sheep, and mountain lions also make their homes here. Costilla County offers some of the best big game hunting in Colorado.

SLVR is located southwest of Fort Garland, near the Smith Reservoir. The town of Alamosa, CO is also just 25-miles to the Northeast.