Today Fort Garland is a small town in Costilla County, Colorado. It has less than 1000 people residing in. There are two museums, a grocery store, several small restaurants, a few gas stations, post office and a few little antique shops. Fort Garland is the first town you enter when you come off La Veta pass entering the San Luis Valley on the east side from Walsenburg.

Fort Garland has a few subdivisions if you want to call them that and a small residential town area. Luckily for Fort Garland Forbes bought a bunch of land and built three subdivisions. The subdivisions are Trinchera ranch, Blanca Ranch and Forbes Park. Forbes Park being the most exclusive one. Forbes also contributed money to help build a new school and a large community center to be shared by Blanca and Fort Garland.

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Buying land in Fort Garland for the uninitiated can be a challenging task. Unlike most of the Valley Fort Garland does have trees areas was running streams and plenty of privacy, but it also has plenty of open land with Chico Bush on it. Therefore it is imperative for you to know which of the two types of property you are buying.

The cheaper land which is pretty wide open Chico Bush property is usually out in the open often located off of either highway 159 Or Hwy. 160. The cheaper land often will come with no power, no telephone service and no public utilities such as water. You can typically can get well permits with these properties, but always check. Wells themselves to be fairly expensive on the cheaper land due to the soil content whereas it is more sandy and more likely to collapse during drilling therefore steal case is required for the well.

Is hard to believe that this desert area is actually above North America's largest water aquifer. Some people can hit water in a little as 20 feet below surface. Others might have to drill several hundred feet to hit water. So again it's important to know the property type you're looking at.

Living in Fort Garland is a different experience for someone from a larger city. There's not a whole lot to do, if you don't enjoy outside activities. Yes there is high-speed Internet in some places. As far as I know there is no cable TV in Fort Garland, but of course satellite's work.

There is a small museum by the name of White Mountain Trading post that is open year-round and offers horseback riding, live gunfights and has a small variety of animals native to the area such as bison and Longhorn cattle. There are streams to go fishing in, two public lakes also called reservoirs here that you can boating in and swim and if you like. But remember the area remains fairly chilly until about late April.

That is something to keep in mind; the temperature of the Valley is somewhat cold. There is a term used by the locals that is "cool sunshine", cool sunshine is what is known as a sunny day with real cold temperatures. See here in the Valley you'll have over 300+ days of sunshine but many of those days will be fairly cold. One thing about this; it makes for great solar power which is something that is now taken off in the Valley by companies such as Sun Edison who is putting in solar plants to power local schools and hospitals.

So if you like to move the Fort Garland, make sure you're prepared for the change in temperature, change in culture and don't mind driving a half-hour to the "large" city here in the Valley called Alamosa for most of your shopping and healthcare needs. I don't want to talk you out of Fort Garland, it is a very beautiful place, you can find some tremendous deals on land and offers great solitude for those who looking to get away from it all.

You'll find it on maps as mountain home reservoir, it is open to the public all year around. The state of Colorado keeps its stocked with fish. It is a very popular spot for the locals. Many families go to the lake for fishing, swimming and boating. And during the holidays such as the fourth of July many will go camp out by the lakeside. During the wintertime many people go icefishing on the lake. It's always amazing to see people driving their large trucks and parking on the lake to fish.

Properties inside of Trinchera Ranch are fairly affordable compared to most mountain subdivisions that offer the amenities such as a headquarters (central office) , open access mountain lake, paved roads, utilities and more. Homes can be found starting at a little over $100,000 and going from there. Taxes are fairly inexpensive compared to other places with similar scenic views.

So if you want lake access and affordable prices thenTrinchera Ranch is a great place to buy a home or property. Trinchera Ranch is located in Fort Garland Colorado. Fort Garland offers many modern conveniences such as restaurants, grocery stores, museums, community center and more.

Fort Garland is also home to Forbes Park, in fact many consider Trinchera Ranch the baby sister to Forbes Park. Forbes Park is a private gated subdivision with homeowner association and very strict rules. Whereas Trinchera Ranch is open subdivision with no homeowner fees and allows for hunting, all-terrain vehicles and more.

Trinchera Ranch is at slightly lower elevation than Forbes Park and receives a lot less snow due to this. Making the majority of properties inside of Trinchera Ranch assessable all year around. The County maintains the roads inside of the Ranch. Schoolbuses will pick Trinchera children almost to the popular roads inside the Ranch. Sierra Grande the local public school is less than 4 miles away to Trinchera Ranch entrance.

In fact the town has less than 500 people, and yet offers as much as it does. If you want to go shopping in larger stores such as Wal-Mart then you'll have to travel 35 miles west of Fort Garland to in cities named Alamosa. Alamosa is the largest town in the Valley. It houses two colleges, hospital, numerous restaurants, numerous stores and much much more.

Fort Garland is just far enough away from it all to have the serenity that most people looking for them yet the convenience of Alamosa is just half an hour away.

Many feel the Trinchera Ranch is a diamond in the rough. Offering tremendous views of Mount Blanca and many other mountain ranges surrounding the Ranch. Freely people, well property prices, year-round access, a Lake and much much more make Trinchera Ranch a tremendous bargain for someone looking to get away from it all yet have the modern necessities available to them.

When you're looking for cheap property in Colorado, i always suggest looking at the San Luis Valley. And in the Valley when you're looking for property one of my favorite places is Trinchera Ranch. While their other great places in the Valley Ranch offers so much at such affordable price is hard to pass up. I can see years down the road the property values here skyrocketing once people learn of this incredible bargain to be had.

So what are you waiting for? You can now have your mountain home by a Lake at prices that you'll pay for small lot in a larger city for. You must be ready to get rid of the hustle of life and enjoy a quieter, place.

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