Claim your piece of Taos sky on this rare 5-acre parcel with unobstructed, panoramic views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. Located just across the iconic Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, an affordable, build-ready canvas for your dream home, art studio, or off-grid homestead. The land is gently sloping with rich, high-desert views and dramatic gorge sunsets. Only 13 miles — an easy 20-minute drive — to Taos Plaza, galleries, dining, and shopping. A well-maintained county road sits approx. 1200 ft from the tract for year-round access. Utilities & Water: Water is deep in this area, but the West Rim Mutual Domestic Well Association has a community well just 1 mile away. Membership allows inexpensive water hauling to supplement your roof catchment system during dry months. Electric and fiber optic internet are ~800 ft away, or 970 ft depending on your preferred route. Affordable, desirable building sites with this caliber of view are nearly extinct in Taos County. Whether you envision a modern adobe, straw bale retreat, or self-sufficient homestead, this land gives you space, sky, and solitude without sacrificing access. Property Highlights: Size: 5 acres of gently sloping, view-rich land Views: Full Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range + gorge rim sunsets Location: Just across Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, 13 mi to Taos Plaza Access: 700 ft to maintained county road Utilities: Electric + fiber ~340 ft away. Community well 1 mi away Zoning: Build your dream home or start a homestead Rarity: Last 5-acre parcel in this area
Vacant landProperty Type
5 acresLot Size
$9,600Price/Acres
Listed by Kaileigh Montoya-Motsinger• Dreamcatcher Real Estate
Listed by Jeff Motsinger• Dreamcatcher Real Estate
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Rolling, sloping topography
Property has rolling slopes and sloped terrain with views
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Approximately 5 acres
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Subdivision: Bald Eagle
Directions: Drive over the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, take the second left after the rest area onto West Rim Road, immediate right onto Sheep Herder Road and travel 0.6 miles to Fremont, turn left; property is just past the first driveway on the right (look for real estate sign)
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