San Luis Valley Web Site Links
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Police, Fire, Ambulance
(Please Note: We do not guarantee that all information listed is accurate or
up to date. Please verify information before using or traveling. Please
report any incorrect information so that we can correct it.)
Sheriff, Police, Fire, Ambulance
1. Costilla
County Sheriff Gilbert Martinez, San Luis, CO
(719) 672-3302 home
security check
2. San Luis Police Department, 408 Main St, San Luis (719) 672-3210
3. Costilla County Fire Protection District, San Luis (719)
672-3055 Fort Garland (719) 672-3302
4. Costilla County Ambulance District, San Luis (719) 672-4271
Blanca (719) 379-0190
5. Colorado State Patrol (719) 589-2939, Alamosa after hours (719)
589-5807
Hospitals, Health Clinics, Dentist, Pharmacy, Red Cross, First Aid
1. San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center,
Alamosa www.slvrmc.org
2. San Luis Health Center, WIC, Dental Clinic, (Valley-Wide Health
Systems) Hwy 159, north of San Luis (719)
672-3352 www.vwhs.org/san_luis.htm
Please note: the old health center has been closed.
The new health center is already built and will open in a few months when it
receives licensing approval from Medicare. Meanwhile, a mobile clinic may
be brought to San Luis.
3. Conejos County Hospital, La Jara cchco.org
4. Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center, west of Walsenburg
www.sprhc.org
5. San Luis Valley Mental Health Center, San Luis www.slvmhc.org/locations2.htm
6. Pharmacy, R&R Market, San Luis (719) 672-3346
7. Wild Horse Mesa Disaster Assistance Team, Jack
& Marilyn Stowers (719) 206-0575
8. American Red Cross, San Luis Valley Chapter, Alamosa, (719) 587-3314
slvredcross.org
9. Colorado Rural Health Center, Aurora, CO www.coruralhealth.org
US Post Office
1. US
Post Office, 13 9th St, San Luis, CO 81152
2. US Post Office, 313 Highway 159, Fort Garland, CO 81133
3. US Post Office, 406 Smith St, Blanca, CO 81123
US Government
1. US Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, from the San Luis
Valley www.doi.gov/welcome.html
Focusing on creating "green" jobs, wind, solar, renewable energy,
National Parks, clean drinking water for rural communities, aiding and
empowering "Indian Country"
Local Government and Community Information
1. Costilla County Government, Phone Directory www.costillacounty-co.gov/telephonedirectory.html
2. Costilla County Government www.costillacounty-co.gov
3. Costilla County Information en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costilla_County,_Colorado
4. San Luis information www.city-data.com/city/San-Luis-Colorado.html
5. San Luis information sangres.com/colorado/costilla/sanluis.htm
6. San Luis information en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Luis,_Colorado
7. San Luis Valley information www.sangres.com/colorado/slv.htm
8. San Luis Valley information en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Luis_Valley
9. San Luis Valley Development Resources Group www.slvdrg.org
10. Blanca-Fort Garland Community Center, (photo)
17591 East Highway 160, Blanca, (719) 379-3450
indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, showers, weight room, gym, running track, arts,
crafts, ceramic studio, billiards, basketball, volleyball, softball, classes,
library, meeting room, full kitchen, dining facilities, receptions,
banquets.
11. Costilla County Senior Citizens Club, 400 Gasper St, San Luis
(719) 672-3935
12. Costilla County Biodiesel Plant, behind county shop, 9532 County Rd H,
Mesita www.costillacounty-co.gov/biodieselpilotproject.html
Airport
1. San Luis Valley Regional Airport, Bergman Field,
Alamosa flightaware.com/live/airport/KALS
2. Great Lakes Airlines, flights between Alamosa and
Denver www.flygreatlakes.com
Banks
1. Community Banks of Colorado, 401 Church Place, San
Luis www.cobnks.com/CoBanks
2. Other banks are in Alamosa, La Jara, Antonito, La Veta,
Walsenburg and in Questa, Red River and Taos, NM
Economic Development, Enterprise Zone
1. San Luis Valley Enterprise Zone, Tax
Credits www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/OEDIT/OEDIT/1167928191402
2. San Luis Valley Enhanced Rural
Enterprise Zone, Tax Credits www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/OEDIT/OEDIT/1167928215923
3. San Luis Valley Development Resources Group (SLV DRG)
Alamosa www.slvdrg.org
www.rcac.org/doc.aspx?329
5. Costilla County Economic Development
Council Inc. PO Box 9, San Luis, CO
81152
Churches
1. Wild Horse Mesa Bible Church, (photos)
Wild Horse Drive, on the lake, north of the Community Center. Sunday
Service: 10:00 AM. Pastor Jack Stowers (719) 206-0575
2. Mesa Potter's House, "A Life Giving Church", Sunday
Service: 2:00 PM and Wednesday Bible Study. Pastor Margaret Davis (719)
206-0162
Food, Restaurants, Bakeries, Coffee Shops
1. Ryus Avenue Bakery, La Veta open Tues, Thur, Sat www.ryusavebakery.com
Ski Resorts
1. Taos Ski Valley, Taos, New
Mexico www.skitaos.org
2. Red River Ski Area, Red River, New
Mexico www.redriverskiarea.com
Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Camping, Wildlife Viewing, Bird Watching
(Always check and obey state laws, Colorado Division Of Wildlife regulations
and safety precautions before hunting, fishing, camping, hiking or using state
wildlife areas, state trust lands or BLM land. A hunting or fishing
license or habitat stamp is usually required. Do not trespass on private
property without owner permission.)
1. Colorado State Wildlife Areas Brochure, 2008-2009
edition, directions, rules and restrictions Colorado
State Wildlife Area Brochure
2. Colorado State Fishing Brochure, 2009-2010 edition, rules and
restrictions Colorado
State Fishing Brochure
3. Sanchez Reservoir State Wildlife Area, San Luis, on
Ventero Creek, flows into Culebra Creek (Rio Culebra) wildlife.state.co.us/Fishing/WhereToGo/HotSpots/SouthwesternHotSpots.htm
Boating, boat ramp, no water skiing, no hunting, camping prohibited in boat
ramp parking area. Public access is currently restricted to fishing. Fishing for brown trout,
catfish, carp, yellow perch, northern pike, walleye.
4. Sanchez Reservoir information and fishing
reports, Colorado Fish Explorer www.fishexplorer.com/lakedet.asp?lid=2192#rampdet
Fishing reports, stocking reports, lake conditions,
fishing tips, photos, maps. Choose free or paid memberships.
5. Colorado Statewide Fishing Condition
Reports wildlife.state.co.us/Fishing/Reports/StatewideConditions
Sanchez Reservoir is listed under the Southwest Region fishing reports, along
with nearby Smith Reservoir, Mountain Home Reservoir, San Luis Lake and the Rio
Grande River.
6. Colorado hunting licenses and
information wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting
7. Colorado fishing licenses and
information wildlife.state.co.us/Fishing
8. Mountain Home Reservoir State Wildlife Area, Fort
Garland, fishing, boat ramp, rest rooms, wildlife viewing, camping, no water
skiing wildlife.state.co.us/LandWater/StateWildlifeAreas
9. Smith Reservoir State Wildlife Area, Blanca,
fishing, boat ramp, rest rooms, trailer dump station, wildlife viewing, camping,
waterfowl hunting, no water skiing, no vehicles within 50 feet of
water wildlife.state.co.us/LandWater/StateWildlifeAreas
10. Colorado County Birding, great information on bird watching,
including San Pedro Mesa (Wild Horse Mesa), Sanchez Reservoir, State Wildlife
Areas and more www.coloradocountybirding.com/county/bird_a_county.php?name=Costilla
11. Colorado Division of Wildlife, Monte
Vista office (719) 587-6900 wildlife.state.co.us/Education/LivingWithWildlife
12. Lathrop State Park, west of Walsenburg, fishing, boating,
swimming, camping, winter camping, hiking, biking, golf, bird watching,
hunting parks.state.co.us/parks/lathrop
13. Colorado Operation Game Thief, Poacher Reporting
Hotline, stop criminals, protect wildlife, earn a reward, remain anonymous (800)
332-4155 game.thief@state.co.us
wildlife.state.co.us/RulesRegs/LawEnforcement/OperationGameThief
Radio, TV
1. KRZA Radio, 88.7 FM, Alamosa, Colorado, Listen Live
www.krza.org
National Public Radio (NPR), regional news, Noticias del Dia, Monday-Friday, 8 AM and 7:30 PM
2. KENY TV, Alamosa TV, UHF Ch. 39, Bresnan
Cable Ch. 20, local news
videos alamosa.tv
Streaming video www.livestream.com/kenytv
3. KSPK FM, Walsenburg, Listen
Live www.kspk.com
4. KSPK-TV, Walsenburg, (Alamosa Channel
47) www.kspk.tv
5. KTAO Radio, 101.9 FM, Taos, New Mexico,
Listen Live www.ktao.com
6. TaosVision, video news and events
from Taos www.taosvision.com
Newspapers, News, Publishers
1. San Luis Valley Dweller, Antonito
www.slvdweller.com
SLV news, events, information and webcams in a blog
format. Submit images, articles, news and events to info@slvdweller.com.
2. Valley Courier, Alamosa
newspaper www.alamosanews.com
3. Monte Vista Journal, Monte Vista
newspaper www.montevistajournal.com
4. Del Norte Prospector, Del Norte newspaper www.delnorteprospector.com
5. The Signature, La Veta
newspaper www.signaturenewspaper.com
6. Pueblo Chieftain, Pueblo
newspaper www.chieftain.com
7. HuerfanoWorld, Huerfano County news,
Walsenburg www.huerfanoworld.net
8. Conejos County Citizen, La Jara
newspaper www.conejoscountycitizen.com
9. Trinidad Times Independent, Trinidad
newspaper www.trinidad-times.com
10. The Taos News taosnews.com
11. San Luis Valley (SLV) Junction www.slvjunction.com
12. La Sierra Publications, 401 W Church Place, San Luis (719)
672-3356
13. Costilla County Free Press, 120 Main St, San Luis (719)
672-3764
Property Owners Associations
1. San Luis Valley Owner-Builder Association,
Yahoo! Group groups.yahoo.com/group/slvownerbuilder/
2. Sangre de Cristo Ranch Owners Association (SCRO)
users.gojade.org/scro
Sangre de Cristo Ranches (SDCR) (area
map), east of Fort
Garland, Colorado
3. Forbes Park Land Owners' Association (FPLOA), Colorado
www.forbespark.org
in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, east of Fort
Garland, Colorado.
4. Forbes Park Friends Blog www.forbesparkfriends.blogspot.com
5. Forbes Park Friends on Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/Forbes-Park-Friends/123619079107?ref=mf
6. Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch Owners' Association
(FWCROA) websites.fone.net/forbeswagoncreek
in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, east of Fort
Garland, Colorado.
7. Zapata Homeowners Association, north of Blanca, near Great Sand
Dunes zapatahomeowners.org
Schools, Colleges, Universities
1. Centennial School District R-1, 909 Main St., San
Luis (719) 672-3322, funding was approved March 19, 2009 by Colorado State Board
of Education for a new school, for grades PK-12, under the Building Excellent
Schools Today (BEST) grant program.
2. Centennial High School Rams Sports, basketball,
volleyball www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/NTk62sj1IUq3RlJwVwepRg/centennial-rams/home.htm
3. Adams State College, Alamosa www.adams.edu
4. Trinidad State Junior College, Trinidad and
Alamosa www.trinidadstate.edu
5. Colorado State University (CSU) Extension, Monte Vista (719)
852-7381, La
Jara (719) 274-5200 www.ext.colostate.edu
6. Crestone Solar School www.crestonesolarschool.com
Certificate workshops on solar heating and natural building design.
History, Archaeology, Geology
1. San Luis Valley Archaeological Network www.slvarchnet.org
Ecology, Environment, Water, Natural Resources
1. San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council (SLVEC) www.slvec.org
