The Riverbend Taos

About the Land

The Riverbend Subdivision is Taos’ first residential land subdivision to include a sixteen acre Conservation Easement on the Rio Pueblo de Taos. The Rio Pueblo is the most prominent tributary of the Rio Grande in the near Taos Valley area.The Rio Pueblo originates high in the mountins, runs through the Pueblo of Taos, meanders through miles of scenic countryside, through the Riverbend Subdivision and shortly thereafter joins the Rio Grande. The initial offering includes sixteen  tracts from 3.00 to 7.57 acres. (click to view Lot Map pdf) All of the Lots include access to the Conservation Easement which meanders along the Rio Pueblo Riparian Area for a mile. The Subdivision’s western border, which is the middle of the Rio Pueblo is bounded by the  historic Pueblo of Taos.

The Riverbend Subdivision is the first development of its kind in Taos. It was designed with a conscious respect for the fragile high desert environment of the home sites that is inexorably joined with the river ecosystem of the Rio Pueblo. All of the Lots were designed to enhance the varied topography of the overall land tract. (Click to view Topography Map pdf file) The Lots were configured to take advantage of the three major drainage basins that flow through the Subdivision. Arroyos form at least one boundary of five of the Lots within the Riverbend Subdivision. The building envelopes were ideally located 75’ away from the arroyos of the three drainages.

In addition to the Conservation Easement, (Click to view Conservation Easement Survey pdf file) the developer has restricted the riverfront Lots within the Subdivision and the prior sales within the original overall tract by mandating a one hundred foot building setback east from the Conservation Easement boundary. As part of the Taos County Subdivision approval process the developer located significant archeological sites which were identified and mapped. To ensure their continued integrity they are noted on the Subdivision Plat. (Click to view Archeological Site Map pdf file and Petroglyph Panels).

The Riverbend is located 8 miles by road southwest of the Town of Taos. (Click to view an Area Map). The elevation of the Riverbend is 6640 feet near the outflow from the downstream arroyo. Its highest point is 6754 feet at the southeast corner of the Subdivision. (Click to view an Aerial Map of the Riverbend, a pdf file). The Town of Taos is 6950 feet and the base area at Taos Ski Valley is 9207 feet. (Click to view the land from Google Maps.)

Top, Taos, with Riverbend area highlighted.     

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Bottom, detail of Riverbend vicinity. From NM Hwy 68, turn west on County Road c110/NM 570. After Taos Country Club, turn right on Los Alamitos. Proceed one mile to Riverbend Road. Turn left. You are almost there!