Flora Vista is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Flora Vista had a population of 2,048. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Flora Vista was founded in 1877 by settlers from Colorado who built cabins along the Animas River. A post office was established the following year. The name derived from the view of wildflowers in the valley.