What to Wear:

Activities:

What you wear will usually depend on what activity you are doing. For horseback riding you must wear long pants and closed toed shoes. For hiking and biking we recommend shorts and tennis shoes.

Meals:

We understand that most of our guests are usually leaving for and activity or just returning from one so please feel free to come as you are.

Fine Dining Only:

Only one night a week we ask that you dress for the occasion. For men collard shirts and nice long pants are appropriate. Ladies are welcome to wear elegant casual clothing.

Be Sure to Bring:

Here at Wit’s End the nights and early mornings are cool and crisp but, by mid morning the sunshine is warming things up. We also get an occasional thunderstorm, but don’t worry they usually pass quickly. So here are a few things you won’t want to forget!

- Cowboy Hat
- Boots
- Long sleeved shirts,
- Short sleeved shirts
- Jeans
- Shorts
- Swimsuit and Pool Shoes
- Tennis Shoes
- Light Weight Coat
- Sunscreen

If any necessities are forgotten at home there are two general stores that should have what you need

Children:

Children of any age are welcome at Wit’s End Guest Ranch and Resort. We offer a full Children’s Activity Program from June 15 through August 23 for children 3 years of age or older. Counselors are well trained and extremely qualified to handle even the youngest vacationers. The program is designed to give the young ones in your family a chance to explore and be adventurous. This will give Mom and Dad the opportunity to enjoy their own adult activities at the ranch. There is only one evening children are asked to not be in the Old Lodge for dining. This particular evening the kids enjoy a cook-out with their friends around the Teepees. Inside the Old Lodge adult guests are enjoying a five to seven course meal in a quiet romantic atmosphere. If your children need to attend Fine Dining we just ask that you be considerate of the other guests that evening. Sample activities: horseback riding and pony rides, gold panning, swimming, nature hikes, outdoor crafts, water sports, fishing, campouts and scavenger hunts. Your children will remember their horse and this family vacation for the rest of their life!

Water:

We maintain our own water purification system to ensure that the water in all cabins and resort facilities is perfectly safe for drinking, cooking, and bathing.
We also have some of the best drinking water in the country that comes straight out of the mountain side. People come from all over to bottle this water and the Ute Indians consider it to be sacred.

Internet Accessibility:

Wireless Internet access is available in the Main Office and Spa as well as The Old Lodge at the Lake. A Desktop computer with hi-speed access is available for Guest use on the second floor of The Old Lodge at the Lake. It is not recommend to use the phone lines in the cabins for Internet access as it will be a dial-up connection and outside phone a lines are limited.

Phones and Cell Phones:

Phone Lines:
All cabins have phones. Local calls are free. For long distance calls you will need a pre-paid phone card (we sell these in the Main Office).
Cell Phones:
Just recently the following cell phone companies are useable at the Wit’s End Ranch:
Alltel
Version
AT&T (Cingular)
Sprint or Embark

Transportation:

Wit’s End Guest Ranch and its staff will be happy to pick you up at the Durango/ La Plata County airport on your day of arrival to the ranch. All scheduled activities depart from the main lodge so there is no need for a vehicle once you arrive unless you plane on being off the ranch a lot. Twice a week we offer complimentary transportation to Durango for shopping, white water rafting, or trips on the Durango Silverton Railroad. Additional locations such as Mesa Verde, Ouray, and Pagosa Springs can also be arranged for a fee (Please keep in mind that these additional locations are approximately 3 hours round trip drive time.

Ranch Address:

254 CR 500
Bayfield CO 81122
Summer
Phone: 1-800-236-9483 or (970) 884-4113 FAX: (970) 884-3261
Winter:
Phone: 1-800-236-9483 FAX: (317)
Reservations Address: