Our Accommodations:

Riverside Log Cottages have 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and satellite television. These cottages are available year-round. They comfortably accommodate 6 people with a maximum of 8 in some facilities. They are heated by electric baseboard heaters and have a wood-burning fireplace. They have complete kitchens including a dishwasher. Each cottage has a large picture window that overlooks the scenic Rio Grande and the San Juan Mountains. There is a three-night minimum stay during May through the New Year, with a rate of $325.00 per night. During the period from January 8 through April, there is a minimum stay of 2 days. Rates are based on 1-6 adults. There is an additional charge of $15.00 each for the seventh and eighth person. Children under the age of 2 stay free.

The Ranch House accommodates up to 10 people. This two-story house was built by Major Martin Van Buren Wason in the late 1800s. The first floor consists of a spacious kitchen with all modern conveniences. There is a large well-furnished dining room and a living room with satellite TV and two adjoining sun porches. There is one bedroom and one bath downstairs, with the remaining five bedrooms and one bath upstairs. The Ranch House is available May 15-October 31.

The rate for the Ranch House is $350 per night for up to 4 people, with a charge of $25 per person for each additional guest, up to 10. There is a three-night minimum stay in the Ranch House.

Should you find that you must leave before the reserved departure day, the rate for the time reserved will be charged; however, we make an earnest effort to rent the accommodations, and we will gladly refund to you the full amount received for the occupancy. Deposits will be returned with a 30-day advance notice. Check-out time is 10:00 a.m.

All of our Riverside Log Cottages and the Ranch House are furnished with electric ranges, refrigerators, a bathtub or shower or combination. For your convenience, we provide all necessary cooking and eating utensils as well as all bed and bath linens.

Please note:

• Wason Ranch has a strict NO PETS ALLOWED policy. This is for the safety of our guests as well as the wildlife that surrounds us.
• Wason Ranch Prohibits the Parking of RVs and the Use of ATVs or Motorcycles on Ranch Property. Wason Ranch Prohibits the Use of Firearms on Ranch Property.

We hope to have the opportunity to make your vacation an enjoyable one!

Wason Ranch has continued work on a major trout habitat restoration and reconstruction project on our four miles of Rio Grande River. Additional trout habitat was created on another 3/4 mile of river. Additionally, we revegetated and planted trees on the first two miles of the project that was complete in 2003.

We have increased the trout holding and breeding habitat many times through placement of thousands of boulders, deepening channels, narrowing banks, and the construction of many structures. The banks have been reseeded and revegetated. The appearance of the river is beautiful and will become more so with the coming of spring and growth of the new plant material.

Our biologist assures us that the fishing will be incredible this spring and mature into some of North America's finest fly fishing water. Please make plans to join us this year for what will not long remain a well-kept secret.

Fishing regulations are as follows:

• There will be a rod fee of $100 per day or $75 for half days for fly fishing on the approximate four miles of river running through Wason Ranch.
• No spin or bait fishing will be allowed on the river.
• Fly fishing is defined as fishing with a fly rod and artificial fly. Casting a bubble and fly with a spinning rod is not considered fly fishing.
• All river fishing is with artificial fly; no lures or bait.
• All river fishing is with barbless or pinched barb hooks.
• Spin or fly fishing is allowed in the lake. No rod fee will be charged for lake fishing. Bait fishing allowed in lake only. Any two fish can be kept from the lake.
• No guest may fish without a valid Colorado fishing license. Guests may not fish until registered at the office. The office staff will record the angler's name, fishing license number and expiration date, and the license plate information of the vehicle they are driving at the time they collect the rod fee.

Please understand that these rules are solely to improve your fishing experience at Wason. They are admittedly designed to protect the experienced, serious angler and the quality of our fish population.

Fly fishing lessons and guided trips are available through a local fly-shop. Please ask the ranch manager for details.

We look forward to having you as our guest at Wason this year. Good luck on the river.