Old Timers Day Use Area
Reservations
First Come - First Served
General Information
Between May and September.
Open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (the gate is locked at night)
Day Use Site: $10
Picnic areas are all first-come, first-serve (FF).
Maximum number of people per site: 8
Pets are welcome but please keep your pets on a leash.
Address: 367 Pearl Street Bayfield, CO 81122
Phone: (970) 884-2512
Hours: Friday only, 10:00am-4:30pm (Closed on federal holidays)
Getting There
Latitude / Longitude
Latitude: 37.3769
Longitude: -107.5605
Directions
From Durango, CO: Travel 17 miles on Florida Road, County Road #240. Turn left onto County Road #501. After 4 miles, slight right onto Forest Road #603 for just under 1 mile. Day use area is located on the east side of Vallecito Reservoir.
From Bayfield, CO: Travel 14 miles north on County Road #501, then slight right (northeast) onto Forest Road #603 for just under 1 mile. Day use area is located on the east side of Vallecito Reservoir.
Facility and Amenity Information
Restrooms
Restrooms are available at this site.
Water
Potable water is not available at this site.
Picnic Tables
Picnic tables are available at this site.
Old Timers Day-Use Area, on the east shore of Vallecito Reservoir, is 1.5 miles north of the dam on County Road 501A (Forest Rd. 603). Nine shaded picnic sites are on a gentle hillside near the water. Amenities include picnic tables, restrooms and a trash dumpster.
