Hayden Ranch Recreation Area Fishing Access Site is located 8 miles south of Leadville on US 24 along the Arkansas River and is closed to commercial boaters.

This access point offers fishing opportunities in a section of the Arkansas River with special regulations requiring artificial flies and lures only, with a one-fish bag limit of 12 inches maximum.

The site is part of the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area and provides public fishing access on what is recognized as Colorado's premier brown trout fishery.