Rattlesnake National Recreation Area

Rattlesnake National Recreation Area
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Location	Missoula County, Montana, USA
Nearest city	Missoula, Montana
Coordinates	47°02′15″N 113°52′41″W
Area	28,000 acres (113.31 km2)
Established	October 19, 1980
Governing body	United States Forest Service

Rattlesnake National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) north of Missoula, Montana in the Rattlesnake Creek drainage area. It is administered by the Lolo National Forest and is adjacent to the Rattlesnake Wilderness. Both the recreation area and the wilderness area were established by the U.S. Congress on October 19, 1980.

There are more than 73 miles of hiking trails in the recreation area many of which are also open to horseback riders, mountain bikers, and cross-country skiers.

External links

• "Rattlesnake National Recreation Area brochure". Lolo National Forest, U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2009-05-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20090510203514/http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/lolo/recreation-brochures/rattlesnake-nra.pdf. 
• "Rattlesnake National Recreation Area & Wilderness". Lolo National Forest, U.S. Forest Service. http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTJw8jAwjQL8h2VAQAzHJMsQ!!/?ss=110116&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&cid=FSE_003741&navid=110000000000000&pnavid=null&position=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&recid=10277&ttype=recarea.