Rattlesnake Lake Recreation Area

Gorgeous Lake, Very Busy

Rattlesnake Lake is always a treat. Very busy during the summer, but always gorgeous. Great for a walk or a picnic during a warm day. Always consider, though, that on nice summer days, parking will...

Finding Interest in Drought-Drained Rattlesnake Lake

In a year of drought conditions, the lake was mostly a wonderland of tree stumps in a bed of rocks. However, those stumps are unique “works of art”. Our granddaughter climbed them; we five adults took...

Pleasant surprise

Great recreation area where you can spread out and have your own private section of the beach and lake. Nice paved walking path throughout.

Great day

Parking spaces are limited. When we arrived around noon, there was still a good amount of available spots. The water wasn't too cold, there wasn't a lot of people at the time. We left around 3:30pm a...

Come on a weekday to avoid HUGE weekend crowds

AVOID on the weekends unless you like wall to wall hikers and a "crowded like a subway" viewpoint on top. The trail is very well maintained and was recently (within last 10 years) reconstructed to mod...