California hiking trails - Rattlesnake Creek Trail, Santa Lucia Range, Monterey County

   
  Every single California wilderness hiking trail is worth backcountry hiking. Great wilderness hiking trails in California are in abundance, and one of those is Rattlesnake Creek Trail in Monterey County. Rattlesnake Creek Trail is a long trip away from Salinas, but it is one of many splendid backcountry hiking trails in this area. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Backpacking here in California never gets boring. With its 7 miles of walking distance it's an average length wilderness trail. There's not much difference
    in elevation along Rattlesnake Creek Trail which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. These great outdoors trails here in the Santa Lucia Range are a really glorious way to spend quality time in nature. In California you never run out of outdoors fun. Gotta
get out of the town man, and Rattlesnake Creek Trail in Monterey County, California is such a splendid spot. This is a one trailhead hiking trail, so you're looking at an in and out hike. This backcountry walk shouldn't take more than 6.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Around Rattlesnake Creek Trail you don’t get a lot of rainfall; January is when you get the most rain here while July is commonly the driest month. The total elevation difference for this hiking trail is 1,350 feet which is an average number. The  
length of Rattlesnake Creek Trail is about average having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough wilderness trail for advanced backcountry walkers looking for an outstanding challenge. This backcountry hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. This is a long backcountry hiking trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. This is one of many wilderness trails in the surrounding neighborhood. High temperatures at Rattlesnake Creek Trail through the long summer days are in the 70's with overnight lows in the 50's. High temperatures during the winter are normally in the 50's; after the sun is down during the winter temperatures at Rattlesnake Creek Trail descend into the 40's.

Briefly about the general area:
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Santa Lucia Range. A perfect place to camp here at Rattlesnake Creek Trail is Rattlesnake Campground; you could always explore Miller Canyon. Sulphur Spring is an inspiring place to check out during your stay, and obviously Rattlesnake Creek is a charming stream that is worth stopping at.
During your visit to Rattlesnake Creek Trail you'll meet some people from Salinas for sure; why not stop by close by Danish Creek since you're here at Rattlesnake Creek Trail. All the outdoors enjoyable stuff in the Santa Lucia Range will keep you coming back many times. You definitely ought to have a thing about Rattlesnake Creek Trail. Why not camp at Tin House Campground if you're here at Rattlesnake Creek Trail, and Big Sur River has a nice whitewater paddling spot nearby.
If you don't mind getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Carmel River, also Los Padres Dam is worth going to if you're here.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 36.3869, Longitude -121.6698
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Total in and out hiking length = 7 miles

Total climbing distance = 3.1 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Total elevation difference: 1350 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Rattlesnake Creek Trail.
 Trails Near Rattlesnake Creek Trail:
Carmel River Trail, Monterey County , 2 miles away,  29.4 hiking miles, 3023 feet elevation difference
Hennicksons Ridge Trail, Monterey County , 3 miles away, 5.9 hiking miles, 2356 feet elevation difference
San Clemente Trail, Monterey County , 3 miles away,  7 hiking miles, 714 feet elevation difference
Miller Canyon Trail, Monterey County , 6 miles away,  15.6 hiking miles, 2327 feet elevation difference
Pine Ridge Trail, Monterey County , 6 miles away, 20.1 hiking miles, 4802 feet elevation difference
Church Creek Trail, Monterey County , 7 miles away,  3.8 hiking miles, 1279 feet elevation difference
Manuel Peak Trail, Monterey County , 9 miles away,  10.8 hiking miles, 3534 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Rattlesnake Creek Trail:
Rattlesnake Campground, Monterey County, 1 miles away
Tin House Campground, Monterey County, 7 miles away
Vado Campground, Monterey County, 9 miles away
Launtz Creek Campground, Monterey County, 9 miles away
Little Sur Campground, Monterey County, 9 miles away
 Whitewater Near Rattlesnake Creek Trail:
Carmel River, Monterey County County , 3 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 10 miles long (Los Padres Reservoir to Carmel Valley)
Big Sur River, Monterey County County , 10 miles away, Class II+ - 4 miles long (Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park to Motels)
Little Sur River, Monterey County County , 11 miles away, Class III-IV - 7 miles long (Pico Blanco BSouth Carolina to Highway 1)
Arroyo Seco River, Monterey County County , 16 miles away, Class IV(V) - 3 miles long (Willowcreek Bridge to Arroyo Seco Picnic Area)
 National Parks Near Rattlesnake Creek Trail:
Pinnacles National Monument, Paicines - CA , 47 miles away
 Hotels Near Rattlesnake Creek Trail:
Blue Sky Lodge, Carmel Valley , 6 miles away
Country Garden Inns, Carmel Valley , 7 miles away
Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley , 9 miles away
Salinas-Days Inn Monterey, California, Salinas , 16 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Salinas, Ca, Salinas , 16 miles away

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