Sawtooth National Recreation Area

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Sawtooth National Recreation Area
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Sawtooth National Recreation Area
Location: Idaho, USA
Nearest city: Ketchum, Idaho
Area: 778,000 acres (3,148.45 kmĀ²)
Established: 1972
Governing body: United States Forest Service

The Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) is a United States National Recreation Area located in central Idaho within the Boise, Challis, and Sawtooth National Forests. The recreation area is adjacent to the Sawtooth Wilderness. Activities within the roughly 778,000 acre recreation area include hiking, backpacking, camping, rock climbing, kayaking, mountain biking, fishing, and hunting.

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National Recreation Areas of the United States

Administered by the National Park Service
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Administered by other agencies
 Arapaho | Flaming Gorge | Grand Island | Hells Canyon | Land Between The Lakes | Mount Baker | Mount Rogers | Oregon Dunes | Pine Ridge | Rattlesnake | Sawtooth | Smith River | Spring Mountains | Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks | White Rocks | Winding Stair Mountain  


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