The Neota Wilderness is administered by the USDA Forest Service. It is located on the
Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the
Roosevelt National Forest
The Roosevelt National Forest is a National Forest located in north central Colorado. It is contiguous with the Colorado State Forest as well as the Arapaho National Forest and the Routt National Forest. The forest is administered jointly wit ...
in
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
. This wilderness area encompasses and is bordered on the south by
Rocky Mountain National Park. Elevation ranges from to in the
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico ...
. There are only of trail in this area.
References
IUCN Category Ib
Protected areas of Larimer County, Colorado
Wilderness areas of Colorado
Protected areas established in 1980
Roosevelt National Forest
1980 establishments in Colorado
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