11 Hiking Trails near Craters of the Moon National Monument
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Wilderness Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
15.5 miles NA solitary wilderness hike through young lava flows and cinder cones at Craters of the Moon, passing lava trees and ending near Echo Crater — a great backcountry camping spot.
Cave, Hike 1.9 mi
Tree Molds Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
15.5 miles NA paved trail winding through Craters of the Moon Wilderness to a lava flow that captured the shapes of fallen and standing trees in cooling rock — look for wooden posts marking the molds.
Hike 1.7 mi
Broken Top Loop Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
15.5 miles NA hike over, under, and around a 2,000-year-old cinder cone and lava flows in Craters of the Moon, with access to Buffalo Cave — bring a flashlight and free permit.
Cave, Hike 0.1 mi
Spatter Cones
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
16.6 miles NMiniature volcanoes formed by lobbed molten lava blobs at Craters of the Moon — a must-see feature that symbolizes this unique national monument; stay on trails to protect the delicate spatter cones.
Hike
Snow Cone
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
16.6 miles NHike near Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
Hike 1.8 mi
North Crater Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
16.6 miles NA one-way trail through North Crater and Big Craters at Craters of the Moon — dropping into a volcanic crater mouth and ending at Spatter Cones, with fragile lava formations off-limits to protect.
Hike 0.4 mi
Inferno Cone
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
16.6 miles NA steep climb up Inferno Cone at Craters of the Moon, rewarded with panoramic views of the Great Rift, Snake River Plain, and Pioneer Mountains — and on clear days, the Tetons 100 miles away.
Hike 1.0-1.3 mi
Caves Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
16.7 miles NCave and Hike near Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
Cave, Hike 0.5 mi
Devil's Orchard Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
17.1 miles NA paved, wheelchair-accessible trail through cinder beds and ancient North Crater wall fragments, with exhibits on protecting this fragile volcanic environment.
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North Crater Flow
Arco, Idaho
17.6 miles NHike near Arco, Idaho
Hike
Sportsman's Park American Falls Reservoir
Aberdeen, Idaho
40.6 miles SEA 30-acre multi-use park on the American Falls Reservoir with two boat ramps, picnic shelters, RV hookups, playgrounds, volleyball courts, and a 1.1-mile paved trail along the reservoir rim.
Camp, Canoe, Hike
