30 Caves in Idaho
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T Cave
West Magic, Idaho
1.5 miles S of West Magic, IdahoThis cave sits just north of the gwinn cave and mammoth cave and SW of the Maze cave you enter the cave and go back about 300 yards or more and you come to a great big T where you can go...
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Clay Caves North
Eden, Idaho
4.5 miles W of Eden, IdahoCave is near Eden Idaho just off the interstate a couple miles along a rougher road make sure to go to it from the north side not south side high clearance vehicle This cave is a giant...
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Dead Horse Cave
Gooding, Idaho
8.0 miles NW of Gooding, IdahoCave near Gooding, Idaho
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Smith's Crack
Mountain Home, Idaho
10.0 miles NW of Mountain Home, IdahoLocated near Mountain Home, this is unlike most caves in the area. It's not a lava tube but a fissure. A crack that opened when the lava cooled. The entrance is closest to the corner. For the...
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McKinney Butte Lava Tubes
Gooding, Idaho
8.2 miles NW of Gooding, IdahoAlso known to the locals as the Spider Caves, the McKinney Butte Lava Tubes is a tunnel formed by lava flows from long ago. Similar to many lava tubes with an entrance broken from the side of...
Camp, Cave
Eureka Cave
Mountain Home, Idaho
5.9 miles E of Mountain Home, IdahoEureka Cave is a lava tube. In other words, this was previously a tunnel for lava flows. There's a large hole to get into the cave. While climbing equipment is helpful, most relatively fit...
Cave 0.1 mi
40 Horse Cave
Firth, Idaho
11.9 miles E of Firth, IdahoThe naming of the cave comes from a story of two men who were caught in a bad storm. Upon hiking, these two guys were able to find the cave. One of them commented to the other, "This cave could...
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Fall Creek Falls
Swan Valley, Idaho
2.1 miles SW of Swan Valley, IdahoFalls Campground is located next to the Snake River near beautiful Swan Valley, only 45 miles east of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Mixed growth cottonwood trees provide partial shade, and grassy meadows with...
Camp, Cave, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Gore's Cave
Boise City-Nampa, ID, Idaho
33.1 miles SE of Boise City-Nampa, ID, IdahoLava Tube - Cave. These are formed when fluid, molten lava flows out of the ground, it behaves like a stream of water working its way downhill. But soon the "stream" surface cools and hardens. This...
Cave 0.6-2.0 mi
North Menan Butte ('R' Mountain)
Menan, Idaho
4.5 miles N of Menan, IdahoThe North Menan Butte is more commonly known to the locals and college students as R Mountain. Many kids know it better as Ou'R' Mountain. The butte is a rare and unique geological area and provides...
Camp, Cave, Hike
Tea Kettle Cave
Bliss, Idaho
6.7 miles NE of Bliss, IdahoCave near Bliss, Idaho
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Rexburg Area Ice Caves
Rexburg, Idaho
29.1 miles N of Rexburg, IdahoNot to be mistaken with the Civil Defense Caves (which are near by), the Ice Caves are about an hour North outside of Rexburg. The Ice Caves were originally formed as lava tubes. The shape of the...
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Civil Defense Caves
Rexburg, Idaho
23.0 miles N of Rexburg, IdahoThe caves are large lava tubes. The name comes from the cold war era when they were anticipated as a safe area in the case of an attack. The entrance is pretty bouldery and does require a small...
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Kuna Caves
Kuna, Idaho
5.7 miles S of Kuna, IdahoThe Kuna Caves are underground lava tubes located in Kuna, Idaho. These lava tubes were formed when lava flowed freely underground and were left hollow when the volcano became extinct. The Kuna...
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Bear Trap Cave
American Falls, Idaho
28.7 miles NW of American Falls, IdahoBear Trap Cave is a part of a lava tube which can be traced for almost 15 miles. Bear Trap lava tube probably originated from Wildhorse Corral along the Great Rift. Approximately 15,000 years old,...
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Devil's Hole Cave
Mountain Home, Idaho
9.7 miles NW of Mountain Home, IdahoDevil’s Hole Cave is a great location for spelunkers near Mountain Home, Idaho. The cave starts out as a 40-foot shaft where you will need a rope to descend. The cave continues to descend until...
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North Fork Canyon (River of No Return)
McCall, Idaho
93.4 miles E of McCall, IdahoKnown as "The River of No Return," the Salmon River is the longest free-flowing river (425 miles) within one state in the lower 48. It originates in the Sawtooth and Lemhi Valleys of central and...
Camp, Canoe, Cave, Hike, Horseback, Mountain Bike, Whitewater
Kimama Wind Caves
Paul, Idaho
12.1 miles NW of Paul, IdahoThe Kimama Wind Caves are a series of lava tubes accessed by a crack in the middle of the desert north of Paul, Idaho. These lava tubes create a labyrinth of tunnels to explore. These tunnels should...
Camp, Cave 1.7 mi
Broken Top Loop Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
15.5 miles N of Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National MonumentThe Broken Top Loop Trail provides an opportunity to hike over, under and around the youngest volcano on the Snake River Plain. The event that created this cinder cone and associated lava flows...
Cave, Hike 8.8 mi
Wilderness Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
15.5 miles N of Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National MonumentYou will have a sense of solitude as you travel into the Craters of the Moon Wilderness. Begin the trail on the sidewalk that parallels the roadway and turn right to follow the direct route across a...
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