19 Hiking Trails near Box Canyon
first prev 1 next lastShowing Hiking Trails within 50 miles Distance miles of Howe, ID 83244, USA City, Zip, or Address
Hidden Mouth Cave
Moore, Idaho
26.9 miles WA surprisingly large lava cave with three chambers and a secret back exit — reached by quad or a quarter-mile steep hike above Moore, Idaho.
Cave, Hike 0.9 mi
Hell's Half Acre Lava Walk
Blackfoot, Idaho
32.0 miles SETwo lava trails — a quick half-mile loop or a 4.5-mile route to the main vent — trace a 4,100-year-old 222-square-mile eruption across the Snake River Plain.
Hike 0.3 mi
Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns
Leadore, Idaho
33.6 miles NSixteen remarkably intact 20-foot beehive brick kilns stand in remote Idaho as relics of an 1880s silver-mining operation that employed 200 workers for barely three years.
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17 Mile Cave
Idaho Falls, Idaho
35.9 miles SEA lava tube just 17 miles from Idaho Falls with a nearly flat quarter-mile tunnel ending in two cool pools — easy for beginners, though expect graffiti on the walls.
Cave, Hike
Webber Creek
Dubois, Idaho
36.5 miles NA dispersed recreation area at 7,000 feet elevation with a trailhead, vault toilet, and the Webber Creek Trail heading west toward Scott Peak — great for hiking, fishing, horseback riding, and mountain biking.
Backpack, Camp, Hike, Horseback, Hot Springs, Mountain Bike 2.1-2.3 mi
Market Lake Wildlife Management Area
Roberts, Idaho
39.3 miles EA wildlife management area teeming with waterfowl — ibis colonies, ducks, geese, herons, eagles, hawks, and owls — plus mule deer, white-tailed deer, and a small moose population near Roberts, Idaho.
Hike, Horseback 0.5 mi
Devil's Orchard Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
42.0 miles SWA paved, wheelchair-accessible trail through cinder beds and ancient North Crater wall fragments, with exhibits on protecting this fragile volcanic environment.
Hike 1.0-1.3 mi
Caves Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
42.1 miles SWThe Caves Trail at Craters of the Moon National Monument leads into one of the most otherworldly landscapes in Idaho: a field of lava tubes formed by ancient volcanic eruptions on the high sagebrush...
Cave, Hike
North Crater Flow
Arco, Idaho
42.5 miles SWThe North Crater Flow Trail is one of the best first stops at Craters of the Moon National Monument, a short, paved, accessible loop that carries visitors out across a genuine river of hardened lava...
Hike 0.4 mi
Inferno Cone
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
42.9 miles SWA 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 0.1 mi
Spatter Cones
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
43.2 miles SWMiniature 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.
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Snow Cone
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
43.2 miles SWThe Snow Cone is one of the more surprising little features at Craters of the Moon National Monument, a small, narrow, deep spatter cone on the volcanic Snake River Plain of central Idaho that holds...
Hike 1.8 mi
North Crater Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
43.2 miles SWA 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 1.7 mi
Broken Top Loop Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
43.5 miles SWA 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 8.8 mi
Wilderness Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
43.5 miles SWA 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
43.5 miles SWA 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 1.1-4.1 mi
Meadow Lake
Leadore, Idaho
44.1 miles NWA remote alpine lake in the Sawtooth Wilderness, tucked in the Sawtooth Mountains with no maintained trails and accessible only with a wilderness permit — $10–$20 per night to camp nearby.
Camp, Canoe, Hike 0.6-2.0 mi
North Menan Butte ('R' Mountain)
Menan, Idaho
46.7 miles EA volcanic butte locals call R Mountain, with a paved trailhead, chain handrails near the top, informational signs at the rim, and views of Rexburg and the Snake River.
Camp, Cave, Hike 7.9 mi
Borah Peak
Mackay, Idaho
49.1 miles WIdaho's highest peak at 12,662 feet offers a Class 3-4 summit route along 'Chicken-out' Ridge — complete with a snow knife-edge, talus, and the kind of exposure that separates the committed from the casual.
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