40 Things to do near Mackay, ID 83251
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Hidden Mouth Cave
Moore, Idaho
9.2 miles EA 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 7.9 mi
Borah Peak
Mackay, Idaho
18.6 miles NWIdaho'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.
Hike
Lava Flow Campground
Arco, Idaho
31.5 miles SA campground surrounded by a young lava flow near the Craters of the Moon visitor center and popular trails — 42 first-come sites at $15/night during main season.
Camp
North Crater Flow
Arco, Idaho
31.7 miles SHike near Arco, Idaho
Hike 0.5 mi
Devil's Orchard Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
32.2 miles SA 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
32.6 miles SCave and Hike near Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
Cave, Hike 0.4 mi
Inferno Cone
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
32.7 miles SA 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 1.8 mi
North Crater Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
32.8 miles SA 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
Snow Cone
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
32.8 miles SHike near Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
Hike 0.1 mi
Spatter Cones
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
32.8 miles SMiniature 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 1.7 mi
Broken Top Loop Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
33.8 miles SA 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 1.9 mi
Tree Molds Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
33.8 miles SA 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 8.8 mi
Wilderness Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
33.8 miles SA 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 0.3 mi
Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns
Leadore, Idaho
34.7 miles NESixteen 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.
Hike
Box Canyon
Howe, Idaho
34.8 miles ESolid, grippy limestone routes from 20 to 500 feet on a slabby-to-steep Box Canyon wall in Idaho — multipitch routes are a highlight, and there are hopes to expand access.
Rock Climb
Corral Creek
Hailey, Idaho
35.2 miles WFun and fast singletrack along Trail Creek on the lower end and Corral Creek Road at the top — nothing too technical, great for beginners, and busy with other trail users.
Mountain Bike
Birch Creek
Leadore, Idaho
38.6 miles NEA campground along Birch Creek with 25 developed sites, picnic tables, fire rings, and restrooms — plus great fishing for brook, rainbow, and brown trout in the creek and nearby Caribou-Targhee access.
Camp 1.1-4.1 mi
Meadow Lake
Leadore, Idaho
38.7 miles NA 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
Wild Rose Natural Hot Springs
Carey, Idaho
39.0 miles SThree natural roadside soaking pools ringed by lava rock between Carey and Arco — wild, easy to reach, and perfect at sunset.
Hot Springs
White Clouds Trails
Sun Valley, Idaho
40.0 miles WExcellent beginner-to-intermediate trails with some of the best panoramic views in the Sun Valley area — a welcoming option for families and those avoiding technical difficulty.
Mountain Bike
