28.4K Craters of the Moon National Monument by endovereric
first prev 1 next lastDescribed as a "weird and scenic landscape", Craters of the Moon certainly lives up to its reputation. It was established in 1924 to preserve the unique volcanic features of this enormous lava field. The 750,000-acre monument contains a diverse array of volcanic features including volcanic rifts, cinder cones, spatter cones, shield volcanoes and lava tube caves. A surprising number of plants and animals have adapted to live in the harsh volcanic and high desert environment. It is an excellent site for hiking, bird watching, photography, backpacking and caving (permits required). The monument is cooperatively managed by the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. Summer activities include guided cave walks and evening programs at the campground. Winter activities include Winter Ecology Workshops, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. Park is open 24 hours/day year-round. Visitor Center: Memorial Day-Labor Day 8am-6pm, rest of the year 8am-4:30pm. Closed winter holidays.
North Crater Flow
Arco, Idaho
17.9 miles SW of Arco, IdahoThe 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 Added on 5 Aug 2020 0.5 mi
Devil's Orchard Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
17.1 miles N of Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National MonumentA paved, wheelchair-accessible trail through cinder beds and ancient North Crater wall fragments, with exhibits on protecting this fragile volcanic environment.
Hike Added on 5 Aug 2020 1.0-1.3 mi
Caves Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
16.7 miles N of Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National MonumentThe 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 Added on 5 Aug 2020 0.4 mi
Inferno Cone
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
16.6 miles N of Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National MonumentA 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 Added on 5 Aug 2020 1.8 mi
North Crater Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
16.6 miles N of Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National MonumentA 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 Added on 5 Aug 2020 
Snow Cone
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
16.6 miles N of Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National MonumentThe 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 Added on 5 Aug 2020 0.1 mi
Spatter Cones
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
16.6 miles N of Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National MonumentMiniature 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 Added on 5 Aug 2020 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 MonumentA 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 Added on 5 Aug 2020 1.9 mi
Tree Molds Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
15.5 miles N of Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National MonumentA 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 Added on 5 Aug 2020 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 MonumentA 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 Added on 5 Aug 2020
