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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, IdahoHike near Arco, Idaho
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 MonumentThis paved trail explores an area of cinder beds scattered with pieces of the North Crater wall. Exhibits along the trail challenge you to consider the difficulties of protecting this fragile...
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 MonumentCave and Hike near Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
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 MonumentCinder cones form when gas-rich volcanic froth erupts high into the air and then piles into a mound. Climb Inferno Cone, if you wish, but don't be disappointed if you are unable to locate the...
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 MonumentThis one-way trail is especially interesting for its variety. The trail traverses North Crater and drops into the crater mouth, the vent for the North Crater flow. Notice that the northwest flank of...
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 MonumentHike near Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
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 MonumentThese miniature volcanoes formed when blobs of molten lava were lobbed into the air during the last gasp of an eruption sequence that ended about 2,100 years ago. Craters of the Moon is well known...
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 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 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 MonumentWhen molten lava advanced through this area it flowed through a grove of living trees. As the trees burned, moisture was released as steam, cooling the hot lava just enough to leave an impression of...
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 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...
Cave, Hike Added on 5 Aug 2020
