The landscape is stark, dark and dramatic, formed by a series of eruptions in the last 16,000 years that have stacked layer ...

One of Idaho’s most unique destinations is Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. Here, you’ll find miles of hardened lava flows, scattered cinder cones, and some of the most fascinating ...

The Craters of the Moon Wilderness showcases a remarkable display of the geologic forces that shaped much of Southern Idaho. Lava flows, tubes, fissures and craters stretch off into the horizon.

BLACKFOOT (Idaho Capital Sun) — The National Park Service will host three “walks on the Moon” events this month and next month at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, located ...

Craters of the Moon National Monument celebrated its 100th anniversary by unveiling a new interpretive trail honoring the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe, sharing their history, culture and stories tied to ...

The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ Language and Cultural Preservation Department explains the long connection of people to Craters of the Moon.

Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve is a lunar-like landscape that is home to cinder cones, fissures, lava tubes and other volcanic features.

When I woke up last Saturday morning, it was lightly snowing outside my window. My plan for the day was to go hiking at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. I called the ranger on ...

This year marks 100 years since Craters of the Moon was first designated a national monument and preserve by the federal government. But long before that designation, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes ...

Lichen can be seen on spatter cones on April 29, 2024, at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve near Arco. Lichen is constantly eroding lava rocks.

A Boise taxidermist by trade, Robert Limbert’s explorations and depictions of Idaho one hundred years ago helped to establish one of Idaho’s most unique and vast monuments and preserves. “The ...