Gore's Cave - Cave near Boise City-Nampa, ID, Idaho
Boise City-Nampa,Idaho
43.1850300716, -116.239379921
33.1 miles SE of Boise City-Nampa, ID, Idaho
GPS: 43°11'6.1"N 116°14'21.8"W
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State: Idaho

Cave

Lava Tube - Cave. These are formed when fluid, molten lava flows out of the ground, it behaves like a stream of water working its way downhill. But soon the "stream" surface cools and hardens. This crust then insulated the molten lava inside, enabling it to keep flowing. The molten lava inside the crust eventually flows out leaving the crust as the walls of a lava tube or "cave."

  1. Plan Ahead and Prepare
  2. Travel & camp on durable surfaces
  3. Dispose of waste properly
  4. Leave what you find
  5. Minimize campfire impacts
  6. Respect wildlife
  7. Be considerate of other visitors

Directions

From Boise City-Nampa, ID, Idaho

  1. Head south on Boise St toward W Camelot Dr (138 ft)
  2. Turn left onto W Camelot Dr (0.1 mi)
  3. Turn right onto N Midland Blvd (3.4 mi)
  4. Turn left onto Dooley Ln (1.0 mi)
  5. Turn right onto ID-45 S/12th Ave Rd
    Continue to follow ID-45 S
    (5.5 mi)
  6. Turn left onto Bowmont Rd (4.0 mi)
  7. Turn right onto S Robinson Rd (2.6 mi)
  8. Turn left onto Kuna Cave Rd (4.0 mi)
  9. Turn right onto S Swan Falls Rd (13.8 mi)
  10. Turn left onto Moore Rd (2.3 mi)
  11. Turn right (2.1 mi)
  12. Slight left (2.8 mi)
  13. Turn right (0.3 mi)
  14. Turn left (0.3 mi)
  15. Continue straight
    Destination will be on the left
    (1.5 mi)
or

Head south from the Boise airport area on Pleasant valley rd into the desert. At about 18 miles south from Gowen rd you will have to go around Christmas Mountain which is a control tower for the military training range. When you are on the south side of this again head south another 6.1 miles and turn west. Follow this road about 2.25 miles to the coordinates.

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potatokingftw

10/8/23 9:53 pm
First time visiting this cave and was an absolute blast, the entrance is definitely the best part, with the wind whipping out of there. Lots of little lava candles along the walls and roof as well as crystal formations. if your willing to crawl a bit there are some neat little side rooms. Not a huge cave but big enough to explore for an hour or so. Oct 8 2023 Entrance is right along the road, coordinates are spot on in Google
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Nathan ahmuty

3/10/21 11:44 pm
I have been here multiple times(most recent 1-08-2021) the entrance is fine just small, it is very big down there if you know where to go. Be careful in summer though lots of rattlesnakes!
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gcwsisthephenom

6/18/21 8:20 am
I couldn't find the entrance yesterday. Do you have any tips or pictures?
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Found it

6/13/19 11:36 pm
Found this entrance, directions are spot on however the cave has been filled in, there was a small hole that you can enter but not continue down. 30mph wind coming out of the hole, must be another opening elsewhere.
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joker

10/3/18 2:36 am 9/13/18
Went there to check out the cave but i couldnt even find it the coordinance must be wrong, really cool area lots of cool things to see. alot of rattlesnakes though so be warned, if someone finds it it would be amazing if this is updated. Also theres two ways there one is really rugged and worn the other is right next to a bunch of military restriced areas so keep on public roads.
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