Map of 22 Things to do near Arco, Idaho
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Devil's Orchard Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
17.5 miles SWThis 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 1.0-1.3 miCaves Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
17.6 miles SWCave and Hike near Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
Cave, HikeLava Flow Campground
Arco, Idaho
17.7 miles SWAs unique as its name, campsites are surrounded by a young lava flow. The campground is located near the visitor center and popular trails. Campground opened on May 30. Campground generally closes...
CampNorth Crater Flow
Arco, Idaho
17.9 miles SWHike near Arco, Idaho
Hike 0.4 miInferno Cone
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
18.4 miles SWCinder 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 0.1 miSpatter Cones
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
18.7 miles SWThese 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...
HikeSnow Cone
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
18.7 miles SWHike near Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
Hike 1.8 miNorth Crater Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
18.7 miles SWThis 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 1.7 miBroken Top Loop Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
19.1 miles SWThe 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 8.8 miWilderness Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
19.1 miles SWYou 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 1.9 miTree Molds Trail
Visitors Center, Craters of the Moon National Monument
19.1 miles SWWhen 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 0.6 miHidden Mouth Cave
Moore, Idaho
23.7 miles NIt is a surprisingly large cave with three distinct chambers and a secret exit at the back for those who don't mind climbing a precariously balanced log. You can take a quad/four-wheeler half...
Cave, HikeBox Canyon
Howe, Idaho
24.5 miles NEBox Canyon features routes from 20-500 feet on solid, grippy limestone. Some say it's sharp. I say it's fantastic. It seems like most of the climbing is of a slabby nature, although there are...
Rock ClimbWild Rose Natural Hot Springs
Carey, Idaho
30.9 miles SWWild Rose is a location that doesn't make sense to miss. These natural hot springs are right off the road between Carey and Arco, Idaho and known to many as Carey Hot Springs. The hot...
Hot SpringsBirch Creek
Leadore, Idaho
40.0 miles NEThis campground includes approximately 25 campsites with amenities such as picnic tables, fire rings, and restrooms, located along Birch Creek. Additionally, there are a variety of large undeveloped...
Camp 7.9 miBorah Peak
Mackay, Idaho
43.3 miles NWThis is the highest peak in all of Idaho, standing 12,662 ft along the Lost River Range. There are several routes that can be taken in order to reach the summit with different levels of difficulty...
Hike 0.9 miHell's Half Acre Lava Walk
Blackfoot, Idaho
43.4 miles EThe Lava Trails traverse the desert of the Snake River Plain through contorted landscapes created from multiple lava flows. These Hawaiian-type lava flows are associated with the stretching of the...
HikeBear Trap Cave
American Falls, Idaho
45.2 miles SBear Trap Cave is a part of a lava tube which can be traced for almost 15 miles. Bear Trap lava tube probably originated from Wildhorse Corral along the Great Rift. Approximately 15,000 years old,...
Cave 0.3 miBirch Creek Charcoal Kilns
Leadore, Idaho
46.9 miles NDuring the 1880’s the Birch Creek Valley bustled with activity as miners worked a rich body of ore located about 10 miles east of the Kilns, known as the Viola Mine. It was discovered in 1881...
Hike17 Mile Cave
Idaho Falls, Idaho
47.8 miles ESeventeen Mile Cave is a lava tube, a cave created by the pocket in which lava used to flow and was left empty when the volcano became inactive. The cave gets its name from its location, just 17...
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