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Devils Orchard Nature Trail
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Inside Craters of the Moon National Monument
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Devils Orchard Nature Trail
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This paved 0.5 mi (0.8 km) trail explores an area of cinder beds scattered with pieces of North Crater. Exhibits along the trail challenge you to consider the difficulties of protecting this fragile environment. This trail is wheelchair accessible. Corresponds to #4 on the park brochure map.
North Crater Flow Trail
~2 min drive
An excellent introduction to the Craters of the Moon landscape, an easy, paved 0.3 mi (0.5 km) loop winds through a pahoehoe lava flow that spilled from the North Crater vent about 2,100 years ago. For your safety and in order to protect this sensitive area, off-trail travel i…
Big Craters
~2 min drive
The source of one of the most recent eruptions at Craters of the Moon, Big Craters allows visitors to venture up to the edge of one of the park's larger craters. Big Craters is located at the southern end of North Crater Trail near the Spatter Cones area. A short, steep hike…
Craters of the Moon, the Oregon Trail
~14 min drive
History A Safer Alternative The Oregon Trail followed the course of the Snake River, about 100 miles south of the monument. In 1852, John Jeffrey began promoting a spur trail which traced traditional Shoshone migration routes. He wanted to generate business for his ferry at…
Inferno Cone
~2 min drive
The steep 0.4 mi (0.8 km) trail to the top of Inferno Cone is challenging, but it rewards hikers with 360-degree views of the Great Rift, the Snake River Plain, and the Pioneer Mountains. On clear days, you may even see the Teton Range, 100 miles to the east. Make the strenuo…
Craters of the Moon Wilderness
~4 min drive
Established in 1970, the Craters of the Moon Wilderness was one of the first NPS-managed wilderness areas to be created under the Wilderness Act. This area spans over 43,000 acres and is only accessible by hiking. The area offers wide expanses of sagebrush dotted with the occa…
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