• View of the Great Rift

    Craters Of The Moon

    National Monument & Preserve Idaho

There are park alerts in effect.
show Alerts »

  • All roads and facilities are open

    The Visitor Center is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Obtain a permit before entering any authorized cave.

News

Find out what is happening at your National Monument by clicking on the News Release link. You can also sign up for an RSS feed and receive updates to your email automatically.

 
Cover of park newspaper

Read all about it! The Great Rift Gazette is your source for news and information about summer events at Craters of the Moon.

  • We're on Facebook We're on Facebook

    "Like" Craters of the Moon today! Read More

Did You Know?

kipuka

Searing lava flows that initially destroyed everything in their path today protect the last refuges of intact sagebrush steppe communities on the Snake River Plain. These islands of vegetation, known as kipukas, provide important examples of what is "natural".