• View of the Great Rift

    Craters Of The Moon

    National Monument & Preserve Idaho

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  • All roads and facilities are open

    The Visitor Center is open daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Obtain a permit before entering any authorized cave.

Operating Hours & Seasons

The Monument and Preserve remains open all year, although winter snows prevent automobile access around the Loop Road from mid-November through mid-April. When the road is open, it remains open at all hours.

The Visitor Center is open year-round from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily (8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day). Closed on federal holidays during the winter.

 
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Did You Know?

Alan Shepard on the moon

In 1969 Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, Joe Engle and Eugene Cernan visited Craters of the Moon. They explored the lava landscape in order to learn the basics of volcanic geology in preparation for future trips to the moon.