News Release

Fall Events

Guided walk on Inferno Cone

NPS / David Hunter

News Release Date: August 19, 2019

Contact: Visitor Center Staff, 208-527-1300

As summer winds down, please join us for a Ranger guided walk or other events: 

Daily - Visitor Center: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. through 9/28; 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. there after
View exhibits and audio-visual presentations to learn more about your park. There are also publications on sale in our bookstore about the cultural and natural history of Craters of the Moon and the region.

Daily - Ranger Guided Walks and Talks: through 9/28
Climb a volcano, explore a lava tube or join us for a presentation. Our full schedule of walks and talks offered daily through September 2 with a reduced schedule through September 28. Look for a detailed schedule at: https://www.nps.gov/crmo/planyourvisit/calendar.htm

August 25 - National Park Service Birthday, Fee Free!
Happy birthday to us! Celebrate the 102nd anniversary of the National Park Service with a visit to Idaho’s largest national park unit. Entrance is free to all National Park System areas on this day.

September 28 - Nature Photography Workshop: 1p.m. – 4 p.m.
Douglass Owen, a retired park ranger, naturalist, educator and photographer, will present this 3-hour workshop. His book, a “Park Ranger’s Guide to Nature & Wildlife Photography” was published in 2019 and is available in the bookstore. Learn techniques and practices to improve your photographs. Event is sponsored by the Craters of the Moon Natural History Association and will be held in the Craters of the Moon visitor center theater. Reservations are required and the class is limited to 32 people, contact the park at [phone] or [e-mail] to make a reservation.

September 28 & November 11 - Fee Free!
Craters of the Moon National Monument will join all national parks across the country in waiving entrance fees to celebrate National Public Lands Day (9/28) and to honor our veterans (11/11).