V isiting Craters Of The Moon National Monument and Preserve is like taking a step onto another planet! For good reason too, 15,000-2,000 years ago Lava started erupting from the Great Rift that ...

The landscape is stark, dark and dramatic, formed by a series of eruptions in the last 16,000 years that have stacked layer ...

Adventure Guide: See the exclusive special section in the Times-News on May 22. The 2013 edition features the state parks and national monuments throughout south-central Idaho -- and all the ...

NPCA's response to Interior Secretary Zinke's decision today to remove Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, one of two national park sites, from the list of 27 national monuments under ...

Press Release Craters of the Moon Removed from Monument Review Chopping Block Jul 2017 NPCA's response to Interior Secretary Zinke's decision today to remove Craters of the Moon National Monument and ...

Visitors can marvel at the Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve’s three major lava fields, 250,000 acres of rugged grasslands and more than 600 square miles of basaltic lava fields.

Lichen can be seen on spatter cones on April 29, 2024, at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve near Arco. Lichen is constantly eroding lava rocks.

CAREY, Idaho - Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in south-central Idaho has been designated an International Dark Sky Park due to its exceptional stargazing. National Park Service ...

Road work will be done between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays. The scenic loop drive will remain open throughout most of the duration of the roadwork, a press release says, although visitors may ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A decades-old proposal to upgrade Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve to a national park is getting new life.

ARCO — A photograph taken by a Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve centennial artist-in-residence has been selected for inclusion in a special U.S. Department of the Interior ...