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

The National Park Service (NPS) invites members of the public to participate in three special “walks on the Moon” that will be held in May and June at Craters of the Moon National Monument and ...

Over the next two months, the National Park Service (NPS) is organizing three special “walks on the Moon” in May and June at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in southern Idaho.

Bitterroot among lava rock at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. Photo courtesy of National Park Service ...

Wildflowers in bloom at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve.

IDAHO, USA — Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve marked its 101st birthday Friday, concluding its centennial celebration year with record-breaking visitor numbers and numerous ...

Though many believe it deserves national park status, this volcanic landscape in Idaho is "just" a national monument and preserve - for now ...

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 ...

When I woke up last Saturday morning, it was lightly snowing outside my window. My plan for the day was to go hiking at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. I called the ranger on ...

A sign seen Nov. 16 at the entrance to a cave near a trail in Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve proclaims the cave closed to people to protect bats.

When Craters of the Moon was designated as a national monument 100 years ago, its otherworldly landscape of lava flows, rock pillars and jagged buttes was thought to mirror the lunar surface.

Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of six guest opinions commemorating the Craters of the Moon National Monument centennial. Craters of the Moon is a unique and fascinating natural ...