Craters of the Moon (with kids)

[DiscGo]

This part of our trip to Idaho last week. Craters of the Moon is a National Monument in Idaho. It is a series of tubes and caves carved out 2,000 years ago. There is a large lava field covered in volcanic rock. Because we had little kids, and I was carrying a child carrying backpack, we could only do Indian Cave and didn't feel like we could handle the entrance to the Boy Scout Cave.

It was a good time, and a easy introduction to caving for my kids. If you are in the area, I'd strongly recommend doing Black Magic canyon (about an hour way toward Twin Falls).


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[Sombeech]

Cool, do those caves go back in quite a ways?

[DiscGo]

Not really. They are nothing compared to the Nutty Puttys (which I still miss) or even Crystal Caves in Western Utah. There are bigger caves in the Craters of the Moon area (even a Native Owned set of caves nicknamed the "Mammoth Caves of the West") but these were still a lot of fun.

[LindsayJaded]

Awesome trip report! I love the photos!