ARCO, ID – Crews have reopened a portion of the Loop Road and Lava Flow Campground at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, the National Park Service announced in a press release Friday.
From fall to spring, National Park Service crews close the Loop Road and Lava Flow Campground to motor vehicles after snow and ice build up.
Crews recently completed enough snow and ice removal to make the road and campground safe for vehicles, officials said.
Now, visitors can drive the Loop Road from the visitor center to the North Crater Flow Trail and the east loop of the Lava Flow Campground.
“Visitors are welcome to walk or ride bikes on the rest of the seven-mile Loop Road and to other loops of the Lava Flow Campground, although segments of the road and campground will be temporarily closed when heavy equipment is being used to remove snow and ice to ensure public and NPS staff safety,” National Park Service officials wrote in the press release.
Located in central Idaho between the towns of Carey and Arco, Craters of the Moon features giant lava fields, cinder cones, hiking trails, lava tube caves, sagebrush and camping.
Due to snow, the Indian Tunnel and Dewdrop Cave remained closed as of Friday. More information about Craters of the Moon is available online, or by calling the visitor center at 208-527-1335.
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