Lava Trees

Lava Trees: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Lava Trees

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Lava Trees — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.41472, -113.52667. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lava Trees

• Craters of the Moon National Monument · sanctuary · Butte · ~2 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon Wilderness · sanctuary · Butte · ~3 km · Must-see
• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~31 km · Must-see
• Baptist Community Church · church · Butte · ~38 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Preserve · sanctuary · Minidoka · ~38 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~42 km · Must-see
• Smiley Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big Southern Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sand Butte Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~58 km · Must-see
• Shelly Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~71 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~71 km · Must-see
• Brocky Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~71 km · Must-see
• Altair Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~71 km · Must-see
• Standhope Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pegasus Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lava Trees

Other other attractions near Lava Trees

• Strode Spring · attraction · Blaine · ~48 km
• North Queens Crown Springs · attraction · Blaine · ~49 km
• Baiya Patezopai’I · attraction · Butte · ~100 km
• Pia Soko Patezopai’I · attraction · Custer · ~108 km
• Eastern Idaho State Fair Grounds · attraction · Bingham · ~124 km
• Natural Arch · attraction · Butte · ~6 km
• Bridge of Tears · attraction · Butte · ~11 km
• Bridge of the Moon · attraction · Blaine · ~13 km
• Lava Field · attraction · Butte · ~20 km
• Arco Rodeo Grounds · attraction · Butte · ~38 km

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