Moose Crossing RV Park

Moose Crossing RV Park is halfway along the Peaks To Craters Scenic Byway, 140 miles of Idaho wilderness people cross the continent to see. Starting in Carey and finishing in Challis (both an hour's drive from the park), this winding circuit goes from wetlands to high deserts and mountain ridges. A three-hour trip in total, many travellers take detours enroute to see Mt Borah, the state's highest peak, or to fish Mackay Reservoir. The craters in question are the Craters of the Moon National Monument (two hours, 15 minutes), a landscape of lava flows bursting with wild flowers and wildlife. The volcano is long gone, but to feel the roaring power of nature head to Lower Creek Falls, just outside Mackay, where tracks take you past increasingly lively rapids to a truly deafening waterfall. If you want to get closer to the foaming waters, Mackay is the place to hire kayaks and join up with guided river trips. It's easy to forget the stresses of town in all this nature, but Idaho Falls (an hour and a half) spreads out galleries and museums along a city-wide river trail. Wherever you go, you'll hear the call of the wild.