Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway

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The byway features world-class fly fishing on beautiful Silver Creek, a unique rock formation known to the locals as the “Queens Crown” and the Carey Lake Wildlife Management area home to dozens of species of birds and waterfowl. There is Idaho’s first national monument, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve with thousands of acres of lava fields and unique rock formations. In Arco, the “First City in the World to be Lit by Atomic Energy,” you can see a submarine in the desert. In the magnificent Lost River Valley, there are peaceful miles of agricultural lands in the shadow of the Lost River Mountain Range. The valley narrows and mountains seem to increase in size as you near Mt. Borah and the rest of the “great peaks.” At Spar Canyon you may see wild horses roaming the desert and are reminded of old western movies as you wind through Grandview Canyon.

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Arco, Idaho

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