Craters Of The Moon Boasts New Exhibits

The National Park Service is ready to officially unveil its newly revised visitor center at Craters of the Moon National Monument.

It includes exhibits designed to introduce people to the diverse geological, environmental and historical aspects of the 53,000-acre monument that was established in 1924.

“All we’re trying to do here is give people the basic idea of why Craters of the Moon is unique,” said Dave Clark, the monument’s chief interpreter. “Then our goal is to get them out to see it.”

The exhibits being dedicated Tuesday - coinciding with the start of the wildflower season - are designed to allow visitors to learn as much or as little about the monument as they wish, Clark said, by marrying technology with information.

The main exhibit is a topographic map that explains how the Great Rift connects the geology of the Twin Falls area to Craters of the Moon and then to Yellowstone National Park.