North Menan Butte Rim Trail

Climb onto a rare tuff cone and trace the crater rim above a landscape shaped by explosive water-and-magma collisions. Climb an extinct volcano, walk its rim, and look into the bowl where magma once met the Snake River. the Menan Buttes are the only volcanic eruptions in the United States known to have occurred through freshwater.

Climb from the North Menan Butte parking area to the crater rim, follow the rim route around this 10,000-year-old tuff cone, descend to the trailhead. The agency describes a 3.1-mile route from the parking area to the top, around the rim, and back down. watch for rattlesnakes and slippery, rocky surfaces.

ONCE YOU’RE THERE From the signed parking area, follow the non-motorized trail uphill to the rim. Stay on the established route where erosion scars are visible, make the rim circuit, then descend the same developed approach to the parking area.

LOCAL INTEL The butte can be hot and dry with little protection from the sun.

FEES, PERMITS & ACCESS No mandatory entrance, parking, access, permit, reservation, or similar fee is required to complete this Adventure as routed.