“50,000-year-old volcanic lava fields stretching to the horizon — jet black basalt, cinder cones, lava tubes, and spatter craters create an alien landscape unlike anything else in the continental US. Used by NASA for training and by filmmakers for otherworldly sequences.”
About This Location
CRATERS OF THE MOON DELIVERS THE MOST OTHERWORLDLY VISUAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE VIA PAVED ROAD IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. MILES OF JET-BLACK BASALT LAVA FIELDS, CINDER CONES, SPATTER CONES, AND ACCESSIBLE LAVA TUBE CAVES CREATE A GENUINELY ALIEN LANDSCAPE NASA ONCE USED TO TRAIN APOLLO ASTRONAUTS. FOR INDIE FILMMAKERS, THIS IS A READY-MADE SCI-FI, POST-APOCALYPTIC, OR SURREALIST LOCATION WITH ZERO CONSTRUCTION COST. THE VISUAL CONTRAST BETWEEN DARK VOLCANIC ROCK AND IDAHO'S BIG BLUE SKY
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Permit Information
Permit Required
Type
Film Permit
Fee
Contact for fee
Contact
Idaho Dept of Parks and Recreation
Contact Permit Office
✉️ info@parksandrecreation.idaho.govFilm permit required for commercial work. NPS manages federal portions; state parcels through IDPR.
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