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template: byway.jade
id: "77822"
name: Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
distance: "140"
duration: 3 hours
description: Experience many of the diverse landscapes Idaho has to offer by taking a drive on the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway.
contact: "**Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve**  \r\n208-527-1300  \r\n  \r\n**Lost River Ranger District**  \r\n208-588-3400  \r\n  \r\n**Land of the Yankee Fork State Park**  \r\n208-879-5244  \r\n  \r\n**Arco Chamber of Commerce**  \r\n208-527-8977  "
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designations: 
  - Idaho State Scenic Backway
states: 
  - ID
ll: 
  - -114.20870199999996
  - 44.47526900000008
bounds: 
  - - -114.27887699999991
    - 43.290482
  - - -113.30005599999998
    - 44.47526900000008

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Experience many of the diverse landscapes Idaho has to offer by taking a drive on the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway.  Go from mountain peaks to desert lowland and everything in between.  Along the way, try your hand at fly fishing when you visit Silver Creek.  Explore an otherworldly landscape at Idaho's first national monument, Craters of the Moon National Monument.  No matter where you go on the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway, you'll be in awe and always reaching for your camera.