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Shoshone Indian Ice Caves – Shoshone, Idaho
By Hikerpro | May 14, 2009
Idaho tourism has a few surprises in store for you and one of them is a visit to a lava cave called Shoshone Indian Ice Caves outside of Shoshone, Idaho. This 1,000 foot long lava tunnel is covered with ice on the floor year round. It isn’t beautiful like the limestone caves that you can tour, but it is fascinating in its own way.
There is a wooden bridge that goes the distance of the cave so that you can walk above the ice. The cave stays cold enough for the ice as long as the door to the tunnel is closed during the summer. It is cold enough in the cave that you will need a jacket, if you don’t have one with you there are some at the entrance that you may borrow for the tour.
When you arrive at the cave you will see some rather ugly statues along the way. They were put there by a former owner of the cave to generate some tourist interest, although they failed at that for adults the kids seem to think they are neat.
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