The road is narrow, so ride single file. Wear a helmet for protection in case of falls. And remember that it is hot, dry and windy here. There is no water beyond the campground, so fill your water bottle before you start. Off-road cycling not only destroys plants, but also results in rapid erosion of the fragile lava.
Tracks remain as scars in the cinders for years to come.
It also allows you to experience a part of Craters of. In the mid-1800s, tens of thousands of emigrants passed through southern Idaho on their way to fertile farmland and gold fields to the west. The traffic peaked in 1864 when 40,000 people travelled the Oregon Trail about 100 miles south of here. In 1862 an emigrant party asked guide Tim Goodale to lead them west from Fort Hall on an alternate route. They thereby hoped to reach the gold fields north of Boise more directly.