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Massacre Rocks
Bullet 1 West of American Falls 
Bullet 2 Easy access from highway 

FEATURES
Bullet 1 Climbing 
Bullet 2 Picknicking 
Bullet 3 Wildlife 
Bullet 4 Hiking 
Bullet 5 Camping 

MAP
Bullet 1 Map Quest 
Bullet 2 Local Map 
ASSOCIATED LINKS
Bullet 1 Massacre Rocks Sate Park 
Bullet 2 ISU Outdoor Climbing 
HOURS OF OPERATION
Bullet 1  Open year round 
REFERENCES
Bullet 1 Idaho State Parks and Recreation 
Bullet 2 ISU Outdoor Climbing 
Bullet 3 Legends of the Gem State 
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Massacre Rocks lies beside Idaho's magestic Snake River just west of American Falls, making it a great location for waterfoul and animal life. Being a landmark along the Oregon and California Trails, Massacre Rock received its name by fearful pioneers who passed through the narrow paths. Because of attacks by the Native Americans, pioneers named Massacre Rock accordingly. Massacre Rock is mostly basaltic rock from past volcanic activity. It is a great location for year round climbing and camping. For more information on Massacre Rock please contact (208) 548-2672.

Directions.

Two-wheel drive backroads will get you near most of the climbing. From the town of American Falls, take State Highway 39 across the American Falls Reservoir dam. Take the first left, Lamb-Weston Road. Listed mileage starts here.

  • 0.3 miles: Turn left onto Borah Road
  • 1.8 miles: Turn left onto Lake Channel Road, which is paved and more-or-less follows the river
  • 13.5 miles: Look for a cattle guard where Lake Channel Road starts to turn right. You can turn left onto a gravel road just before the cattle guard. Follow this gravel road (for about 50 yards?) until you can turn left onto a dirt road that parallels the gravel road and follows a fence (the fence will be on your left). If there is a fence across the gravel road go back to Lake Channel road and cross the cattle guard. Once across the cattle guard you will see a dirt road on the left, turn onto this road. The road will then run into the gravel road. Cross the gravel road turning slightly left and pull onto the dirt road that parallels the gravel road.
  • After 0.4 miles on the dirt road you should see a place in the fence on the left that you can pass through. Put the fence/gate back up after passing through. There is a small outcropping of stones to the right of the gate.
  • Dive on a dirt road for 1.1 miles and pass through another fence/gate (this is sometimes down). There should be a water trough just on the other side of the gate.
  • The road turns sharply left and continues for 1.3 miles. Here you pass through another fence/gate.
  • Drive for another 0.6 miles and then turn hard right onto the road that leads to the various pullouts for the climbing.

Directions provided from ISU website on outdoor climbing

Information on specific climbs from ISU Outdoor Climbing

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