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Kuna Cave (also known as Kuna Caves) is located south of Kuna, Idaho. On BLM land, a rough road takes one to the only entrance, a skylight hole, which has a steel ladder installed making for a 50' vertical descent down. From there one can venture north a quarter mile or squeeze through a sandy trench 1,000 feet to the south. Both directions require stooping & crawling, though I didn't explore. Unfortunately decades of graffiti & plenty of trash make this cave a lost cause for restoration, not to mention the odd smells of heavy charcoal & kickup of dust. The caves were apparently longer however vandals sealed up a section with breakdown. Few features seem original, though this view on the north end shows minimal breakdown. It is well known amongst the locals, especially teenagers, & during this visit Friday evening it was no exception. A lot of Idaho lava tubes have similar vandalism & this is probably the second worst trashed cave I have encountered in the state so far, the other being Seventeenmile Cave which I visited May 2010.
Idaho is a state located in the northwestern region of the United States of America. Idaho is the 14th largest state by area, ranks 39th by population and 53rd by population density of the 50 United States. Idaho was the 43rd state to be admitted into the Union, on July 3, 1890. Idaho is landlocked, being bordered by Canada on the north and the states of Washington and Oregon on the west, Nevada and Utah on the south and Montana and Wyoming on the east. Idaho is nicknamed "The Gem State" because nearly every known gemstone is found within the state. Idaho is also famous for producing about one third of all potatoes grown in the USA. Idaho also hosts the largest barrel cheese factory in the world, producing 120K metric tons of cheese per year. There is some ambiguity as to where the name "Idaho" came from, but it is generally believed to have simply been made up by George M. Willing. There is a possibility it was derived from a Native American phrase. Idaho is very mountainous and is a popular outing destination of the outdoorsman. The state population was about 1.58M in July 2011 with 84% being Caucasian, 11.2% Hispanic and 1.1% Native American. The state capital and largest city is Boise.Source: wikipedia
