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The managing agency publishes official acreage."},"firstProtected":null,"established":null,"administrations":[],"designationHistory":[],"summary":"Tule Lake National Monument includes both Tule Lake Segregation Center, the largest and most controversial of the sites where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II, and Camp Tulelake, which was first a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, then an additional facility to detain Japanese Americans, and finally a prisoner of war camp.","summarySource":"National Park Service","guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":"https://www.nps.gov/tule/index.htm","social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":"https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat=41.8878&b_tl_lng=-121.3785&b_br_lat=41.885&b_br_lng=-121.3708","recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=Tule%20Lake%20National%20Monument","directions":"http://www.nps.gov/tule/planyourvisit/directions.htm"},"images":[{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/529AA262-F23D-E5D9-A8B28ED0215975DD.jpg","title":"Tule Lake National Monument Visitor Center","alt":"White house with a concrete deck and flag poll in the front.","caption":"Tule Lake Visitor Center","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C81F835-1DD8-B71B-0B2F390826C60693.jpg","title":"Tule Lake Segregation Center Jail with Castle Rock in the back ground","alt":"Tule Lake Segregation Center Jail with Castle Rock in the background","caption":"Tule Lake Segregation Center Jail with Castle Rock in the back ground","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C81F9A3-1DD8-B71B-0B5FAB1A656FBCD0.jpg","title":"Camp Tulelake as a CCC Camp in 1936","alt":"Camp Tulelake as a CCC Camp in 1936","caption":"Camp Tulelake as a CCC Camp in 1936","credit":"BOR Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C81FB0F-1DD8-B71B-0BA38BA494DD23FD.jpg","title":"Camp Tulelake Barrack","alt":"Camp Tulelake Barrack","caption":"Camp Tulelake Barrack","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C81FD03-1DD8-B71B-0BF30B6078C6AC02.jpg","title":"Tule Lake Segregation Center in 1946","alt":"Tule Lake Segregation Center in 1946","caption":"Tule Lake Segregation Center in 1946","credit":"WRA","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C81FE8A-1DD8-B71B-0BDB13A0FDC9F53C.jpg","title":"On top of Castle Rock looking down on Tule Lake Segregation Center","alt":"On top of Castle Rock looking down on Tule Lake Segregation Center","caption":"On top of Castle Rock looking down on Tule Lake Segregation Center","credit":"Densho","source":"NPS"}],"activities":["Guided Tours","Self-Guided Tours - Walking","Self-Guided Tours - Auto","Museum Exhibits","Shopping","Bookstore and Park Store"],"topics":["Asian American Heritage","Incarceration","Japanese-American Internment","Wars and Conflicts","World War II"],"fees":[],"passes":[],"hours":[{"name":"Tule Lake Visitor Center","description":"The visitor center is open Thursday - Sunday from 9:00am to 4:30pm, till September 7th. Please check the calendar for the most accurate information.","standardHours":{"wednesday":"Closed","monday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM","thursday":"9:00PM - 4:30PM","sunday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM","saturday":"9:00AM - 4:30PM"},"exceptions":[{"name":"Winter Season","start":"2026-09-09","end":"2027-05-28","hours":{"wednesday":"Closed","monday":"Closed","thursday":"Closed","sunday":"Closed","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"Closed","saturday":"Closed"}}]}],"directions":"The visitor center is located 8 miles south of Tulelake CA along Hwy 139 at 44340 Hwy 139. Tulelake, CA 96134. We are the only driveway off the hwy between County Rd 113 & 176. We are currently working on getting our address updated on Google, but as of now Google will put you about and 1/8 mile north of our location. Click the link below for more detailed information on directions.","weatherInfo":"Summer daytime highs average 75° to 80°F; lows average 50°F. Occasional thunderstorms occur in summer. Winter daytime highs average 40°F; lows average 20°F. Morning fog is frequent from autumn through spring.","contacts":{"phone":"(530) 664 4015","email":"TULE_Information@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[{"name":"Tule Lake Visitor Center","description":"Tule Lake National Monument visitor center is closed for the winter. It will reopen around Memorial Day weekend in 2027. The visitor center is located 8 miles south of Tulelake CA along Hwy 139 at 44340 Hwy 139. Tulelake, CA 96134. We are the only driveway off the hwy between County Rd 113 & 176.","url":"https://www.nps.gov/tule/planyourvisit/hours.htm","lat":41.88739467850828,"lon":-121.37703359127045}],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"tule-lake-national-wildlife-refuge","km":10},{"slug":"lava-beds-national-monument","km":19},{"slug":"clear-lake-national-wildlife-refuge","km":19},{"slug":"lower-klamath-national-wildlife-refuge","km":30},{"slug":"sattitla-highlands-national-monument","km":40},{"slug":"modoc-national-forest","km":44}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=tule"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.623Z","alerts":[],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/tule-lake-national-monument/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/tule-lake-national-monument.geojson"}