Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

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Overview

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.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Self-Guided Tours - Auto
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store

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Plan your visit

Hours

Tule Lake Visitor Center: 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.

Getting there

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.

Visitor centers

Weather

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.

Phone: (530) 664 4015

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

Tule Lake Segregation Center Jail with Castle Rock in the background
Tule Lake Segregation Center Jail with Castle Rock in the back ground · NPS Photo
Camp Tulelake as a CCC Camp in 1936
Camp Tulelake as a CCC Camp in 1936 · BOR Photo
Camp Tulelake Barrack
Camp Tulelake Barrack · NPS Photo
Tule Lake Segregation Center in 1946
Tule Lake Segregation Center in 1946 · WRA
On top of Castle Rock looking down on Tule Lake Segregation Center
On top of Castle Rock looking down on Tule Lake Segregation Center · Densho

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