Manzanar National Historic Site
In 1942, the United States government ordered more than 110,000 men, women, and children to leave their homes and detained them in remote, military-style camps. Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where the US government incarcerated Japanese immigrants ineligible for citizenship and Japanese American citizens during World War II.
Manzanar is located on the west side of U.S. Highway 395, 9 miles north of Lone Pine, California and 6 miles south of Independence, CA.
- Biking
- Road Biking
- Food
- Picnicking
- Guided Tours
- Self-Guided Tours - Walking
- Self-Guided Tours - Auto
- Bus/Shuttle Guided Tour
- Junior Ranger Program
- Wildlife Watching
- Birdwatching
- Park Film
- Museum Exhibits
- Shopping
- Bookstore and Park Store
- Architecture and Building
- Arts
- Painting
- Photography
- Asian American Heritage
- Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite
- Colonization and Settlement
- Engineering
- Farming and Agriculture
- Incarceration
- Japanese-American Internment
- Immigration
- Medicine
- Hospital
- Military
- US Army
- Indigenous and Native Warrior
- Monuments and Memorials
- Religion and Spirituality
- Churches
- Schools and Education
- Social Movements
- Civil Rights
- Tragic Events
- Forced Marches
- Wars and Conflicts
- Tribal Conflicts
- World War II
- Westward Expansion
- Homesteading
- Scenic Views
Barracks in 1942, Manzanar
1942 image of barracks at Manzanar
Block 15 Barrack 7 Garden Lantern, Manzanar
Block 15 Barrack 7 Garden Lantern, Manzanar
Historic Entrance Sign, Manzanar
Historic Entrance Sign, Manzanar
Manzanar Guard Tower
Reconstructed Manzanar Guard Tower
Merritt Park, Manzanar
Merritt Park, Manzanar
Manzanar Cemetery Monument
Manzanar Cemetery Monument
Manzanar Pear Orchard and Mount Williamson
Manzanar Pear Orchard and Mount Williamson
Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage
Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage
Manzanar Sentry Post
Manzanar Sentry Post