Tule Lake National Monument
The Tule Lake National Monument includes both the the 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.
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.
- Guided Tours
- Self-Guided Tours - Walking
- Self-Guided Tours - Auto
- Museum Exhibits
- Shopping
- Bookstore and Park Store
- Asian American Heritage
- Incarceration
- Japanese-American Internment
- Wars and Conflicts
- World War II
Tule Lake National Monument Visitor Center
Tule Lake Visitor Center
Tule Lake Segregation Center Jail with Castle Rock in the back ground
Tule Lake Segregation Center Jail with Castle Rock in the back ground
Camp Tulelake as a CCC Camp in 1936
Camp Tulelake as a CCC Camp in 1936
Camp Tulelake Barrack
Camp Tulelake Barrack
Tule Lake Segregation Center in 1946
Tule Lake Segregation Center in 1946
On top of Castle Rock looking down on Tule Lake Segregation Center
On top of Castle Rock looking down on Tule Lake Segregation Center