National Monument · CA

Tule Lake National Monument

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.

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Photos

White house with a concrete deck and flag poll in the front.
Tule Lake Visitor Center
Tule Lake Segregation Center Jail with Castle Rock in the background
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

Activities

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