Tule Lake National Monument • California

White house with a concrete deck and flag poll in the front.

Tule Lake Segregation Center Jail with Castle Rock in the background

Camp Tulelake as a CCC Camp in 1936

Camp Tulelake Barrack

Tule Lake Segregation Center in 1946

On top of Castle Rock looking down on Tule Lake Segregation Center

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.

Tule Lake Visitor Center
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Tule Lake Segregation Center Jail with Castle Rock in the back ground
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Camp Tulelake as a CCC Camp in 1936
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Camp Tulelake Barrack
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Tule Lake Segregation Center in 1946
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On top of Castle Rock looking down on Tule Lake Segregation Center
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Tule Lake Segregation Center

Tule Lake Segregation Center

Converted to a high-security Segregation Center in 1943, Tule Lake became the largest of the 10 War Relocation Authority (WRA) camps.

Camp Tulelake

Camp Tulelake, a former Civilian Conservation Corps camp, later housed Japanese Americans in 1943 and German POWs from 1944-1946

Image of the Visitor Center building

Plan Your Visit

The visitor center will be open intermittently starting Friday, May 23. Please check the calendar for dates, hours and tour availability.

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Last updated: May 22, 2025

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1240
Tulelake, CA 96134

Phone:

(530) 664 4015
or call (530) 667 8113 for the Lava Beds National Monument Visitor Center between October to May.

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