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Tule Lake Unit
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Temporary Visitor Center is staffed May - September
The temporary Visitor Center is located at the Tulelake Fairgrounds Museum, 800 Main Street, Tulelake, CA, (530) 260-0537.
Map of Tule Lake Unit Sites >

Tours

Tours are offered by request from September - May. Please call 530-667-8119 at least 2 weeks in adavace to reserve a tour.

During the summer (May - September) tours are offered on Friday and Saturday at 11:00am and 1:00pm.

The 11:00am tour is of Camp Tulelake and the 1:00pm tour is of the Tule Lake Segregation Center.  

Both tours meets at the visitor center located at 800 Main St. in Tulelake CA.

To request a tour on a different day or at a different time please call us at 530-667-8119 or e-mail us.

 

Hours
The Visitor Center is staffed May - September from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

When it is unstaffed you may view the exhibits and pick up maps and brochures Monday - Friday from 9:30 a.m to 5:00 p.m.

Exhibits and limited information about the Tule Lake Unit are also available at the Tulelake Fairgrounds Museum of local history, open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday.   

Fees
There is no fee for touring either location of the Tule Lake Unit.

There is a fee for visiting the Tulelake Fairgrounds Museum of local history. 

 
Modern view of Camp Tule Lake

Camp Tulelake

Camp Tulelake  
is located on Hill Road approximately two miles north of the Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. You can see the outside of the buildings from the road.

Camp Tulelake Site Bulletin>
 
Modern View of the Jail at the Tule Lake Segregation Center Stockade

Tule Lake Segregation Center Jail

The Tule Lake Segregation Center Jail 
is located on Highway 139 near Newell, CA. You can see the outside of the jail from the road near a State of California roadside historical marker. Currently, funds are being raised to restore this building.

Learn more about the restoration>

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Duck at Tule Lake Refuge

Did You Know?
CCC enrollees were paid $30 a month, $25 of which was sent home or put in a savings account. They built over 300 feet of rock wall around the Tule Lake Fish and Wildlife Headquarters. They also constructed the observation station and duck hospital.
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Last Updated: January 31, 2012 at 17:03 MST