News Release

2018 - 2019 Winter Visitor Center Hours

Date: August 24, 2018
Contact: Park Ranger, 208-825-4169
Contact: Hanako Wakatsuki, Chief of Interp, 208-539-3416

 On September 1, 2018, the National Park Service will be going into winter hours at the temporary visitor center at the Minidoka National Historic Site, also known locally as Hunt Camp in Idaho. The temporary Visitor Center will be open to the public for the months of September and October of 2018 providing onsite visitor services and will be closed for the remaining winter months. Visitor Center hours will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sundays from September 1 to October 31, 2018. The temporary visitor center is located at 296 S. 1400 E., Jerome, Idaho 83338, a baby blue house featuring a small interpretive exhibit and the park’s bookstore.

Visitors can walk the 1.6 mile trail and around historical buildings like the barrack and mess hall in Block 22 on a self-guided-tour from sunrise to sunset seven days-a-week. There are trail exhibits allowing visitors to learn more about life at Minidoka and the history of why Americans were imprisoned by their own country during WWII.
Please make sure to bring water, sunscreen, hat, and have good walking shoes when touring the site. Please be aware of safety at the site in regards to the wildlife as there are bees, snakes, and other animals.

Minidoka National Historic Site is located at 296 S. 1400 E. in Jerome, Idaho— twenty miles northeast of Twin Falls, Idaho. Admission is free. For more information, please call (208) 825- 4169, or explore our Facebook page “Minidoka National Historic Site.”