News Release

Summer Hours at Minidoka National Historic Site

Exterior shot of the patio and glass entrance doors of the Minidoka visitor center.

NPS

News Release Date: May 26, 2022

Contact: Kurt Ikeda, Director of Interpretation and Education, (208)-844-0038

JEROME, Ida. – On Friday, May 27, the visitor center of Minidoka National Historic Site will be open for summer hours: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT. This year marks the 80^th anniversary of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII.

The new Visitor Center offers interpretive exhibits, a 30-minute park film, and a bookstore. Guided tours will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis on Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. (when weather and staffing permits). Please make sure to bring water, sunscreen, a hat, and to have good walking shoes when touring the site.

Visitors can walk along the 1.6-mile trail and around historical buildings, such as the barrack and mess hall in Block 22, on a self-guided-tour from sunrise to sunset. The walking trail with outdoor exhibits can be accessed any day of the week. Please be aware and safe around wildlife including bees, snakes, and other animals when visiting the site.

Minidoka National Historic Site is located at 1428 Hunt Road in Jerome, Idaho— twenty miles northeast of Twin Falls, Idaho. Admission is free. For more information, please call [phone], explore our Facebook page “Minidoka National Historic Site”, and visit our website at www.nps.gov/miin for the latest updates.

The purpose of Minidoka National Historic Site is to provide opportunities for public education and interpretation of the exclusion and unjust incarceration of Nikkei—people of Japanese ancestry residing outside of Japan - in the United States during World War II. Minidoka National Historic Site protects and collaboratively manages resources related to the Minidoka Relocation Center in Idaho and the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial in Washington State.