Last updated: July 23, 2022
Place
Camp Tulelake
NPS Photo
Quick Facts
Location:
Hill Rd, Tulelake, CA 96134
Significance:
Civilian Conservation Corps camp, WWII Confinement, POW camp
Designation:
Tule Lake Site
OPEN TO PUBLIC:
No
Amenities
4 listed
Cellular Signal, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information, Information Kiosk/Bulletin Board
The Camp was first built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1935, but later housed Japanese Americans in 1943 then German Prisoners of War from 1944 - 1946. It is located on Hill Road approximately two miles north of the Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center.
The site is currently closed to the public and can only be viewed from outside of the monument. Visitors are welcome to take pictures of the buildings and view the road side exhibits from outside the fence.
Rangers are staffed between Memorial Day and Labor day at the visitor center. The visitor center is located 8 miles south of Tulelake CA along Hwy 139 at 44340 Hwy 139. Tulelake, CA 96134. We are the only driveway off the hwy between County Rd 113 & 176.