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People walk to barracks framed by mountain peaks.

1942 image of barracks at Manzanar

Japanese stone lantern with mountains in background

Block 15 Barrack 7 Garden Lantern, Manzanar

Wooden sign with "Mananar War Relocation Center" written on it

Historic Entrance Sign, Manzanar

guard tower with fog and hills in background

Reconstructed Manzanar Guard Tower

wooden bridge and stonework in foreground with mountains behind

Merritt Park, Manzanar

white obelisk with black Japanese characters with stormy mountains beyond

Manzanar Cemetery Monument

flowering pear trees with mountains in background

Manzanar Pear Orchard and Mount Williamson

crowd surrounds white obelisk with mountains beyond

Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage

stone building with stormy mountains beyond

Manzanar Sentry Post

Physical Address:

Manzanar National Historic Site

Independence, CA 93526

Mailing Address:

Manzanar National Historic Site

P.O. Box 426

Independence, CA 93526

contact-details

Phone Number: (760)878-2194 Voice
Phone Number: (760)878-2949 Fax

Email Address: manz_information_request@nps.gov
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Fees

Entrance Fees

Entrance Passes

In 1942, the United States government ordered more than 110,000 men, women, and children to leave their homes and detained them in remote, military-style camps. Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where the US government incarcerated Japanese immigrants ineligible for citizenship and Japanese American citizens during World War II.

park designation:National Historic Site

Directions:

Manzanar is located on the west side of U.S. Highway 395, 9 miles north of Lone Pine, California and 6 miles south of Independence, CA.

For detailed directions, please visit this link.

Directions

Operating Hours:

Site Grounds

The driving tour and grounds remain open daily from sunrise to sunset. See visitor center hours for more information on building access.

Weather Information:

Manzanar is located in the Owens Valley at 4,000' elevation, at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada. We get little precipitation but we do have four distinct seasons. Summer temperatures can soar over 100 degrees. Winter highs are usually in the 40's. Nighttime temperatures year round are 30 to 40 degrees less than daytime highs. High winds are common in any season.