Manzanar National Historic Site

📘 Park Overview

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.

🌤 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.

🚗 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.

Images

People walk to barracks framed by mountain peaks.

1942 image of barracks at Manzanar

Credit: Dorothea Lange

Japanese stone lantern with mountains in background

Block 15 Barrack 7 Garden Lantern, Manzanar

Credit: NPS

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

Historic Entrance Sign, Manzanar

Credit: NPS

guard tower with fog and hills in background

Reconstructed Manzanar Guard Tower

Credit: NPS

wooden bridge and stonework in foreground with mountains behind

Merritt Park, Manzanar

Credit: NPS

white obelisk with black Japanese characters with stormy mountains beyond

Manzanar Cemetery Monument

Credit: NPS

flowering pear trees with mountains in background

Manzanar Pear Orchard and Mount Williamson

Credit: NPS

crowd surrounds white obelisk with mountains beyond

Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage

Credit: NPS

stone building with stormy mountains beyond

Manzanar Sentry Post

Credit: NPS

Activities

Wildlife Watching
Park Film
Food
Shopping
Bus/Shuttle Guided Tour
Bookstore and Park Store
Birdwatching
Biking
Road Biking
Self-Guided Tours - Walking
Guided Tours
Picnicking
Self-Guided Tours - Auto
Museum Exhibits
Junior Ranger Program

Topics

Arts
Painting
Farming and Agriculture
Asian American Heritage
Wars and Conflicts
Immigration
Incarceration
Japanese-American Internment
Military
Schools and Education
Social Movements
Medicine
Religion and Spirituality
Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite
Indigenous and Native Warrior
Architecture and Building
World War II
Colonization and Settlement
Forced Marches
Civil Rights
Hospital
US Army
Churches
Photography
Scenic Views
Tragic Events
Tribal Conflicts
Monuments and Memorials
Westward Expansion
Homesteading
Engineering

Operating Hours

Sunday

Sunrise to Sunset

Monday

Sunrise to Sunset

Tuesday

Sunrise to Sunset

Wednesday

Sunrise to Sunset

Thursday

Sunrise to Sunset

Friday

Sunrise to Sunset

Saturday

Sunrise to Sunset

Entrance Fees

No entrance fees listed.

Entrance Passes

No entrance passes listed.

3-Day Weather Forecast

Wednesday, Jan 14

Sunny

High: 72.5°F | Low: 48.7°F

Humidity: 18%

Wind: 9.6 mph

Rain Chance: 0%

UV Index: 0.6

Sunrise: 07:05 AM

Sunset: 04:59 PM

Moon: Waning Crescent (20%)

Visibility: 6 mi

Dew Point: 41.2°F

Cloud Cover: 0%

Pressure: N/A mb

Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A

Ozone: N/A

EPA Index: N/A

Thursday, Jan 15

Sunny

High: 54.3°F | Low: 38.8°F

Humidity: 34%

Wind: 8.7 mph

Rain Chance: 0%

UV Index: 0.6

Sunrise: 07:05 AM

Sunset: 05:00 PM

Moon: Waning Crescent (13%)

Visibility: 6 mi

Dew Point: 33.9°F

Cloud Cover: 0%

Pressure: N/A mb

Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A

Ozone: N/A

EPA Index: N/A

Friday, Jan 16

Sunny

High: 53.8°F | Low: 36.3°F

Humidity: 21%

Wind: 8.7 mph

Rain Chance: 0%

UV Index: 0.6

Sunrise: 07:04 AM

Sunset: 05:02 PM

Moon: Waning Crescent (8%)

Visibility: 6 mi

Dew Point: 27.2°F

Cloud Cover: 0%

Pressure: N/A mb

Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A

Ozone: N/A

EPA Index: N/A

Park Alerts

Ongoing Window Replacement Project in Visitor Center Information

A project is ongoing to replace leaky windows to in the park visitor center. The visitor center remains open. Flow through the visitor center may be altered and visitors may experience loud noise associated with construction work.

New Hours for Manzanar Visitor Center

Beginning Sunday, October 18, 2015, the Visitor Center will open at 10:00 a.m. and close at 4:30 p.m. People arriving between 9 and 10 a.m. can visit the exhibits in Block 14's barracks and mess hall, as well as drive or walk the site.

Ongoing Window Replacement Project in Visitor Center Information

A project is ongoing to replace leaky windows to in the park visitor center. The visitor center remains open. Flow through the visitor center may be altered and visitors may experience loud noise associated with construction work.

Visitor Center & Contacts

📍 Physical Address:
Manzanar National Historic Site
Independence, CA 93526

🏤 Mailing Address:
Manzanar National Historic Site
P.O. Box 426
Independence, CA 93526

📞 Voice Phone: (760)878-2194

📞 Fax Phone: (760)878-2949

✉️ Email: manz_information_request@nps.gov

Manzanar National Historic Site

📘 Park Overview

🌤 Weather Information

🚗 Directions

Images

Activities

Topics

Operating Hours

Entrance Fees

Entrance Passes

3-Day Weather Forecast

Park Alerts

Visitor Center & Contacts

Park Location