Near Interpretive Trail
One of the barracks each window represents living quarters for a family of four
Near Interpretive Trail
Park entrance
Near Interpretive Trail
Popular gulag style guard tower (never manned)

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Interpretive Trail

4.0 (1 Rating)
A wide, mostly paved trail leading around the site of a former Japanese Internment Camp.
1.6
mi
Distance
28
ft
Gain
easy
Difficulty
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Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
1.63mi
Distance
28ft
Elevation Gain
28ft
Elevation Loss
5%
Max Grade
3,971ft
High Point
3,948ft
Low Point
Path Type
Loop
Description
This trail starts at an old guardhouse/tower and circles the perimeter of the compound highlighting the misery that was inflicted on American citizens of the wrong nationality, and the amount of grit the interns had in building their own little community in such a short time.

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Contributors
Jim Jones