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The Lava Beds National Monument

The Lava Beds are a geological wonder filled with history. Over the last half-million years, eruptions on the Medicine Lake Shield Volcano have created a landscape with many fantastic volcanic features. There are more than 380 lava tube caves, as well as, spatter cones, and pit craters. Driving through the area you will also see many Indian hieroglyphics, battlefields, and campsites. During the Modoc Indian War, (1872-1873), the Indians were led by Captain Jack and they used the lava tubes to their advantage to hide out. Fifty Three Indians were able to hold off over 500 U.S. Army Troops for more than 5 months. At the Indian Well Visitor Center, you’ll find a museum, book Store, information, and free lanterns. For more information on The Lava Beds, call: 530-667-2282 or visit www.nps.gov/labe
Hours and Fees
8 am to 5 pm Labor Day to Memorial Day
8 am to 6 pm Memorial Day to Labor Day
A Federal Fee Area

Medicine Lake Volcano

Medicine Lake Volcano is 150 miles in circumference and 24 miles in diameter. Over the last half a million years, gentle eruptions have covered over 750 square miles of land with lava. Medicine Lake offers great activities year round, such as boating, swimming, camping, hiking, fishing, several hundred miles of snowmobile trails, and cross country skiing trails.

Glass Mountain

Experience expansive fields of obsidian. Its last eruption was about 1,000 years ago. The Mountain stands almost free of tree or plant life, it’s a very impressive mound of black obsidian that sparkles in the sunlight.

Little Mt. Hoffman Lookout

This Forest Service lookout is on Little Mt. Hoffman, a volcanic cinder cone in the Medicine Lake Highlands. It was built in 1931. It’s a 14 by 14 foot wooden cabin that sits on the ground with a wooden deck surrounding it. At 7,000 feet, the view is outstanding, especially towards the west where Mt. Shasta dominates the background and Glass Mountain lava flow is in the foreground.

Indian Camp Golf Course

Our local Golf Course is a 9-hole par-3 golf course, located near Highway 161 and Hill Road. This 3-par layout will reward good shots and provide a fun golf outing for everyone.

Tulelake & Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges

Winema Lodge is in the heart of the Pacific Flyway, the most important migratory bird location on the West Coast. 498 species of wildlife live in the Klamath Basin. Klamath Basin has the largest concentration of waterfowl in North America. It consists of Bear Valley, Klamath Marsh, Lower Klamath, Tule Lake, Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in southern Oregon, and Clear Lake NWR in northern California. The Refuge has a peak fall concentrations of over 1 million birds.

Tulelake-Butte Valley Fair Museum

The Museum is part of the overall Museum of Local History Project in Tulelake, CA. Early in our fair’s history (1957), Tulelake elementary school students took “show and tell” artifacts to the school. Soon their exhibit grew and the fairgrounds was chosen as its permanent home. Three of the forty-three 4’x5′ display boards within the museum were created to tell the Tule Lake Camp story, as well as a painted 3-D mural which allows visitors to view and experience the enormity of the camp. Original artifacts and an audio cassette tape tour containing the voices of Jimi and Eiko Yamaichi create an emotional experience for visitors. This project lives, as does the history it portrays.

World War II Internment Camps

There are two World War II camps in the Tulelake area. The Tulelake Segregation Center housed nearly 18,789 Japanese Americans and Japanese alien residents and was in operation from May 1942 to March 1946.There is also an Italian and German prisoner-of-war camp to the east, located on Hill Road along Sheepy Ridge, also referred to as Camp Tulelake. There are tours of Camp Tulelake and Tulelake Segregation:
Memorial Day to Labor Day: Weekend Ranger Led Tours
Labor Day to Memorial Day: Tours Upon Request
8 am to 5 pm Memorial Day to Labor Day
No Fees
The Visitor Center Desk is located inside the Tulelake-Butte Valley Fair Office with a Museum, Bookstore and Information.
(530)260-0537

Tulelake Visitor Center

You are encouraged to stop by the Refuge Headquarters and Visitor Center when you first arrive. Refuge wildlife is colorfully described by exhibits and information regarding viewing opportunities, recent sightings, road conditions, and regulations are available. A non-profit bookstore offers wildlife-oriented books and other items.
Stroll through “Discovery Marsh” and learn about wetlands/wildlife. Hike up to the CCC-era overlook for a bird’s eye view of the refuge or Paddle the Canoe Trail (July-Sept)
The Refuge Headquarters and Visitor Center is located on Hill Road, approximately 5 miles west of Tulelake.
Hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Weekends and Holidays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Crater Lake, Oregon

Crater Lake has awed people from all over the world. This natural wonder has a deep lake, so blue, it will amaze you. Sheer cliffs, almost two thousand feet high. There are two islands, wonderful for photo ops; It is a place of such majestic beauty. The Rim Drive is a 33-mile (53-km) road that encircles Crater Lake. More than 30 pullouts offer dramatic views of the park’s volcanic scenery. Allow 2 to 3 hours. Approximately one and a half hours from Tulelake. So worth the drive!!!

Basin Wildlife

Winema Lodge is in the heart of the Pacific Flyway, the most important migratory bird location on the West Coast. 489 species of wildlife live in the Klamath Basin, and our lodge is right in the midst of the habitat on farmland and wildlife refuges. Klamath Basin has the largest concentration of waterfowl in North America, bringing bird watchers to stay at the Lodge, which is minutes from the Tule Lake Fish and Wildlife Refuge. Right across the road from the lodge you will often see thousands of geese feeding in the fields and deer in the yard.
Visitors come from all over the world to visit this birding area.
The Klamath Basin is home to the largest concentration of wintering Bald Eagles. There are more than 400, in the lower 48 states. Throughout the winter they are seen on ditch banks, telephone poles, irrigation pipes, hay stacks, fence posts, and in fields.