News Releases

Minidoka National Historic Site is open for the 2024 season.

GAOA Funds benefit Minidoka NHS.

Three South Idaho Parks will benefit from over $9 million for infrastructure and will improve employee safety and expand recreational opportunities.

On Friday, May 26, the visitor center of Minidoka National Historic Site will be open for summer hours: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT.

On Friday, May 27, the visitor center of Minidoka National Historic Site will be open for summer hours: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII.

The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to announce the selection of Kurt Ikeda and Emily Teraoka to serve as the Director of Interpretation and Education and Lead Park Ranger, respectively, for Minidoka National Historic Site near Jerome, Idaho. And Friends of Minidoka is equally pleased to announce the selection of Robyn Achilles to serve as the Executive Director for the organization.

The National Park Service, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation will co-host this year’s National Day of Remembrance with live virtual events from February 18-20. The commemoration marks 80 years since President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced removal and incarceration of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. The commemoration was made in coordination with Friends of Minidoka, Japanese American Citizens League, and the Japanese American National Museum.

On Monday, September 6, the Visitor Center of Minidoka National Historic Site will close to the public for the Fall season. The Visitor Center is currently open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 10am–5pm MT.

On Friday, May 28, the Visitor Center of Minidoka National Historic Site will be open for Summer hours: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10am to 5pm MT.

The Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial, a unit of Minidoka National Historic Site, introduces a Junior Ranger program designed to engage and inspire learners of all ages.