Seasons Manzanar is open all year during daylight hours. It is 5 miles south of Independence, California. Summers are warm and sunny with periods of cool and windy weather.
Winters are cold with moderate snowfall and brisk sunny winter days.
The park is accessible by a 3 mile long self-guided auto tour. A tour description and tour map are available at the camp entrance. There is a 3 mile long self-guided auto tour of the camp with a tour description and map available at the camp entrance. The walking tour of the Manzanar Camp takes one to two hours. A self-guided tour booklet is available at the Interagency Visitor Center in Lone Pine, and at the Eastern California Museum in Independence.