Field file 58 · Memorial · Wyoming
Heart Mountain Interpretive Center
Powell, Wyoming · Bighorn Basin · Incarceration camp museum and site
Record
Why it matters
A museum and National Historic Landmark preserving the site where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II.
Field note
The surviving hospital chimney and open landscape make the camp's isolation legible. Start inside, then walk the site respectfully.
Evidence line
This file is marked Documented because the place and its history are supported by the linked authoritative source. Practical details were last checked in July 2026. Conditions change. Check the primary source before leaving home.
Access
How to approach it lawfully
Exposed landscape and heavy history. Stay on visitor routes.
- Access status
- Ticketed. Public access with paid admission or a required ticket. Recorded as: Interpretive center and historic site.
- Reservation
- No reservation requirement recorded. Confirm with the official source.
- Seasonality
- No seasonal limit recorded. Hours still change; check before traveling.
Practical details last checked July 2026. Conditions change. Check the primary source before leaving home.
Plan the stop
What to plan for
- Time
- 2 to 4 hours
- Cost
- Admission applies (Fee or pass)
- Terrain
- Not recorded in this file. Check the official source.
- Mobility
- Not recorded in this file. Check the official source.
- Parking
- Not recorded in this file. Check the official source.
- Weather
- Exposed landscape.
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Record
Sources
- Primary sourceHeart Mountain Wyoming Foundation , opens in a new tab
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Road file
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