reconstructed barracks, guard and water towers surrounded by brown grass and shrubs.

National Historic Site

Amache National Historic Site

visit on nps.gov

Info

Amache, also known as the Granada Relocation Center, near Granada, Colorado was one of ten incarceration sites established by the War Relocation Authority during World War II to unjustly incarcerate Japanese Americans. Over 10,000 people, most American citizens, were incarcerated at Amache from 1942 to 1945.

Park Photos

reconstructed barracks, guard and water towers surrounded by brown grass and shrubs.
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Reconstructed barracks, guard and water towers at the newly designated Amache National Historic Site

Credit: NPS Photo / Stuart West

reconstructed barracks, guard and water towers surrounded by brown grass and shrubs.
black and white image of rows of barracks from above.
A water tower on the horizon next to trees
black and white image of a Japanese styled garden with a small koi pond.
An orange sunrise silhouettes a water tower and tree

Activities

  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Auto

Operating Hours

The site is currently open to the public with limited hours and services. The site currently consists of a cemetery, a monument, building foundations, and landscaping. Interpretive panels and a downloadable self-guided auto tour are available on amache.org to assist with navigation of the site. There is no visitor center at the site.

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Wednesday
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Monday
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Thursday
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Sunday
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Tuesday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Weather info

The site is located in Colorado on the High Plains, an arid, windy, and sunny environment. Temperatures and conditions can be extreme in this region, with hot, arid summers that include occasional thunderstorms and tornadoes, as well as cold and snowy winters.

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