Amache National Historic Site

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Details: 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 1942-1945. Amache - a place to reflect, recommit, and further the pursuit of freedom and justice.

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.

Directions: Amache National Historic Site is in southeastern Colorado about 1.5 miles west of the town of Granada, 17.5 miles east of Lamar, and half an hour drive from the Kansas border. The site is located off Highway 385/50 along the Santa Fe Trail.

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

Reconstructed barracks, guard and water towers at the newly designated Amache National Historic Site
Credit: NPS Photo / Stuart West

Details

Hours:
Sunday: Sunrise to Sunset
Monday: Sunrise to Sunset
Tuesday: Sunrise to Sunset
Wednesday: Sunrise to Sunset
Thursday: Sunrise to Sunset
Friday: Sunrise to Sunset
Saturday: Sunrise to Sunset

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.

Entrance Fee(s):

Address(es):
Address 1:
County Rd 23 5/10
Granada, CO 81041
Address 2:
Amache National Historic Site
Granada, CO 81041

Phone:
Email: Amache_visitor_information@nps.gov
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