National Historic Site

Amache National Historic Site

Southwest

About Amache

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.

From the National Park Service.

Region: Southwest
State: Colorado
Designation: National Historic Site
Entrance fee: None listed

Trail data for this park is still being added.
Places for this park are still being added.

Know before you go

Fees, hours, weather and getting to Amache.

Entrance fees

The National Park Service lists no entrance fee for this park.

Hours

Mon: Sunrise to Sunset
Tue: Sunrise to Sunset
Wed: Sunrise to Sunset
Thu: Sunrise to Sunset
Fri: Sunrise to Sunset
Sat: Sunrise to Sunset
Sun: 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. There is no visitor center at the site.

Weather and when to go

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.

Getting there

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.

Directions from the National Park Service

Contact the park

Address: County Rd 23 5/10, Granada, CO 81041
Phone: (719) 936-7600
Email: Amache_visitor_information@nps.gov
Official site: nps.gov/amch

From the National Park Service, checked weekly. Fees, hours and road conditions change: confirm with the park before you go.

Trip planner

A day-by-day plan for Amache

Tell us your dates and what you are into. We group the stops by where they are, so each day is one part of the park, not a zigzag.

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Things to do in Amache

The park service's own list, with how long each takes.

Amache Self-Guided Driving Tour

Self-Guided Tours - Auto · about 45 min

Amache Preservation Society has created a self-driving audio tour that leads visitors to 11 points of interest at the historic site.