Amache National Historic Site
National Historic Site · CO
Caution · Road Damage
Due to damage from heavy rains, some roads may require high clearance or 4x4 vehicles for passage. Please use caution when approaching and driving on roadways. Trailers over 30 feet not advised.
2 noticesfrom the National Park Service
Information · Limited Cell Phone Coverage
Cell phone voice and data coverage is very limited in the park and surrounding area.
Information · No Visitor Center
Currently, there is no visitor center for Amache National Historic Site. There is a museum in the town of Granada that is operated by Amache Preservation Society. Learn more at amache.org
More information
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.
- NPS site
- nps.gov/amch
- Location
- Amache National Historic Site (38.050, -102.329)Directions
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Passport stamp locations
- Amache Museum
Hours
Amache National Historic Sitetoday: Sunrise to Sunset
- Sat Oct 3Sunrise to Sunset
- Sun Oct 4Sunrise to Sunset
- Mon Oct 5Sunrise to Sunset
- Tue Oct 6Sunrise to Sunset
- Wed Oct 7Sunrise to Sunset
- Thu Oct 8Sunrise to Sunset
- Fri Oct 9Sunrise 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.
Hours are retrieved from the National Park Service and can change without notice — check the official site before you go.
Entrance fees
No entrance fee.