A water tower on the horizon next to trees
The water tower at Amache was a landmark that could be seen from miles. NPS Photo/J. Ellis

Amache National Historic Site

National Historic Site · Colorado · National Park Service

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.

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Phone
719-936-7600
Official site
www.nps.gov
Managed by
National Park Service

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Things to do

Highlights: Asian American Heritage · Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite · Farming and Agriculture · Incarceration · Japanese-American Internment · Military · US Army · Wars and Conflicts · World War II

Activities & features: Guided Tours · Self-Guided Tours - Auto · Junior Ranger Program

Photos

  • black and white image of a Japanese styled garden with a small koi pond.
    Courtesy of Sonoma State.
  • A row of concrete foundations in a dry grassy field with a group of trees in the background.
    © Sandra Sugawara: Cannot be reproduced without permission of Sandra Sugawara,
  • A dead tree rises from a grassy field and is silhouetted against a pink cloud at sunset.
    © Sandra Sugawara: Cannot be reproduced without permission of Sandra Sugawara

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Sources: National Park Service, Google Places · updated 2026-08-12