Beautifully done. Amache is a National Historic site that has gone through significant changes in terms of layout and information. You can visit the site by driving through the different marked areas. You can walk, but it is expansive, as it was intended to be. There is an audio tour that you can scan QR codes for if you're so inclined to listen to while you drive to the stops. There are signs at the stops that tell you what you are seeing or what building was placed in that location in the 1940s. Keep in mind, most of Amache was torn down after the war ended, but foundational pieces and a few reconstructed pieces remain. The cemetery remains intact since camp's inception. Great way to show one of history's more hidden events. Highly recommend! read more

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Went to both the site itself and the museum. Very informative and interesting. The vastness of this camp was overwhelming. read more

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Definitely worth a visit if you are in southeastern Colorado. We had read about the site's history before our visit but seeing it in person added to our perspective. There is a map at the main starting area--we took a photo of this with our phone to guide our driving tour. Or you can download a map. There are several reconstructed structures to view such as the water tower, guard tower and barracks. Many interpretive panels and a cemetery. Very informative. Seeing the rather bleak landscape on a winter's day gave me a picture of living there in the primitive camp conditions. read more

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Needs a bit more signage for direction when entering the site. We started off just walking the roads but figured out a vehicle is required to see the whole area. The site has very interesting history. We went to the Lamar visitor center afterwards and 2 very knowledgeable ladies told us more of the history. We will try to go to the Amache museum in Granada while here to learn more but with the gov shutdown that may not be possible read more

Drove to southeastern Colorado to visit the Amache Japanese-American internment camp. It is approximately a mile and a half west of Granada. We printed a driving tour map for the site to ensure that we had a guide. There is a main area with informational boards and a history of the camp. The museum for the site is located in downtown Granada at 205 E. Goff Avenue and appears to be open during the summer five days a week. We did drive by it at the end but there did not seem to be anyone there. Because it was hot and we were tired from the drive we didn't investigate further. We read the informational boards and then had a little picnic on one of the picnic tables available. There is little shade but we had a cooler with cold water and juicy watermelon. Lunch meat and crackers with juice. Then we started our driving tour. We had not downloaded the audio tour beforehand but we tried to. Gave up on that and instead relied on our paper map. There is a map on one of the informational boards for you to take a photo of and use. We chose a turn according to the map and saw some sites. There are more informational boards and signs along the way. Mostly the building foundations are left to mark where the barracks and other buildings were. We couldn't find the spot where the inscription sites was which was disappointing to me. The roads - mostly gravel paths - were not well marked. Frequently we thought we were on the right track for a sight but we ended up not seeing what was on the map. We did see most everything marked on the map by simply stumbling upon the site. We drove all over the camp, just trying a road because we saw it. He was interested in seeing the guard tower and we did see it. The guard tower's barbed wire fencing was a stark reminder of the guards who had a searchlight and machine guns at each of the 8 towers at the camp. I like seeing water towers so was glad to see that they had refurbished the one here. The cemetery on site is a peaceful, albeit smelly place to visit. The scent from the Granada landfill seemed to waft over the place, or maybe it's the smell from a farm bordering the camp? Whatever it was there was a smell in the air. We paid our respects to each of the marked graves. There are benches to sit at to reflect. Kiyoshi Muranaga, who was a private serving in the 442nd, was killed in action in Italy in 1944 but not awarded the Medal of Honor until June of 2000. He single-handedly manned his squad's mortar weapon in an attempt to destroy an enemy artillery gun and was able to fire three shells before being killed by the enemy's return fire. I am glad that we made this journey and that my son was able to see what remains of the camp. We will listen to the audio tour when we get home. It is a worthwhile place to visit as a reminder of how a nation can imprison it's own citizens because of distrust borne of a person's skin color and race. read more

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It's important to remember history, even history that doesn't reflect terribly well on our culture. I've been to Manzanar in California's Owens Valley several times, and knew there were WWII Japanese internment camps in other locations in the country, but didn't know about the Granada Relocation Center (informally called 'Amache') until I stumbled upon it as I was driving across the country. I like to take back roads when I have time. There's not much left of Amache in the way of structures, much like Manzanar. But along with the informational signs and memorials, there's enough here to cause you to reflect quite deeply, particularly the memorials to those men who volunteered to serve in the US military even as they were imprisoned at Amache. One of them earned the Medal of Honor. Stop by if you're driving through eastern Colorado. read more

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