§ 02 — OVERVIEW
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.
§ 03 — LOCATION
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.
Weather Notes
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.
§ 04 — AMENITIES
§ 05 — CONDITIONS
National Weather Service · seven-day outlook · updated hourly
§ 06 — SIGNAL
FCC broadband data · actual signal varies in remote terrain
§ 07—10 — FROM THE FIELD
Community Intel from visitors, written reviews, dated trip reports, and reader-submitted photographs.
§ 08 — REVIEWS
§ 09 — TRIP REPORTS
§ 10 — COMMUNITY PHOTOS
§ 01 — VITALS
Mon
108°F
Sunny
5 to 15 mph E
Tue
100°F
Mostly Sunny
10 to 15 mph NE
Wed
99°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
5 to 15 mph SE
Thu
101°F
Sunny
5 mph NW
Fri
99°F
Sunny
10 mph NE
Sat
97°F
Sunny
5 to 10 mph SE
Sun
99°F
Sunny
15 to 20 mph S
AT&T
Verizon
Based on FCC availability data. Actual signal may vary in remote terrain.
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