Preservation of Camp Amache

Barbed wire and log fence post at edge of Amache Internment camp and pasture land. The Granada National Historic Park was the site of Japanese internment during World War II. Cloudy skies and pasture at the edge of the park.

Storm clouds gather along prison block at the Granada Internment camp

Storm clouds gather along prison block at the Granada Internment camp. Also called Amache, the camp held Japanese Americans during World War II.

Amache National Historic Site Memorial

A memorial in the cemetery honors the Japanese Americans from Amache who were killed during WWII, the people who were incarcerated at Amache, and the people who died while incarcerated there.

Amache National Historic Site Foundation in Winter

Amache was the only WRA site that had concrete foundations. Many of them remain today.

Guard Tower

The octagonal guard towers were unique to Amache.

Restored Barrack, Water Tower, and Guard Tower

The restored buildings help visitors glimpse what Amache was like in the past.

Trees at Amache National Historic Site

Trees were planted by people at Amache to try to provide shade in a generally treeless region. Many of those trees are still alive at Amache.

Amache National Historic Site Entrance Area

Visitors to Amache are first greeted by an Honor Roll and flag poles. The Honor Roll contains the names of all of the residents who served in the military during WWII.

Road in Amache

Some of the original roads at Camp Amache still exist.

Memorial

A memorial in the cemetery honors the Japanese Americans from Amache who were killed during WWII, the people who were incarcerated at Amache, and the people who died while incarcerated there.

Entry Sign

A sign points the way to the former Amache internment camp.

Historic Barracks

A sign details life inside Camp Amache outside a barracks building.