Fire House

Fire House: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Fire House

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Fire House — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.76074, -120.69562. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fire House

• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~0 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~17 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~24 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Downieville United Methodist · church · Sierra · ~31 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Plumas County Museum · museum · Plumas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Valley Botanical Area · sanctuary · Plumas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~47 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fire House

Other forts & heritage near Fire House

• Bower's Mansion · fort · Washoe · ~113 km · Must-see
• SS Tahoe · fort · Douglas · ~122 km · Must-see
• East River Street · fort · Sierra · ~31 km
• Commercial Street · fort · Sierra · ~31 km
• Sierra County Sheriff's Gallows · fort · Sierra · ~32 km
• Quincy Schoolhouse · fort · Plumas · ~36 km
• Fruitvale Mine · fort · Nevada · ~48 km
• Maid of Orleans Mine · fort · Nevada · ~49 km
• Alleghany Road · fort · Yuba · ~65 km
• Nevada Theatre · fort · Nevada · ~77 km

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