Gate 1

Gate 1: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Gate 1

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Gate 1 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.35750, -122.61316. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gate 1

• Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, McLoughlin House Site · fort · Clackamas · ~1 km · Must-see
• McLoughlin Promenade · park · Clackamas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Willamette Falls · waterfall · Clackamas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Jon Storm Park · park · Clackamas · ~2 km · Must-see
• Clackamette Park · park · Clackamas · ~2 km · Must-see
• Parents of Murdered Children Memorial · fort · Clackamas · ~3 km · Must-see
• Charles Ames Memorial City Park · park · Clackamas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Max Patterson Memorial Park · park · Clackamas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Oregon Military Museum · museum · Clackamas · ~9 km · Must-see
• Oswego Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Talbert · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Elk Rock Island · sanctuary · Clackamas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Elk Rock Gardens of the Bishop's Close · sanctuary · Multnomah · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tryon Creek State Natural Area · sanctuary · Multnomah · ~13 km · Must-see
• Agnes Flanagan Chapel · church · Multnomah · ~14 km · Must-see
• Canby Depot Museum · museum · Clackamas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Scott · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Errol Heights Park · park · Multnomah · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gate 1

Other forts & heritage near Gate 1

• Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, McLoughlin House Site · fort · Clackamas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Parents of Murdered Children Memorial · fort · Clackamas · ~3 km · Must-see
• Jenkins Estate · fort · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Champoeg Visitor Center · fort · Marion · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Vancouver · fort · Clark · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chkalov Transpolar Flight Monument · fort · Clark · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fort William · fort · Clark · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fallen Trooper Memorial · fort · Marion · ~71 km · Must-see
• Oregon State Capitol · fort · Marion · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bagby Hot Springs · fort · Clackamas · ~73 km · Must-see

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