First House

First 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 First 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 First House — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.03982, -118.46493. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near First House

• Whitman Mission National Historic Site · park · Walla Walla · ~0 km · Must-see
• Fort Walla Walla Museum · fort · Walla Walla · ~10 km · Must-see
• Friends · museum · Walla Walla · ~14 km · Must-see
• Columbia Heights · viewpoint · Walla Walla · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fort Walla Walla Historical Monument · fort · Walla Walla · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ice Harbor Dam · lake · Walla Walla · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Trail State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~51 km · Must-see
• Langdon Lake · lake · Walla Walla · ~52 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Lewis · lake · Walla Walla · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Franklin · ~56 km · Must-see
• North Fork Umatilla Wilderness · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~56 km · Must-see
• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~57 km · Must-see
• McNary National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Wallula · lake · Benton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Juniper Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Jump Off Joe · viewpoint · Benton · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of First House

Other forts & heritage near First House

• Fort Walla Walla Museum · fort · Walla Walla · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fort Walla Walla Historical Monument · fort · Walla Walla · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Henrietta Park Echo · fort · Benton · ~82 km · Must-see
• Marmes Rockshelter · fort · Franklin · ~84 km · Must-see
• Fort Walla Walla Park · fort · Walla Walla · ~10 km
• Weston Commercial Historic District · fort · Umatilla · ~32 km
• Fort Nez Percés · fort · Walla Walla · ~43 km
• South Main Street Commercial Historic District · fort · Umatilla · ~60 km
• Lewis and Clark Trail · fort · Benton · ~70 km
• Kendall Monument · fort · Columbia · ~74 km

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