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    Whitman Mission

    National Historic Site Washington

Directions

Map showing Whitman Mission located West of Walla Walla off of Highway 12.
Map showing southeast corner of Washington state. Whitman Mission (marked in green) is located west of Walla Walla and just north of the border with Oregon.
 

Airports are located in Walla Walla (11 miles east of park), Pasco (45 miles west), and Pendleton, Oregon (45 miles south).

Driving directions from Walla:

  • Turn west onto Highway 12
  • 7 miles west of Walla Walla, turn left (south) onto Swegle Road (look for brown park signs)
  • Go over railroad tracks and then a bridge (less than 1/2 mile)
  • Turn left onto park entrance road, which is immediately after bridge
  • Road ends in circular parking area in front of the Visitor Center
 

Did You Know?

picture of sawmill sign

The mission at Waiilatpu had a sawmill supplying it with needed cut lumber. It was located in the Mill Creek drainage. Lumber was needed for the split rail fences and finishing the houses built at the mission.