Dayton is a small, friendly, historic river town in southeastern Washington that makes an easy, pleasant base for multi‑week assignments—compact downtown, local cafés and shops, and quick access to scenic wheat‑and‑wine countryside and outdoor recreation.
For more to do, Walla Walla (≈32 miles) offers a lively wine, dining and arts scene and Pendleton (≈70 miles) gives a larger‑town feel and big annual events—both within roughly 75 miles of Dayton.