As part of the Coronado National Forest, Madera Canyon has campsites, picnic areas, and miles of hiking trails.

Other animals that can be found in Madera Canyon include black bear, mountain lion, bobcats, white-tailed and mule deer, foxes, coatis, ring-tailed cats, raccoons, wild turkeys, squirrels, and rabbits.

[3] The Santa Rita Mountains were filled with prospectors in the early 1900s, with over a dozen mines operating in Madera Canyon alone.

William Wrightson, who brought Arizona's first press around South America, and who later ventured in mining, was killed alongside of Gilbert Hopkins in 1865.

Wellish owned the White House Mercantile Company in Tucson, and thus it was assumed that he was the one who whitewashed the adobe building, giving it its name.

[10] Two brothers named Atondo and Rufino Paz also lived at the White House at different times around the turn of the century.

[10] In 2002, the USFS and the non-profit organization Friends Of Madera Canyon conducted an archeological dig at the site of the house.

The site of the house is near the Proctor Road crossing in Madera Canyon, and can be accessed by a short, paved pathway.