Hoodsport

Coordinates: 47°24′21″N 123°08′17″W / 47.40583°N 123.13806°W / 47.40583; -123.13806

Hoodsport is an unincorporated community in Mason County, Washington, United States. Hoodsport is located along the Hood Canal, at the intersection of U.S. Route 101 and State Route 119. Lake Cushman is nearby. Hoodsport is the gateway to the Staircase area of Olympic National Park.

Hoodsport is renowned among SCUBA divers as a staging area to view the giant Pacific octopus. Local marine preserves such as Octopus Hole^[1] and Sund Rock offer divers the chance to see octopus, as well as wolf eels, rock fish, plumose anemones and other marine life.^[2]

The Hoodsport Winery is located about one mile south of town. Other Hoodsport businesses include a grocery store with gas station, a hardware store, four restaurants, an espresso shop, two real estate offices, a dentist, a beauty salon, a marina, and several tourism-oriented gift shops. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife operates a fish hatchery in town. The Hoodsport branch of the Timberland Regional Library overlooks the town.^[3]

External links

• Hoodsport page at Official Mason County Tourism website
• South Hood Canal Business Association's Hoodsport calendar of events

References

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Mason County, Washington County seat: Shelton City Shelton CDPs Allyn-Grapeview | Skokomish Unincorporated communities Allyn | Belfair | Eldon | Harstine Island | Hoodsport | Kamilche | Lake Cushman | Lilliwaup | Matlock | Potlatch | Tahuya | Union

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