Hoodsport, Washington

Hoodsport, Washington

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. The area has a number of stores and restaurants to cater to visitors. 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 and Sund Rock offer divers the chance to see octopus, as well as wolf eels, rock fish, plumose anemones and other marine life.

Reference links

[http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=220-16-550 Official boundaries of Octopus Hole Conservation Area]
[http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/mpa/puget_sound/08oh.htm Washington State Marine Protected Area]

External links

*Hoodsport page at Official [http://www.explorehoodcanal.com/hoodsport-washington.html Mason County Tourism] website
*South Hood Canal Business Association's [http://www.hoodsportwa.com/ Hoodsport calendar of events]


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