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Where is Hood Canal?
Hood Canal is a Fjord over 50 miles long located in
northwestern Washington State. Hood
Canal is on the east side of Washingtons famous Olympic Peninsula.
Hood Canal is part of
Washingtons inland coastal waters.
It extends from Admiralty Inlet about 15 miles south of the Strait
of Juan de Fuca. The Strait of Juan
de Fuca is a 15 mile wide strait between Washingtons Olympic Peninsula and
Canadas Vancouver Island.
Hood Canal is roughly 20 miles west of Seattle. The Kitsap peninsula separates Seattle
and Puget Sound from the Hood Canal.
The cities of the Kitsap Peninsula include Bremerton, Poulsbo,
Silverdale, Gig Harbor, Kingston, and Belfair.
The Canal goes in a south westerly direction west of Puget
Sound and at the southern end turns east north east for 15 miles. With its lack of cities and port
facilities, Hood Canal is used mainly for recreational purposes.
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US Highway 101 travels up the west shore of Hood
Canal so most of the development along the canal has happened along that
roadway.
The towns along the south half of Hood
Canal consist of Lilliwaup,
Hoodsport, Union, Belfair, Allyn, Brinnon, Quilcene, and Shelton.
The communities of Shelton and Allyn are not on the Hood Canal
and in fact,
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Hood Canal
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Hood Canal as seen from the picnic area in Twanoh State
Park
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they are on the Southern end of Puget
Sound. We have included Shelton
because it is only 8 miles from the Hood Canal on Hammersley Inlet in Puget
Sound and it is the largest city in the Southern Hood Canal Area.
Allyn is on Case Inlet which is only about 2.25 miles over land from
the end of Hood Canal.
When you arrive on the canal your
first impression will be of a narrow body of water. Most of the canal is less than 1.5
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miles wide. As you look west from the shores of the
Canal you will see that the Olympic Mountains rise up right in front of
you.
The peak of 5,700 foot high Mt. Washington
lies only eleven miles northwest of Hoodsport. There are no cities on Hood Canal. This area has a lot of unspoiled natural
beauty and the Olympic National Park to the west. This is, in general vacation land. People build summer homes here and come
here to
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A summer home on Hood
Canal
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vacation at the different facilities which include
State Parks, the Olympic National Park, National Forests, and many private
resorts, motels, cabins, RV sites, and campgrounds.
One great thing about this area is
that you get the feeling you are a million miles from civilization when you
are here. However, when you are in
Shelton, you are only 17 miles from Interstate-5 and the City of Olympia.
We took some liberties with the map at
the left to conserve space. Port
Townsend is on a peninsula farther to the north and discovery bay comes
down to the junction of WA Highway 20 and US-101. The object is to give you a feel of where
the small towns and Villages on Hood Canal are located.
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When we drove by in
October of 2005 we could not find the old waterwheel because the roadway on
WA-106 had been altered to accommodate the remodel of the Aldergrove
Resort. The waterwheel is currently
inaccessible.
We found information
about what has happened and what is going to happen on the North Mason
County Chamber website. You can go
right to the page on the link under the photo of the waterwheel.
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Union, Washingtons historic
Dalby Waterwheel
http://www.dalbywaterwheel.org/
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Museums
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Shelton/Mason County Museum
The museum is located in the historic old library building built in 1914 at
Fifth Street
and Railroad Avenue
in downtown Shelton.
Phone: 360-426-1020
Visit
the web site
Open Tuesday
Friday noon to 5pm
Saturdays noon to 4pm
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Maritime Museum
of Puget Sound
Stretch
Island, Grapeview
170
Streth Island Road
253-858-7971
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Skokomish Tribal Center and Museum
http://www.skokomish.org/
80 North Tribal Center
Road
Skokomish Nation, WA
98584
360-426-4232
Artifacts, historical
documents and photos
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Parks
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Twanoh State Park
Visit
the web site
Located on WA-106 (8 mi. west of Belfare,
WA) southwest of Bremerton on Hood Canal this park has 25 tent sites, 22
full hookup sites, six restrooms and one shower. It also has a swimming area, boat ramp
and 100 foot long dock. Park is open
year round and accepts no reservations.
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Belfair State
Park
Visit the web
site
Located on WA-300 approximately 3 miles
west of Belfair on Hood Canal. Belfair is southwest of Bremerton, WA. This camping park is open year round and
has 47 RV sites with utilities, 137 tent sites, two ADA sites, four
restrooms, eight showers, and a dump station.
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Potlatch State
Park
Visit the web
site
Located
on US-101about 12 miles north of Shelton and 3 miles south of Hoodsport on
Hood Canal. The park has 19 tent
sites, 18 RV sites with utilities, one restroom, two showers, and a dump
station.
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Triton Cove State
Park
Visit the
web site
Located
on US-101 six miles south of Brinnon and 22 miles north of Hoodsport. Triton Cove is a day use park with a boat
launch into Hood Canal. There are
three picnic tables and a vault toilet.
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Dosewallips State
Park
Visit the web
site
Located on US-101 40 miles north of
Shelton and 20 miles south of the junction of US-101 and WA-104 on Hood
Canal. The park is open year round
and has 40 RV sites with utilities, 100 tent sites, three restrooms, two
showers, and one dump station.
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Visitor Information
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Shelton-Mason County
Chamber of Commerce
221 W. Railroad Ave. #5 & 6
PO Box 2389
Shelton, Wa 98584
Phone:
360-426-2021
Toll Free: 1-800-576-2021
Visit their web site
http://www.sheltonchamber.org/
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North Mason Chamber
23910 State Route 3
PO Box 416
Belfair, WA 98528
Phone 360-275-4267
http://www.northmasonchamber.com/
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Quilcene & Brinnon Chamber of Commerce
360-765-4999
PO Box 774,
Quilcene, WA 98376-0774
http://emeraldtowns.com/
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Explore Hood Canal and South Puget
Sound
360-877-2021
http://www.explorehoodcanal.com/
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Listed Attractions in the
Hood Canal area of Washington State
We
have not necessarily visited or recommend listed businesses.
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Antiques
Collectables and Local Art
294773 Hwy 101, Quilcene, WA 98376
Wildwood Antiques and Gifts 360-765-0425
293211 Hwy 101, PO Box 612, Quilcene, WA
98376
Art Galleries
Mindseye Creations 360-877-5650
24181 N Hwy 101, Hoodsport, WA 98548
Olympic Art Gallery - 360-765-0200 - http://www.olympicartgallery.com/
Hwy 101 and Washington St, Quilcene, WA
98376
The Quilcene Gallery 360-765-0003
11 Old Church St, Quilcene, WA 98376
Gift Shops/Specialty Shops
Cameo Boutique 360-898-3200 - http://www.cameoboutique.com/
6871 Washington 106, Union, WA 98592
Green Mountain Lavender & Gifts
360-796-4809
294773 Hwy 101, Quilcene, WA 98376
Hama Hama Co, (fresh oysters and more)
360-877-5811 - http://www.hamahamastore.com/
Off
Hwy 101 just south of the Hama Hama bridges -PO Box 250, Lilliwaup,
WA 98555
Kennys Northwest Experience (chainsaw
carving outlet) 360-275-7414
18351 E SR 3, Allyn,
WA 98524
Old Cedar Forge Gallery & Gifts 360-275-6769
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220 E Cronquist
Road, Allyn, WA 98528
Pier 101 Gift Shop & Boutique
360-877-0009
24180 N Hwy 101, Hoodsport, WA 98548
Golf
Parks
& Amusement Centers
Museums
Parks/Gardens
Quilting/Needlecrafts
Allyn Knit
Shop and Spinning Supply 360-275-4729 - http://www.allynknitandspin.com/
18462 Hwy 3, Allyn, WA 98524
Scrapbooking/Crafts
Theatres
Tours / Charters / Attractions
Kayak Hood Canal 360-898-2628 - http://www.hoodcanaladventures.com/
5101 East SR 106,
Hood Canal Marina, Union, WA 98592
Wine
Cameo Boutique &
Wine Shop 360-898-3200 - http://www.cameoboutique.com/
6871 Washington 106,
Union, WA 98592
Hoodsport Winery 360-877-9894
- http://www.hoodsport.com/
23501 N Hwy 101,
Hoodsport, WA 98548
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