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Settled in the late 1800's, Hoodsport is located beneath the shadows of the Olympic Mountains on the western shores of Hood Canal, a glacier-carved fjord (the only one in the lower 48 states) known for its world-class scuba diving spots, giant octopi and water depths reaching 700 feet.

The Hoodsport area offers incredible scenery, abundant wildlife and just about every kind of water recreation you can imagine. Public beaches north and south of town provide fresh, "off-the-beach" shellfish, including clams, oysters, and geoduck (though the last is both rarer and difficult to catch). In May, the much-beloved Hood Canal shrimp season commences, with limited but highly desired giant shrimp being pulled from the deep waters of the middle Canal.

In the late summer and fall Hoodsport becomes the center of salmon fishing, with major runs accessible to anglers who fish the northern shore or sand flats at the head of Finch Creek.

Visitors to Hoodsport often travel further west on State Route 119 to Staircase, the southeast entrance to fabled Olympic National Park. Backpacking trails from Staircase fan out into the deepest recesses of the Olympic Mountain Range, offering hikers days or weeks of wilderness seclusion. No roads or commercial facilities exist anywhere within the interior of the Olympic National Park.

For the vacationer, Hoodsport offers all the major amenities. Motels, RV parks, campgrounds, restaurants, a coffee shop, boutiques and gift stores, plus fuel, ice and food provisions. Lodging facilities cater especially to scuba divers, who come from as far away as Portland to explore Hood Canal's dramatic depths and clear, cold waters.