Hoodsport, Washington

Hoodsport is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mason County, Washington, United States.

The first person to settle at Hoodsport was G.K. Robbins, a ship captain who had been transporting lumber along Hood Canal for years.

Prospectors found evidence of copper in the area and over 400 mining claims were filed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

[4] Hoodsport is renowned among SCUBA divers as a staging area to view the giant Pacific octopus.

[6] This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C).

Map of Washington highlighting Mason County