Overview
Tahuya is a tiny town on the southwest corner of the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington state, on Hood Canal’s North Shore overlooking the Great Bend. It is almost at the “end of the road.”
2 sights · 1 things to do · 2 places to stay
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Best things about Tahuya
Dewatto
Dewatto has to be the prettiest ghost town on earth. The community's name comes from an Indian word meaning "home of evil spirits who make men crazy." A couple dozen people live full-time, their hillside homes hidden amo…
Tahuya State Forest
A 23,000-acre working forest on the southeastern portion of the Hood Canal. Tahuya offers recreation opportunities primarily for off-road vehicle riding (ORV), but also for horseback riding, mountain biking, fishing, hun…
Menard's Landing
A small park with views at the Great Bend, with a gazebo, boat ramp, and water access.
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Sep. Summer highs reach about 78°F; winter lows dip to about 37°F. Wettest: Nov and Jan. (climate data from nearby Seattle)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- TIW Tacoma Narrows Airport, Tacoma — 24 mi away. Directions
- OLM Olympia Regional Airport, Olympia — 29 mi away. Directions
- SEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Seattle — 35 mi away (major hub). Directions
Tahuya is on North Shore Road, a forested drive 16 miles southeast of Belfair.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
- Places to stay listed here: about $110–$110 a night (typical $142), from 2 listed prices.
- Estimated daily budget per person (room, two meals, local transport and an activity): budget ~$150, mid-range ~$220, comfortable ~$280.
See the Sleep guide ↓ for places to stay.
Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Menard's Landing, Tahuya State Forest
- Afternoon Dewatto
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
There are no restaurants in Tahuya.
What to ask about, for your diet
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Get in
By car
Tahuya is on North Shore Road, a forested drive 16 miles southeast of Belfair.
By boat
Go SummerTide Resort & Marina
Reservations are required at this privately owned marina in Tahuya. Daily, monthly and seasonal moorage is available with dock. SummerTide boat launch is open to the public year around. Maximum size boats that can be launched is 24 feet and that would depend on your vehicle and trailer length. Boats can be launched up to a zero tide so please check tidecharts and plan accordingly. The moorage docks are put in before May 1st and removed sometime in September. There are 22 inside moorage slips that can take up to a 20' boat. There are several outside slips that can handle much larger boats. They offer annual moorage and nightly moorage, but do not allow guest to sleep aboard their boats. Nightly moorage for non-guest is on an availability basis. Reservations are required.
See and do
Hood Canal, one of only two inland fjords in the lower 48 states, has depths ranging to 600 feet. Despite its name, it is not a canal but an inland fjord that stretches for over 70 miles inland separating the Kitsap Peninsula from the Olympic Peninsula. It is a prime destination in the area for outdoor recreation and nature viewing with sweeping views of the Olympic Mountains and lush forests. At Tahuya, it hooks inward at an area known as the Great Bend.
See Menard's Landing
A small park with views at the Great Bend, with a gazebo, boat ramp, and water access.
See Dewatto
Dewatto has to be the prettiest ghost town on earth. The community's name comes from an Indian word meaning "home of evil spirits who make men crazy." A couple dozen people live full-time, their hillside homes hidden among trees above the slender bay, but the store, post office and school that nearly a century ago hugged the water are gone. Only a few summer cabins remain.
The remote southwest corner of the Kitsap Peninsula has many small lakes and hiking opportunities.
Do Tahuya State Forest
A 23,000-acre working forest on the southeastern portion of the Hood Canal. Tahuya offers recreation opportunities primarily for off-road vehicle riding (ORV), but also for horseback riding, mountain biking, fishing, hunting, camping and other uses. This popular year-round destination area attracts more than 150,000 motorized recreationists and 50,000 non-motorized recreationists each year.
Eat
There are no restaurants in Tahuya.
Sleep
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