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Unincorporated community in Washington, United States
Photo: Lana from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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.”
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A small park with views at the Great Bend, with a gazebo, boat ramp, and water access.
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.
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.
The Port of Dewatto maintains natural and primitive campground open from April through September. There are 47 sites with 23 having electricity available and many suitable for trailers, 5th wheels or motor-homes.
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