Port of Hoodsport Waterfront Park
Hoodsport, WA
Port of Hoodsport Waterfront Park is a port-owned public beachfront in downtown Hoodsport, with a pier, a small boat dock, a playground, restrooms, a picnic shelter, and a basketball court. No shellfish harvesting is allowed here and no pass or permit is required to visit, a straightforward small-town waterfront stop.
Real, free, and legitimately public and walkable, a modest but genuine small-town waterfront beach.
How we score beachesA second nearby port facility, Ingvald J. Gronvold Park, has its own boat dock and beach access via two sets of concrete stairs from the Highway 101 sidewalk, worth checking out on the same visit.
Free, no pass or permit required.
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