The closest large town is Bremerton, about 15 miles to the northeast, and from there, it’s a 30-minute ferry ride to Seattle. Driving to Seattle otherwise would be around 70 miles. Because there are no bridges crossing the Hood Canal, you’ll have to drive south and around to gain access to the Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park, at least 40 miles.

This region offers world-class activities like SCUBA diving, hang gliding, and skydiving, a thriving culinary scene dishing out locally-sourced and wild-caught fare, an active social calendar packed with live music and community events and plenty of places to get away from it all.

The region’s population grows significantly during summer with an influx of tourists, but it is beautiful (if a little wet) year-round and a great place to rent an RV.