Tahuya is an

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in Mason County,

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. It is located on the

Hood Canal Hood Canal is a fjord forming the western lobe, and one of the four main basins,Tahuya River The Tahuya River is a stream in the U.S. state of Washington. It originates at Tahuya Lake in western Kitsap Peninsula and flows south, emptying into Hood Canal near the Great Bend.General course info from USGS topographic maps accessed via the "G ...

. Tahuya, whose name comes from a

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term meaning "that done", features a number of recreational areas. The ZIP Code for Tahuya is 98588.

Arts and culture

The first Saturday in July marks the annual Tahuya Day celebration, which includes a parade, food booths and vendors, and other attractions. According to the official tourism website for the county, locals largely recognize Tahuya Day as a celebration of the quirky place that residents live in "by choice".

Parks and recreation

Tahuya is on the edge of the

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flowing in from the

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. Fishing, boating and shellfishing are popular here in the spring, summer and fall. Nearby sits the Tahuya State Forest, which encompasses several campgrounds and over 100 miles of off-road vehicle (ORV) and mountain biking trails. Tahuya's Rendsland Creek is designated by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife as an enhanced shellfishing beach, where visitors can harvest clams 6 months out of the year, and Hood Canal oysters year round. The "Rodney White Slough" in Tahuya was named after

Rodney White Rodney Charles White (born June 28, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, White played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he was named the nationa ...

, a Black pioneer who had a homestead in the area.

References

External links

Green Mountain and Tahuya State Forest
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state) Unincorporated communities in Mason County, Washington {{MasonCountyWA-geo-stub