Jefferson County is located in northwestern Washington on the Olympic Peninsula. Its western edge borders the Pacific Ocean and its northeastern point extends into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Hood Canal, and Puget Sound. The center of the county is taken up completely by the Olympic National Forest and Park, including the west peak of Mount Olym ...read more
Jefferson County is located in northwestern Washington on the Olympic Peninsula. Its western edge borders the Pacific Ocean and its northeastern point extends into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Hood Canal, and Puget Sound. The center of the county is taken up completely by the Olympic National Forest and Park, including the west peak of Mount Olympus, and is uninhabited. The majority of Jefferson County’s towns lie in the northeastern corner near Port Townsend; the total population is about 30,000 people.
Port Townsend is the county’s largest and only incorporated city. Nearby communities include Port Ludlow, Port Hadlock-Irondale, Indian and Marrowstone Islands, Chimacum, and Quilcene. This area is connected to the Kitsap Peninsula by the Hood Canal Bridge. Nearby Whidbey Island is accessible by ferry. There are very few towns on the county’s west coast, only the tiny community of Queets in the Quinault Reservation, since the rest is almost entirely protected wildlife land.
Jefferson County is located in northwestern Washington on the Olympic Peninsula. Its western edge borders the Pacific Ocean and its northeastern point extends into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Hood Canal, and Puget Sound. The center of the county is taken up completely by the Olympic National Forest and Park, including the west peak of Mount Olympus, and is uninhabited. The majority of Jefferson County’s towns lie in the northeastern corner near Port Townsend; the total population is about 30,000 people.
Port Townsend is the county’s largest and only incorporated city. Nearby communities include Port Ludlow, Port Hadlock-Irondale, Indian and Marrowstone Islands, Chimacum, and Quilcene. This area is connected to the Kitsap Peninsula by the Hood Canal Bridge. Nearby Whidbey Island is accessible by ferry. There are very few towns on the county’s west coast, only the tiny community of Queets in the Quinault Reservation, since the rest is almost entirely protected wildlife land.