Brinnon, WA

Brinnon is a Jefferson County census-designated place on Hood Canal where the Dosewallips River reaches the water, with the Duckabush River and Olympic National Forest shaping the wider map. Ewell P. Brinnon took a donation land claim here in the late 1850s, giving the settlement its name; forestry came early, and parks and river access later brought in visitors. U.S. 101 runs through the area, Dosewallips State Park sits about a mile south, and local places like Point Whitney keep the canal side in view. Brinnon is Olympic Peninsula country in a compact stretch—two rivers, salt water, forest roads, and a name from the first claim.