Glen Ayr Resort

Glen Ayr Resort sits on the Hoodsport shore of Hood Canal at 25381 U.S. Highway 101. Divers enter directly from the resort dock into water that spans 20 to 130 feet across a single continuous shore dive. North of the dock, deep walls host resident giant Pacific octopus. South of the dock, a rubble field concentrates macro subjects at recreational depth.

The property has been a dive-and-lodging basecamp on this reach of Hood Canal for years, currently marketed as The Glen Resort though the dive community and search engines still use the older name widely. Its arrangement with Sund Rock Marine Preserve makes it the standard basecamp for a two-day Hoodsport dive weekend, and guests booking the Sund Rock Special two-night package receive one day of Sund Rock access for up to two people at no additional charge, along with a breakfast credit.

The walls north of the dock and the rubble field south of it are part of the same rocky reef biome, with the wall reach concentrating the giant Pacific octopus and wolf eels reported in the same crevices, and the rubble concentrating the macro subjects. Scuba is the main activity, ranging from the shallow bench that suits open-water training to walls that continue beyond recreational limits. Snorkeling is possible over the shallow bench.

Day-use runs $20 per person and covers dive-site access, a rinse tub, parking, and facilities. The heated and ventilated dive shed carries 4 rentable lockers at $10 per day and free open drying space, and the clubhouse and heated gazebo are rentable for instructional classes and debriefings. Guests receive 50 percent off air-tank refills through the resort's partnership with YSS Dive of Hoodsport. Take of bottomfish, forage fish, and Pacific halibut is prohibited across Marine Area 12 year-round by WDFW; salmon and shellfish seasons follow the marine-area schedule with the correct license.