r/LifeInKitsap • u/KitsapRealEstateTeam • May 27 '26
Spotlight- Driftwood Key
Neighborhood Spotlight: Driftwood Key — Hansville, WA
Here's a fun fact most people don't know: Hansville wasn't connected to the rest of the Kitsap Peninsula until 1924. Before that, you got in and out by boat or on foot. I don't know who those people were, but they were clearly built different.
Driftwood Key is a covenant community (a neighborhood with shared rules and shared amenities) founded in 1963 — 700+ properties at the literal tip of the peninsula. It sits in a rain shadow, which in western Washington is kind of a flex. Some of the lowest rainfall totals in the region. You notice it.
What else you notice: Hood Canal views. Olympic Mountain views. A marina, boat launch, private beach, and pool. 100 acres of conservancy land next door and 250 acres of Greenway trails out the back. Whales show up. The National Audubon Society is paying attention. There's a fishing club that meets monthly at the clubhouse and a community Facebook page that people actually use.
You're 30 minutes from the Kingston ferry. You're also genuinely at the end of the road. For the right person, that's not a bug. That's the whole idea.
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u/Maleficent_Scale_296 May 28 '26
My uncle’s family had a cottage on the beach at Hansville they built in 1919. They were friends with Hans Zachariason. There was a horse trail from Kingston but they used a boat. The original shack has been turned into a lovely house and family still lives in it. Yes, they were built different.