Drive-In Wi-Fi is available at these locations!

= ACTIVE Wi-Fi Hotspot

North Mason County	Shelton Area & Harstine Island
Port of Dewatto	Latimer's Landing County Park
Tahuya Fire Station (NMRFA)	South Harstine Island Fire Station (CMFE)
Collins Lake Fire Station (NMRFA)	Pioneer Middle School
Tahuya River Valley	Bayshore Preserve
Sand Hill Ball Fields	Island Lake Fire Station (MCFD 11)
Trails End Parking Lot (South Shore)	Shelton High School
Trails End Water District	South Mason Youth Soccer Park
Mason Lake County Park	Evergreen Square in Downtown Shelton
Port of Allyn Waterfront Park	Evergreen Elementary School
Grapeview Fire Station (MCFD 3)	Bordeaux Elementary School
Port of Grapeview	Southside School
Hood Canal School	Loop Field
	Skookum Hall
	West Mason County
	Matlock Grange
	Mary M Knight School
	Schafer State Park
	Lake Arrowhead Community Club
	Star Lake Community Club

Why Free Public Wi-Fi?

Mason PUD 3 has joined with our community partners to make sure every student in Mason County has a safe place where they can use a free high-speed Wi-Fi hotspot to access classwork, download assignments, and communicate with their teacher.

PUD 3 teamed up with fire districts, port districts, community halls, Mason County parks, and others to use PUD 3 fiber optic equipment at these locations to set up wireless hotspots. The sites are all over Mason County, from the Tahuya Peninsula to Matlock, and many places in between.

The program is part of PUD 3’s response to the coronavirus emergency. The Drive-In Wi-Fi initiative gives those without high-speed internet in their homes a chance to connect while practicing appropriate social distancing. While the hotspots were deployed to support distance learning for our local school districts, citizens who need high-speed internet access may also use the Wi-Fi. We ask that priority of access be given to school age children and families through the remainder of the school year. Just pull up to a Wi-Fi hotspot, STAY IN YOUR CAR, take care of your internet needs, and then return home.

PUD 3 was encouraged by the Washington State Broadband Office to set up a network of Wi-Fi sites, in concert with a statewide program to establish similar services at school districts throughout the state.

The sites are configured with basic network filters, so users can use the Wi-Fi responsibly and safely. Access to the wireless network is subject to agreement with the policy found below.

PUD 3 Public Wi-Fi Acceptable Use Policy

“From the seeds of crisis come the strong roots and blossoms of innovation. If there’s anyone today who does not see telecom and connectivity as an essential utility, much like water and clean air, then I would challenge them to think about our history. Right now, we must sow the seeds of complete innovation in connectivity for families. It is the way we will learn. It is the way of the future.”

Chris Reykdal, Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction, April 6, 2020