Ruby Beach Washington

Ruby Beach Olympic Peninsula Washington

Ruby Beach is the northernmost of the southern beaches in the coastal section of Olympic National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located on Highway 101, in Jefferson County, 27 miles (43 km) south of the town of Forks. 

Ruby Beach is one of the most well-known and highly anticipated beaches to visit along the Olympic coastline. A short trail 0.25-mile nature trail from the parking area leads to the beach with several rock stacks protruding from the beach and just off shore.

Like virtually all beaches on the northern coast, Ruby Beach has a tremendous amount of driftwood. It is notable for the number of sea stacks there. The beach is so called because of the ruby-like crystals in the beach sand. Destruction Island is located about 4 miles southwest off the beach. The island and the Destruction Island Lighthouse can be seen from the beach.

Second Beach, Third Beach, Ruby Beach and many other coastal wilderness locations are also excellent places to view inter-tidal life in the Washington Area.

Ruby Beach is located in the Olympic Peninsula on the south side of the Olympic National Park is the most beautiful beach and famous for the

·         Tide pools,

·         with stunning sea stacks,

·         with soft sand, driftwood,

·         Beautiful bluffs,

·         Rugged rock formations,

·         Rock islands known as sea stacks, and

·         Reddish sand that occasionally gathers and large. 

Nearby Areas:

To the north, the Hoh Rain Forest is about a 50 minutes’ drive from Ruby Beach.

To the south, the Lake Quinault is only 40 miles away.

How to Reach : Ruby Beach is the northernmost beach in the Kalaloch area, and it's slightly less than 10 minutes north of Kalaloch Lodge. To get there, just take Highway 101, the same road that runs by Kalaloch Lodge.