Rialto Beach Washington

Rialto Beach Olympic Peninsula Washington

Rialto Beach is a public beach located on the Pacific Ocean in Washington state. It is adjacent to Mora Campground in the Olympic National Park near the mouth of the Quillayute River, and is composed of an ocean beach and coastal forest. The many miles of seaside topography offer views of sea stacks and rock formations in the Pacific Ocean. 

Rialto Beach is north of the Quillayute River. To the south of the river is La Push Beach. The beach was named "Rialto" by the famous magician Claude Alexander Conlin after the Rialto theater chain. Conlin had a home in the 1920s at Mora, overlooking the beach and ocean, until it burned in the 1930s leaving no trace as of 1967.

Rocky beaches, giant drift logs, pounding waves and views of offshore islands known as 'sea-stacks' are features that define Rialto Beach.

Rialto Beach is accessible by Mora Road, off of La Push Road. Rialto Beach is about 36 miles southwest of Lake Crescent, and about 75 miles from Port Angeles.

Places to Stay: The 94-site Mora campground is about three miles from Rialto Beach. The town of Forks is nearby and lodging can be found through the Forks Chamber of Commerce website.

The Quillayute River blocks access from Rialto Beach to First, Second, and Third Beaches. First Beach is part of the Quileute Indian Reservation; Second and Third Beaches just to the south are located within Olympic National Park and are part of the Olympic Wilderness Coast. 

The beautiful Washington coast at its best is waiting for the beach comber on Rialto Beach. Rialto beach is the gateway to amazing beach hiking to the north for explorers looking for pristine beaches, off shore sea stacks, great Pacific Ocean vistas and a unique hiking experience. Access to Rialto Beach is very easy for most visitors. The parking lot is located within a few yards of the beach and provides restroom facilities and an informational kiosk. The beach comber will find Rialto beach covered with rock beds of gray basalt and various other quartz and jasper specimens.

How To Reach: Rialto Beach is located approximately 14 miles west of the town of Forks, WA.

Directions from downtown Forks: Follow Olympic Highway, 101 1.5 miles north of Forks. Turn left (west) onto State Route WA-110/La Push Road. After 7.8 miles, turn right onto WA-110/Mora Road. Rialto Beach is located at the end of the road.