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Ruby Beach

Ruby Beach on the Olympic coast. Climb over driftwood and photograph the sea stacks.

Take the short path down from Highway 101 to one of the wildest beaches on the coast: giant bleached driftwood, sea stacks rising out of the surf, and tide pools at low tide. Each hunt for the reddest pebble or patch of sand you can find. The photo to get: you on a big driftwood log with Abbey Island behind you.

Date or adventure
1-3 hours
Easy
Free
Outdoors
Daytime

Good with just you, friends, family, and kids

Check before you go: weather and trail conditions

Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Olympic Coast, south of Forks

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Beach hunt! Find each thing.

A giant log
A rock tower in the ocean
A sea star or crab
A smooth stone
A selfie on the beach!

Checked October 2026

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Ruby Beach is named for the reddish sand, colored by tiny garnet crystals. Look offshore on a clear day for Destruction Island and its old lighthouse.

Driftwood logs here can weigh tons. Never climb on logs that are in the surf, since a wave can roll them. Check the tide tables before you go; low tide is best for tide pools. Please leave rocks where they are, and don't build rock stacks.

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