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Ruby Beach


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 31 attractions in Olympic National Park
Traveler Description: Ruby Beach, located about 35 miles south of the town of Forks ("Twilight") on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, is one of the most scenic beaches in the more »
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Attraction type: Beach

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5 of 5 stars
Forksfan 1 contribution
Denison, TX
Apr 22, 2009

As a native flatlander from Texas, I've had the good fortune of visiting Ruby Beach as well as many other scenic areas of the Olympic National Forest. Ruby Beach is not the place to find bikini clad beauties and tons of sun block nor the beach to find vendors hawking everything from hotdogs to sandals. It is truly an inspirational... more

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5 of 5 stars
allforcats 23 contributions
Seattle, WA
Aug 26, 2007
6/6 found this review helpful

To walk from the parking area to the beach you have to walk on a very short path through trees -- like slowly parting a curtain on a scene you will never forget. Just amazing! Huge driftwood trees lie tumbled together in this quiet final resting place. The gentle Pacific laps at the shore’s soft sand. The amazing and varied... more

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5 of 5 stars
Wisc0nsintraveler 9 contributions
Wisconsin
Jul 11, 2007
8/8 found this review helpful

If you want to take your family to a beach that can not be beat. Go to Ruby beach, Olympic National Park, Washington. We stopped here while traveling around this area in July 2007. We first checked the tide chart to see when the tide was going to be low and when it would start coming back in. That was... more

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5 of 5 stars
Kimberly530 269 contributions
Seattle, WA
Apr 3, 2007
13/13 found this review helpful

I hesitate to write this review about Ruby Beach, as I'd much rather have the place all to myself whenever I visit! Ruby Beach has to be my most favorite of all beaches - including the tropical beaches in the Caribbean and Hawaii. Ruby Beach is much different from your white-sand beaches; it is rugged terrain, covered with rocks of... more

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5 of 5 stars
thorntree 31 contributions
West Bloomfield, Michigan
Jul 11, 2006
19/19 found this review helpful

About halfway up the Pacific Coast on highway 101 is a roadside sign for Ruby Beach. We pulled over expecting a typical lookout and were rewarded with one of the most beautifal beaches in the world and yes I have been to Hawaii, Florida and the Carribean. This is a must stop for anyone driving the Pacific Coast side of... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Bremerton, WA
Jan 31, 2003
37/38 found this review helpful

My husband and I have been to Ruby Beach at least once a year every summer. The last couple of years we've gone more than usual. We have seen every beach on the coast of Washington and some of Oregon's beaches. Ruby Beach is our favorite by far. It seems like an "out of the way" hide-a-way but it's really... more

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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Jul 29, 2002
5/60 found this review helpful

A beautiful beach, it was stolen by the US government like much of the land in our park systems. Next time you are in the parking lot at Ruby Beach, look at the non-native trees. Where did they come from? more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Feb 2, 2002
30/33 found this review helpful

This last summer myself and a long time friend of mine decided to take the day off and visit Ocean Shores, Washington. After arriving to Ocean Shores and hanging out there a couple hours we began to head back to Olympia or so we thought and discovered we had been traveling the wrong way on Highway 101 for some time.... more

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