I'd say this is the best beach of all the costal beaches in the area. Nice rock formations for photo ops. The beach is sandy, not so rocky.  There's easy access to the beach. Large parking lot, with vault toilets.

We did not see the red in the sand, it was very cloudy, and there was a storm front coming in. The beach is very rocky at the beginning, and then it gets finer and finer as it goes toward the water. There is a large amount of debris at the beginning of the beach that you have to navigate through. Don’t forget to go through the little archway, rock, and over, the plank bridge to cross the stream that is empty into the ocean. The path to the beach is a short slightly steep decent.

We went to Ruby Beach during high tide because it was nearby. We know the tidepooling is better at low tide, but even at high tide, the beach was really interesting. The rock formations, all the driftwood and logs, and the perfectly rounded pebbles of all kinds of colors made it really fun to walk around. There's a formation on the beach with a hole in it that's good for pictures, and there are also lots of situations where people appear to have built structures out of the logs on the beach. It's just a neat place, even at high tide.

We got in early (730am) and the weather cleared out - parking lot was almost empty. By the time we left nearing 10am the lot was packed. Go early. heavily used but still beautiful beach and rock formations. We walked all over and had a great time.

I went on an impromptu solo adventure on the Olympic Peninsula and it was 1000% worth it. Ruby Beach was not really a planned stop but I saw the sign and took the exit and caught a stunning sunset. Be still my heart!