Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington
Ruby Beach
Olympic National Park
Ruby Beach is the most northern and popular of the Kalaloch Area beaches, which extend 15 miles south from the Hoh River mouth to the Queets River mouth on the Park's southern coast. Ruby Beach stands out among Kalaloch Area beaches with its prominent onshore arch, sea stacks, tunneled bluffs, and a more rugged landscape.
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Colorful bluffs frame the southern edge of Ruby Beach
Though rocky and narrow at the entry point, Ruby Beach expands to the south
Ruby Beach runs 1.5 miles south to a headland that can only be rounded at low tide
Foxglove (above) and salmonberry line the short path to Ruby Beach
Low tide reveals outcrops and tide pools at Ruby Beach
The tea color of coastal streams comes from tannins leached from decaying matter from the forest
The Ruby Beach surface, before smoothing out to the south
Bald eagles are common along the Sitka-lined bluffs of Kalaloch Beaches
Sea stars force water through their vascular systems to create suction and adhesion
High tide dampens the widest parts of the beach, and limits travel around headlands that frame it
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