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

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

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

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

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

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