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.

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