# Rialto Beach

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Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington

Rialto Beach Beach Interactive map of Rialto Beach Coordinates: 47°54′30″N 124°38′32″W / 47.90833°N 124.64222°W / 47.90833; -124.64222 Location Clallam County, Washington, United States

**Rialto Beach** is a public beach located on the [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean) in [Washington state](/source/Washington_(state)). It is adjacent to Mora Campground in the [Olympic National Park](/source/Olympic_National_Park) near the mouth of the [Quillayute River](/source/Quillayute_River), and is composed of an ocean beach and coastal forest. The many miles of seaside [topography](/source/Topography) offer views of sea stacks and rock formations in the Pacific Ocean.[1]

Rialto Beach is north of the Quillayute River. To the south of the river is [La Push Beach](/source/La_Push_Beach).

The beach was named "Rialto" by the famous magician [Claude Alexander Conlin](/source/Claude_Alexander_Conlin) after the Rialto theater chain. Conlin had a home in the 1920s at Mora, overlooking the beach and ocean, until it burned in the 1930s leaving no trace as of 1967.[2][3]

Rialto Beach also features a tree graveyard, with hundreds of tree trunks deposited by storms.

## Hole-in-the-Wall

Hole-in-the-Wall can be seen on the left side of the image.

Hole-in-the-Wall is a [rock arch](/source/Rock_arch) near Rialto Beach, and is a popular attraction.[4] It was formed by erosion from the sea surf and waves.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Rialto Beach - Olympic National Park (U.S. National Park Service)"](https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/rialto-beach.htm). Nps.gov. 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2015-08-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "Erickson-James equal Mora". *Port Angeles Evening News*. Port Angeles, Washington. 1967-06-26. p. 31.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bledsoe, James. ["Claude Alexander Conlin"](http://www.washingtonhistory.org/files/library/26-4-winter.pdf) (PDF). *Columbia*. No. Winter 2012–13. p. 19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Rialto Beach and Hole-in-the-Wall"](https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/rialto-beach-hole-in-the-wall). *[Washington Trails Association](/source/Washington_Trails_Association)*. Retrieved 2023-01-02.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Rialto Beach"](https://wa100.dnr.wa.gov/olympic-peninsula/rialto-beach). *Washington 100*. [Washington State Department of Natural Resources](/source/Washington_State_Department_of_Natural_Resources). Retrieved 2023-01-02.

## External links

- Media related to [Rialto Beach](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rialto_Beach) at Wikimedia Commons

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