# Ruby Beach

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{{Short description|Beach in Washington, United States}}
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thumb|Stormy day at Ruby Beach
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'''Ruby Beach''' is the northernmost of the southern beaches in the coastal section of [Olympic National Park](/source/Olympic_National_Park) in the U.S. state of [Washington](/source/Washington_(state)). It is located on [Highway 101](/source/U.S._Route_101), in [Jefferson County](/source/Jefferson_County%2C_Washington), {{convert|27|mi}} south of the town of [Forks](/source/Forks%2C_Washington).

Like virtually all beaches on the northern coast, Ruby Beach has a tremendous amount of [driftwood](/source/driftwood).  It is notable for the number of [sea stacks](/source/stack_(geology)) there.

The beach is so called because of the ruby-like crystals in the beach sand.<ref>{{citation|title=Ultimate coast guide to Olympic Peninsula|journal=Seattle Magazine|author=Roddy Scheer | date=April 22, 2011|url=http://www.seattlemag.com/article/ultimate-coast-guide-olympic-peninsula}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=The 10 Best of Everything National Parks: 800 Top Picks from Parks Coast to Coast|publisher=National Geographic Books|year=2011|isbn=9781426207341|page=418|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GVSZW4WFx6AC&pg=PA418}}</ref>

[Destruction Island](/source/Destruction_Island) is located about 4 miles southwest off the beach. The island and the [Destruction Island Lighthouse](/source/Destruction_Island_Lighthouse) can be seen from the beach.

{{Wide image|Ruby_Beach,_Olympic_National_Park,_on_a_Late_September_Afternoon.jpg|800px|180° panorama from Ruby Beach, [Olympic National Park](/source/Olympic_National_Park), late in the afternoon of a sunny September day.}}
thumb|upright|Doorway to Ruby Beach in Washington

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Ruby Beach}}
* [https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/visiting-kalaloch-and-ruby-beach.htm Visiting Kalaloch and Ruby Beach], from the National Park Service

Category:Beaches of Washington (state)
Category:Protected areas of Jefferson County, Washington
Category:Landforms of Olympic National Park
Category:Landforms of Jefferson County, Washington

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