How to get to Ruby Beach Once you’ve reached the Olympic Peninsula, getting to Ruby Beach is simple — it’s located right off of Highway 101, south of Forks and north of Kalaloch.

KALALOCH, Wash. — Kalaloch Beach 3 is the winner of Best Hike with Kids in 2025's Best Northwest Escapes viewer's poll.

Had we had time, we could have explored the park more to the south. The next day, with sunny skies beckoning, we continued further south to a favorite destination, the Kalaloch/Ruby Beach area.

The “Tree of Life” on Kalaloch Beach in Olympic National Park photographed by Mathew Nichols before the tree sank during storms in early 2025.

Olympic National Park’s iconic Tree of Life is struggling to survive as the Kalaloch Beach bluff on which it has sat for hundreds of years continues to erode at a rapid rate amidst heavy winter ...

Located in Olympic National Park, Ruby Beach is among most beautiful beaches in the world, according to travel publication Lonely Planet.