Rialto Beach

After seeing pictures of Shi Shi beach we wanted to head that way. The difficulties in getting there led us down the beach to Rialto. We were not dissappointed.

A few miles south and a few hours easier to get to is Rialto Beach. Only ever seeing southern California beaches this place threw me for a loop. Cold water with rock islands and drift logs strewn about was not what I had expected of a beach. The Rock ...

Rialto Beach is a rugged, pebbled beach loaded with "serious" driftwood—huge logs some over six feet in diameter. "Hole in the Wall" is reached by a 1.5-mile walk, which is best during low tide. There are impressive headland rock formations along ...

... , let alone a .8 mile to the falls then back. Stupid allergies and medical issues. So we headed back up to Forks and then out to Rialto beach.  When we got there, it was raining again.  That, and there sure was one noisy plane. No, not a ...

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After a good nights sleep we packed up a lunch and headed for Rialto Beach, just a bit north from La Push. This is part of the National Park and we had hoped to hike to a rock stack area called The Hole in the Wall and see tidepools.  Met a ranger ...

the drive out of Hoh, back up to Forks, and to Rialto beach. Very windy and cold, with "sunbreaks" as the weather people call it. So, we have our packs, we have the GPS, and we have this piece of paper called a tide chart. the beach consisted of gravel ...

... the immediate vicinity of a town, or any houses for that matter, and therefore gives you more of a feeling of seclusion. From Rialto Beach, you are still afforded a view of James Island, but get to see features further up north on the Washington ...

... and invited us to come to the Quileute Tribe's Wednesday night drum circle. Our final beach hike in the area was at Rialto beach, which was spectacular in all the enormous trees that were washed ashore. We felt like we were little wee creatures in the ...

... nbsp; Want to be near the coast but still take advantage of the Ho rainforest.  We choose the Mora campground  on Rialto beach, just down the road from LaPush which should sound familiar to you Twilight fans. The drive takes a about 90 minutes ...

... .  Way off in the distance was an island with a lighthouse.     Aroun d 6:30PM I arrived at Rialto Beach.  It was about a 45 minute drive.  This beach was also a pebble beach.  There ...

... center to get my National Parks Passport stamped as well as find out where a good beach to visit would be.  They recommended Rialto beach just Northwest of Forks.  We headed back to Forks, but this time the drive didn’t seem to take as ...

... it didn't drain. After dinner on the pleasant rocky banks of the Hoh river, we headed back north to set up camp near Rialto beach. The next morning we enjoyed a fabulous beach walk along there past sea stacks and amazing tide pools. Mark even spotted a ...

... to see the Hoh Rain Forest, got supplies at Forks and visited Mora (they lost the Y) where we had a picnic on Rialto Beach. Then we meandered along the Sol Duc River until we hit the campground for the night. Up early the next ...

... to get to the beaches - but would return to spend the night later.  The beaches were beyond amazing.  Our first stop was Rialto Beach just north of La Push.  The surf was rough and high.  I have never encountered so much drift wood. ...

... (18) Take I5 north toward Forks, WA         Stop at Fort Vancouver on the way (19) Enjoy Rialto Beach on the Pacific in Olympic National Park (20) Visit the Hoh Rainforest (21) Enjoy the Sol Duc Hot Springs (22) ...