Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington

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Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington

Here we are at Ruby Beach, a coastal destination named for its sparkly sand, at Washington’s Olympic National Park. On the Olympic Peninsula you’ll find rugged beaches, glacier-topped mountains, and temperate rainforests that receive upwards of 12 feet of rainfall per year. All that rain feeds the mosses, lichens, and ferns that lend the forests a unique, jungle-like quality.