Pacific Beaches Kalaloch, Ruby, Rialto, 1st 2nd and 3rd
Beaches Lapush Lapush
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Rialto Beach (12 miles from Forks Washington) is an entry
point for some 55 miles of wilderness coastline protected by
Olympic National Park. Here frequent Pacific storms create
an ever changing scenic corridor enjoyed by backpackers and
day hikers alike.
Rialto Beach is easily reached from a maintained parking lot. Part of the parking lot was destroyed in winter storms in 1995, but a new 100-vehicle unpaved parking lot has been opened'adjacent to the older portion. There are a million skipping stones on the beach among the giant driftwood logs. At Mora Campgrounds, ranger naturalists provide guided tours and give interpretative talks beginning July 1. One loop is open all year with full services.Two other loops are available if needed.
Rialto Beach is easily reached from a maintained parking lot. Part of the parking lot was destroyed in winter storms in 1995, but a new 100-vehicle unpaved parking lot has been opened'adjacent to the older portion. There are a million skipping stones on the beach among the giant driftwood logs. At Mora Campgrounds, ranger naturalists provide guided tours and give interpretative talks beginning July 1. One loop is open all year with full services.Two other loops are available if needed.
Mora Campground and Rialto Beach
K.O. Erickson, who came to La Push in the 1880s, built a trading
post at Boston, in 1900.Later he named it Mora for his birthplace in
Sweden.By the .1920s, a thriving community with a hotel, dance
pavilion, store and cabins existed at Mora and Rialto Beach. Most of
the buildings burned at different times in the 1930s.
Ships wrecked on this coast long before the white man came. Chinese junks now live only in Indian legend. A 3.0 mile hike north of Rialto Beach is Cape Johnson. On the way, you pass the Chilean Memorial, which marks the common grave of the 20 Chilean crew members, including the captain, his wife and baby son. They died when the W.J. Pirrie crashed against Cape Rock in 1920. Nearby, the chilean bark Lenore was wrecked in 1883. Four and a half miles north of the cape is the Norwegian Memorial, which commemorates the three-master bark prince Arthur, which ran ashore on 1903. two survived and 18 were lost.
More Information can be found at the Visiting Mora and Rialto Beach page of the National Park Service
Ships wrecked on this coast long before the white man came. Chinese junks now live only in Indian legend. A 3.0 mile hike north of Rialto Beach is Cape Johnson. On the way, you pass the Chilean Memorial, which marks the common grave of the 20 Chilean crew members, including the captain, his wife and baby son. They died when the W.J. Pirrie crashed against Cape Rock in 1920. Nearby, the chilean bark Lenore was wrecked in 1883. Four and a half miles north of the cape is the Norwegian Memorial, which commemorates the three-master bark prince Arthur, which ran ashore on 1903. two survived and 18 were lost.
More Information can be found at the Visiting Mora and Rialto Beach page of the National Park Service