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A split sea stack and drift logs on Rialto Beach along the Olympic coast.
Photograph by D. Archuleta, Olympic National Park, 2015. Public domain.

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Rialto Beach

Rialto Beach · Clallam County

Drift logs, seastacks, and a 1.5-mile walk to Hole-in-the-Wall define this Olympic wilderness beach 75 miles from Port Angeles.

Rocky beaches, giant drift logs, pounding waves, and offshore seastacks define Rialto Beach. Mora, just inland, is old-growth forest with the sound of the Pacific. NPS places Rialto about 36 miles southwest of Lake Crescent and about 75 miles from Port Angeles, at the end of Mora Road off La Push Road.

The 94-site Mora Campground is about three miles from the beach. Hole-in-the-Wall is a sea-carved arch about 1.5 miles north of Rialto, in the Olympic wilderness. The Quillayute River blocks travel from Rialto to First, Second, and Third Beaches. First Beach is on the Quileute Indian Reservation; Second and Third Beaches, just south, are in Olympic National Park on the wilderness coast.

Tides can close the beach. NPS warns that some headlands cannot be rounded even on the lowest tides and that overland trails are required. Pets on leash are allowed 0.8 mile north to Ellen Creek during daylight hours; camping with pets is prohibited. The sources below are Olympic National Park pages.

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Last reviewed: September 21, 2026

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