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Best Quiet Beaches in Washington
2 peaceful Washington Pacific beaches — Long Beach Peninsula's vast solitude and Ruby Beach's Olympic wilderness.
Long Beach
28 miles of driveable Pacific beach — the vast majority of Long Beach's length is deeply quiet, with razor clam flats, coastal solitude, and Cape Disappointment State Park wilderness at the south peninsula end.
Ruby Beach
Olympic National Park's wilderness beach — no facilities, no services, just massive sea stacks, towering Pacific driftwood, and the profound quiet of an intact old-growth rainforest coastline.
Beach Comparison
| Beach | Sand | Water Clarity | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach | Dark Pacific Sand | Cold – Moderate | ★★★★☆ |
| Ruby Beach | Dark Gravel and Ruby Garnet Sand | Cold – Clear | ★★★☆☆ |