Wonderful hike (and relatively short) through the rainforest that ends at the most amazing beach! A nice mix of the stunning scenery that can be found in the Olympic National.
(Initial 2nd Beach visit was Aug. of '09). The trail itself is downright primordial, an engrossing endeavor, and then you step out of the woods straight into the world's largest natural jungle-gym experience. It's a horizontal forest of gigantic driftwood logs you can clamber over on your way to the water, a wonderfully fun activity if you're up for it. The ocean and island views from the beach are breathtaking. The water is also breathtaking, in that it's COLD, so cold. I love everything about Second Beach and my visit there remains one of my favorite memories in life.
It was kind of foggy when we went and it was like a pirates cove. There is a hike to get there. Probably hard if you have balance problems. We liked it though. We saw the hole in the wall and explored for a couple of hours.
Second beach was my favorite out of Ruby/Rialto/First. Starfish galore and unique sea stacks. I planned it to arrive around low tide for best time to view tide pools. The trail was a nice walk with a steep decline at the end. We went early and were the only ones on the beach except for a few campers.
Its a bit of trek but well worth the hike, once you get down to the beach the world opens up. Breath taking sunsets with the huge rock formations.
The trail in and out is steep at the end but doable. The reward when you get there is a beautiful beach with sea stacks and great marine life in the tide pools. You are able to walk out pretty far in low tide and really explore the sea stacks. We saw anemone, starfish, mussels, barnacles. A great place for sun rise or sunset, even in the fog. Perfect for photographers.
Beautiful hike through woods to reach this beach and then WOW - what views!! Worth the harder hike back Uphill to car.
Best beach ever! Washington's Pacific coast is the best. Short drive from Rialto and La Push. Forks has some neat spots to see also
I can't imagine a more beautiful place. The parking lot was full and when I got to the beach it was empty... I had it all to myself. If you are coming through the area you need to put this at the top of your list!!!
This was a great hike back to second beach. The trees are unique with the way they have grown, its well maintained and once you get to second beach its totally worth the long trek. It is a gorgeous scene but please be careful. There are tons of large pieces of drift wood you have to climb over to get to the actual beach.