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| Coordinates:47°54′30″N124°38′32″W / 47.90833°N 124.64222°W /47.90833; -124.64222 | |
| Location | Clallam County,Washington, United States |
Rialto Beach is a public beach located on thePacific Ocean inWashington state. It is adjacent to Mora Campground in theOlympic National Park near the mouth of theQuillayute River, and is composed of an ocean beach and coastal forest. The many miles of seasidetopography offer views of sea stacks and rock formations in the Pacific Ocean.[1]
Rialto Beach is north of the Quillayute River. To the south of the river isLa Push Beach.
The beach was named "Rialto" by the famous magicianClaude Alexander Conlin after the Rialto theater chain. Conlin had a home in the 1920s at Mora, overlooking the beach and ocean, until it burned in the 1930s leaving no trace as of 1967.[2][3]
Rialto Beach also features a tree graveyard, with hundreds of tree trunks deposited by storms.
Hole-in-the-Wall is arock arch near Rialto Beach, and is a popular attraction.[4] It was formed by erosion from the sea surf and waves.[5]
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