We were a party of 3 backpacking from Third Beach to Oil City over two nights. There was no rain and conditions were great (I would not really want to do this hike in the rain). I will make a more complete trip report later when I have a little more time because the entire hike was a blast but I wanted to put some things out there right now. Bring work/gardening gloves--loved this recommendation from some other hikers!  It is really nice to have them for ropes AND for crossing the long boulder scramble tide area around Diamond Rock.

SAFETY ISSUE ALERT: I thought the ropes up the headlands south of Toleak Point (going toward Falls Creek) and then down at Goodman Creek were in very poor condition.  The rope at Falls Creek had already broken at some point but you could still fairly easily climb up to reach the bottom of the left-over rope and use it to help you climb up. However, there was a knot that looked like it was on its last legs about 1/3 of the way from the top.  The rope going down the slippery, near-vertical mud chute (with very little footing) at Goodman Creek has a bad fray about half way down. I am not very skilled at scrambling and was not able to avoid putting my weight on the the rope after the fray--this made me pretty nervous as I would have fallen had it broken. I emailed the park service to let them know about the ropes and learned from the response I received that they do not maintain the ropes.  The ropes are just left there by other hikers.  I did not realize this. In hindsight, it would have been good to thoroughly inspect the ropes before using them to help you navigate the trail.  Also, definitely pay attention to the tides for this hike!  The Jefferson Cove/ Diamond rock stretch needs to be done at safe/lowish tide levels and takes a while to navigate (lots of barnacle-covered boulders).   

Great condition down to the beach. WARNING THOUGH: Bathroom at the trail head is fine, Toilet at the beach is a nightmare. Do not bother climbing up to it. It's closed, but there is no message till the top and people have started crapping around the toilet on the trail. It's horrid. Cat holes are your only option down there.

Distance: 0.44 miles
Elevation up: 125 ft

Popped-in to visit the beach on the drive back from my hike in the rainforest. Trail is clear and clean.

Ruby, Kalaloch and some of the more accessible beaches were super popular on Monday, so we wanted to visit something a bit more off the beaten path. We only saw one visitor on the beach with us around high tide.

It was a sweet trail from the main lot to the beach. You go down more than up on your way to the beach and up more than down on your way back to your car. This may be my favorite beach in the area so far. We’ll see. More exploring to do. 

The trail was as discribed; flat until a quick decent. The way out was much more a challenge since we then had to hike uphill!

The beach is right up to cliffs, there is no real forest access. We never found the stated "forest sites."

The privy was up a steep, root filled, overgrown trail, so that was a downside of the location. Perhaps this is normal at every beach backpacking site, but it was our first experience beach camping. Getting to the privy trail also took some maneuvering through/over a pile of drift wood.

There are 3 nicely spaced poles placed in the sand that perfectly held hammocks.

The kids, ages 6 and 9, had a blast playing in the waves and seeing starfish.