Cape Ray Beach, about 15 kilometres southwest of Port aux Basques, is a stretch of wild, wind-exposed Atlantic coast with fine gravel and sand, backed by low coastal heath. It's one of the few nesting sites in Newfoundland for piping plovers — a threatened shorebird — and the beach is managed to protect the nesting areas in summer.
Beyond the beach, the cape itself has the ruins of a Marconi wireless station (1904) that was part of the early transatlantic communications network. The views out over the Cabot Strait — and toward Cape Breton Island on clear days — are excellent. The cape is exposed to the full force of the Atlantic and can be dramatic in bad weather.