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CoastWatch Mile 244 County Lincoln Description Wecoma Beach north, Lincoln City, Roads End south Boundaries N 45° 0.429', W 124° 0.615' to N 44° 59.399', W 124° 0.827' Google Maps Nearby Roads, Directions to/from, Google photos, Satellite image, Terrain overlay OPRD Map Roads End to Siletz River Vehicles • Motor vehicle travel is prohibited from the Tillamook County-Lincoln County line (45° 02.6706', Mile 247), southerly to Yaquina Bay (44° 37.0374', Mile 215), except for the following locations within the corporate limits of Lincoln City: (A) A distance of 150 feet on each side of the westerly extension of North 35th Court; (B) A distance of 150 feet on each side of the westerly extension of North 15th Street. Weather Current Weather Conditions at nearby stations (may take a minute or two on a dialup connection) Tides The NOAA Tide Predictions site may be found here. Click on the station nearest to your location to see predicted tides in graphical and tabular formats. Photo Beautiful day, quiet peaceful beach   4/20/07 Millie & Carl

15 REPORTS FOR MILE 244: Millie & Carl May 19, 2011 9:00 AM   Nothing spectacular; just a nice peaceful scene on a sunny spring day. A few individuals looking in some low-tide pools, others just looking or walking; the few dogs all on leash. Very little trash; I presume the recent tsunami wave may have flushed much of it away.   MORE  Millie & Carl Aug 24, 2010 8:00 AM   In general, there was very little visible debris. However, we suspect a lot will appear as the sand gets shifted around by winds and tides. At the time of tihs report, the tide was only a foot or so but beginning to come in, but by noon would be almost 8'. A small group of people were standing in ~1' of water near a rock ~50' out. If they stayed there very long, they'd have found it had become pretty deep for the little kids with them. (Note photo)   MORE    Rising Waters    Description: A group of people about 50' offshore in shallow water, probably oblivious to rising tide making the water not so shallow. Location: Off approximately NE 40th St access, Lincoln City Millie & Carl Oct 2, 2009 2:00 PM   A quiet, peaceful, sunny day; a moderate number of people just relaxing, wandering, etc.; one family with a couple of little kids busily building a sand castle. With beach clean-up just a few weeks ago, very little litter. One dead seal pup, and a couple of deteriorating gull carcasses. One young man, in a world all by himself, intently and vigorously dancing in the shallow surf; and a pair of Lincoln City policemen patrolling in a department beach buggy. The beach being used as the good lord and Tom McCall intended!   MORE    Seal pup    Description: A young dead seal pup (about 3'long), beginning to deteriorate Location: On the beach, approx. opposite 3600 North Entranced by the call of the sea    Description: This young gent was really carried away; wholly engrossed in his music and the surf's roar, dancing while totally oblivious to the rest of the world. Location: At roughly opposite 3800 North Cops on the beat    Description: Lincoln City PD beach patrol Location: Approximately opposite 3600 North Millie & Carl Mar 6, 2009 3:00 PM   A sunny, shirtsleeve day. Purely by chance, we hit the beach the same time a wedding group did - bride in full regalia; tiny flower girl sprinkling flower petals ahead of the bride from the bottom of the access stairs to the tent. A fine time being had by all. Overall, the beach was quite clean, with only a small scattering of trash atop the sand.   MORE    Altar to go?    Description: Groomsmen preparing the scene Location: Access at Chinook Winds, NW 40th St The main event    Description: On-the-beach wedding Millie & Carl Dec 11, 2008 2:30 PM   Quiet, pleasant afternoon on the beach. Cool breeze, not too strong. Very few people out strolling, walking and some playing with their dogs (all small, friendly and under good control). Lots of sand, all still damp from recent rains and well-packed for easy walking. Three bunches of gulls, and one interloper of a pelican, all just hanging out in the surf line, indisturbed by people or dogs.    MORE    Anyone wanna count them?    Description: One of three flocks of gulls. Location: At the surf line, near the Grace Hammond wayside, NW 34th St The party crashing pelican    Millie & Carl Sep 14, 2008 3:00 PM   Busy late-summer sunny Sunday; lots of people on the beach near the main access points. A few dogs, some on leash, but all well under control. There is a path down the bluff, apparently from houses at about NW 50th Drive, going past a "No Trespassing" sign. Also, in an apparent natural shallow cave in the bluff, a young man was apparently carving graffiti in the sandstone. Photos included of both of these.   MORE    Making his mark in the world?    Description: Busily carving graffiti in the sandstone wall, oblivious to the surroundings Location: In the bluff fronting Lincoln Shores, at about the midway point Do-it-yourself beach access    Description: A rough path up the slope from the beach Date: Sep 14, 2008 12:00 AM Millie & Carl Jun 19, 2008 8:30 AM   One bicycle carrying rider and surf board. Very quiet though occupied. Low tide revealed abundant life attached to the usually covered rocks.   MORE    New private access stairs    Description: New Stairs under construction from a house on the bluff at approximately NW 55th St. Location: Roughly midway between Chinook Winds Casino & Roads End Wayside Wind-created "Sand Shadows" #1    Description: Wind-blown loose sand created these "shadows" on the downwind side of pebbles, shells, etc. "Sand Shadows" detail    Jwilson Feb 24, 2008 1:00 AM   Griffiti sprayed on "Warning" Sign posted on bluff. Many charred logs. Logs driven onto embankments result of strong winter storms. Several forts and other structures erected. Some rather creative; e.g. a makeshift ship with 3 masts. Several sandcastles built. Large logs which has been buried by sand are now re-appearing. Dogs of all sizes represented from Teacup Poodle to Great Dane.   MORE  Millie & Carl Jan 18, 2008 3:00 PM   Post-storm, many driftwood logs, most with burn charring. Beach generally pretty clean, with just scattered bits of small debris; biggest items were one bath towel and one sock draped over a log. One "No climbing" warning sign made almost unreadable with graffiti (photo included). Overall, quite enjoyable -- first calm, sunny day in weeks. However, the perpetual caves are still waiting to trap a kid or two at the Roads End Wayside bluff.   MORE    Sign defacement    Description: An "unstable rocks - do not climb" warning sign, defaced and made almost unreadable by graffiti. Location: Foot of bluff, near about NW 39th St Millie & Carl Nov 14, 2007 3:00 PM   Although few people were on the beach in threatening weather, it was actually pleasant. Mostly I was counting dead fulmars (20 total), and making my periodic check on the caves perpetually carved at Roads End Wayside.   MORE    Dead Northern Fulmar #1    Location: Near center of Coast Watch Mile 244 Copyright: (c)2007 Carl Ehrman Dead Northern Fulmar #2    Location: Coast Watch Mile 244 Copyright: (c)2007 Carl Ehrman Dead Northern Fulmar #3    Location: Coast Watch Mile 244 Copyright: (c)2007 Carl Ehrman Potential Kid Trap    Description: The two openings seen in this photo are connected, forming a short "tunnel". The obvious cave-in hazard has been reported several times. Location: Roads End State Wayside Copyright: (c)2007 Carl Ehrman Millie & Carl Sep 21, 2007 2:45 PM   Generally, the beach was quite clean appearing (SOLV beach cleanup just a week ago, and much sand build-up hiding who knows how much buried). Quite a few pieces of palm kelp washed up, not often seen in these numbers.   MORE  Jwilson May 14, 2007 11:30 AM   The continual erosion of bluff at Roads End State Park is of concern, as people are continuing to carve into the bluff, thereby creating premature erosion.   MORE  Millie & Carl Apr 20, 2007 8:00 AM   Beautiful day, very low tide, people enjoying being on the quiet beach, friendly dogs happily running off steam. Ultra-low tide exposing sea stars, anemones, mussels, and barnacles on the normally submerged rocks. Good sand build up -- only one (quarter to half an acre) area, vicinity of NW 55th St, with appreciable exposed cobbles.   MORE    Fish netting (?) hung up on offshore rock    Date: Apr 20, 2007 12:00 AM Beautiful day, quiet peaceful beach    Date: Apr 20, 2007 10:50 AM Millie & Carl Mar 5, 2007 2:00 PM   One 30-40' tree trunk and enough scragelly branches to look like the skeleton of a fair-sized shipwreck. Much less sand, many more cobbles exposed. There has been some apparent effort to collapse the caves previously reported at the bluff base under the Roads End parking area, but one deep one is still there. A sign has been posted warning of the danger posed by these caves, but it is small, inconspicuous and knocked over.   MORE    Summer Cottage?    Description: Some kids must've had fun building this harmless little attraction. Location: Upper wrack line, roughly midway in mile Date: Mar 5, 2007 12:00 AM Hazardous Attraction    Description: Couple of the caves dug into the base of the bluff directly under the Roads End Wayside parking lot, in soft collapsable sandstone. Location: Roads End Wayside Date: Mar 5, 2007 12:00 AM Jwilson Mar 3, 2007 12:00 PM   Large clusters of kelp, plus many empty water bottles, several broken wooden pallets, considerable amount of charred driftwood. Erosion: Considerable human destruction of bluffs, evidenced by carving into bluffs, and initials etched into them.   MORE