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CoastWatch Mile 248 County Tillamook Description Cascade Head south, Salmon River Boundaries N 45° 3.141', W 124° 0.821' to N 45° 2.771', W 124° 0.296' Google Maps Nearby Roads, Directions to/from, Google photos, Satellite image, Terrain overlay OPRD Map Cascade Head & Salmon River Mouth to Roads End Vehicles • Motor vehicle travel is prohibited from Porter Point (45° 09.5142', Mile 257), southerly to the Tillamook County/Lincoln County line (45° 02.6706', Mile 247). 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 Brown pelicans at Cascade Head   11/16/08 Near the mouth of the Salmon River; Cascade Head in the background. Dr Kayak

19 REPORTS FOR MILE 248: Dr Kayak May 9, 2013 1:00 PM   No humans at Cascade Head! But plenty of wildlife, wind, and choppy water ...   MORE  Dr Kayak Mar 29, 2013 12:30 PM   Quiet day at Cascade Head.   MORE  Dr Kayak Nov 15, 2012 1:00 PM   Quiet day at Cascade Head, a rare 'small' day in November when I could paddle around the Head.   MORE  Dr Kayak Aug 29, 2012 11:00 AM   Calm day at Cascade Head   MORE  Dr Kayak Jul 2, 2012 1:00 PM   No tsunami debris, but possible invasive species: three very loud people on a jet ski.   MORE  Dr Kayak Apr 24, 2012 12:00 PM   Immature bald eagle at Cascade Head.   MORE  Dr Kayak Jul 10, 2011 2:00 PM   Heermann's gulls are back, harassing the brown pelicans. A typical midsummer day at Cascade Head, with calmer seas than usual.   MORE  Dr Kayak Apr 19, 2011 1:00 PM   Beautiful, human-less day at Cascade Head, with surf scoters, red-necked grebe, pigeon guillemots, common murres, and six harbor seals.   MORE  Dr Kayak Aug 1, 2010 11:00 AM   Foggy morning at Cascade Head.   MORE  Dr Kayak May 15, 2010 11:00 AM   Quiet day at Cascade Head   MORE  Dr Kayak Mar 19, 2010 11:00 AM   Kayaking at Cascade Head on a beautiful spring day.   MORE  Dr Kayak Sep 21, 2009 10:00 AM   Too rough for paddling (5-ft swell, 4-ft wind waves, moderate east wind), so I was restricted to the bay off the mouth of the Salmon River.   MORE  Dr Kayak Apr 30, 2009 2:00 PM   Pacific loons make an appearance at Cascade Head.   MORE  Dr Kayak Nov 16, 2008 12:00 AM   Many brown pelicans, Brandt's and double-crested cormorants, western and Bonaparte's gulls, loon sp., and 8 swimming sea lions. Some of the pelicans were gathered inside the mouth of the Salmon River, preening and beating their wings on the water.   MORE    Brown pelicans at Cascade Head    Description: Near the mouth of the Salmon River; Cascade Head in the background. Dr Kayak Sep 2, 2008 12:00 PM   Pelican feeding frenzy off Cascade Head.   MORE  Dr Kayak Apr 3, 2008 11:00 AM   Immature bald eagle, sea birds, harbor seals and California sea lions at Cascade Head.   MORE    Cascade Head from the north    Description: The speck on top of the highest rock is an immature bald eagle. Dr Kayak Sep 2, 2007 10:00 AM   Peregrine falcon flying around Cascade Head; brown pelicans, three cormorant species, common murre, black oystercatcher, one California sea lion, and two harbor seals.   MORE  Dr Kayak May 26, 2007 10:00 AM   Typical late spring day along this beautiful stretch, which I access by sea kayak when sea conditions permit. Six California sea lions and four harbor seals. A gray whale surfaced near my kayak north of mile 248.   MORE  Dr Kayak Sep 8, 2006 12:00 AM   Brown pelicans, common murres, pelagic cormorants, western gulls, one white-winged scoter, one dead sea lion (floating beyond Three Rocks, partially eaten).   MORE