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CoastWatch Mile 298 County Tillamook Description Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP Boundaries N 45° 42.042', W 123° 56.356' to N 45° 41.011', W 123° 56.328' Google Maps Nearby Roads, Directions to/from, Google photos, Satellite image, Terrain overlay OPRD Map Neahkahnie Mountain to Nehalem River Vehicles • Motor vehicle travel is prohibited from the north boundary of Nehalem Bay State Park (45° 42.2196', Mile 299), southerly to the south boundary of the Boy Scout property north of Sand Lake (45° 18.6444', Mile 268), except as follows: Motor vehicles essential to and engaged in boat launchings will be allowed any time during the year for a distance of 300 feet northwest from (45° 26.4036' 123° 57.2052', Mile 279), near Happy Camp. 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 [No photos have been uploaded with reports for this Mile]

17 REPORTS FOR MILE 298: nkn pete Jan 12, 2013 9:30 AM   Had 7 members of the NKN Natural Resource/Envir club & 2 adults observing the beach and removing litter. Collected 6 SOLV size plastic bags of litter. Mostly plastic bottles, styrofoam, and a inflatable camping matress. Debris looked like it was local not much tsunami debris collected.   MORE  nkn pete Feb 11, 2012 10:00 AM   There were 17 members of the NKN Nat'l Resource/Envir. Club to help with the beach cleanup and coastal monitoring. We collected 3.5 SOLV bags of debris (mostly all plastic and styrofoam) & one 30' plastic fishing rope. No evidence of tsunami debris. Monitored bird mortality, and checked beach for other natural & man made changes. Not much in the driftline. We cut Scotch Broom in Nehalem Bay State Park during the rest of our field trip.   MORE  nkn pete Apr 16, 2011 9:30 AM   Beach very clean only collected one SOLV bag of trash. We had 12 members of our NKN Natural Resource/Envir. Club survey & collect litter. We cut Scotch Broom for the Nehalem Bay state park when we finished our shore work.   MORE  nkn pete Dec 30, 2010 2:30 PM   Area was very clean. Less than one SOLV size bag of trash collected, mostly plastic. No evidence of oil or marine pollution. Only one dead gull seen. We saw a young seal in the surf. It was acting normal. There were recent tracks of a vehicle that was riding along the beach.   MORE  nkn pete Jun 10, 2010 12:00 AM   Done with NKN 6th Grade Middle School (covered the beach from the base of the dune to the shore). Thorough cleanup using 55 kids. Only 2 SOLV bags collected. Found a long message in a bottle. Also cut Scotch Broom for NBSP.   MORE  nkn pete Feb 15, 2010 10:00 AM   Seven members of the Natural Resource/Environment Club worked on this monitoring activity. No mortality -- everything looks clean and good today. Beach very clean only 0.5 SOLV of litter collected. We cut Scotch Broom for NBSP after our monitoring activity.   MORE  nkn pete Nov 1, 2009 3:00 PM   Walked mile 298 to check for dead birds. Observed: 1 ancient murrelet quite old just wings 1 black footed albatross older both wings still attached to shoulder girdle 1 western grebe -- fresh entire carcass. Less than 1/2 bag of trash collected. Met mile 297 people who also did a bird mortality count.   MORE  Justa Family Oct 24, 2009 12:00 PM   A beautiful day and a beautiful beach. This is our first visit to this area. There were sporadic clumps of kelp, lots of crab shells and large pieces of driftwood. The beach was clean of trash which surprised us since the park had many campers in it. There were about 20 beachcombers and joggers on this stretch of the beach at any one time, most of them in the northern portion. We saw only about a dozen seagulls and one flock of sandpipers in the area. I guess I was expecting more wildlife, but I'm not sure just what is normal.   MORE  PWalczak Sep 19, 2009 9:15 AM    [NO EMAIL] Beach was very clean. Our NKN National Resource/Envir Club only collected 1 full SOLV bag + 1 clump of rope.   MORE  PWalczak Nov 22, 2008 10:00 AM    [NO EMAIL] Light human use (6 people, 3 dogs). Very little litter. Had members of the NKN Nat'l Resource Club with us. We documented the amount + type of litter for the International Coastal Cleanup Project on their data card + submitted it to the Ocean Conservancy in Wash. D.C.   MORE  PWalczak Sep 20, 2008 10:30 AM    [NO EMAIL] We also helped with the SOLV beach cleanup. Found an old derelict tent, and collected one SOLV bag of trash. (Beach was clean.) We completed the international survey of litter found on the beach for Ocean Conservancy. Ten students from the NKN Natural Resource club helped with this survey and cut Scotchbroom for NCRD. We completed many tasks today.   MORE  PWalczak Jun 11, 2008 9:30 AM    [NO EMAIL] Heavy (73) human use. First time we didn't see any beached birds. ~20 NKN Middle School students participated in the monitoring/clean up - only 1 SOLV-size bag of debris (mostly plastic bottles) collected, some with oriental writing. Most students participated in the nature hike + estuary science activities following the monitoring.   MORE  PWalczak May 10, 2008 9:30 AM    [NO EMAIL] Beach berm still steep from winter storms, but beginning to flatten out. Observation done with NKN Nat'l Resource Club members. We also cleaned the beach, a total of 1 SOLV bag collected. Most of the litter was plastic. One 3'-long rectangular styrofoam float material collected   MORE  PWalczak Jan 29, 2008 11:00 AM    [NO EMAIL] December storm - really changed the beach. Large over 4m wide pile of tree trunks + branches from flood throughout mile surveyed. Much erosion of beach + dune - cut back and steep angle ~ 40° to high tide zone. Six ft drop from edge of dune to beach.   MORE  PWalczak Sep 15, 2007 9:30 AM    [NO EMAIL] Beach was clean of debris. We collected less than 1/2 SOLV bag. This project was done with NKN Nat'l Resource Club members from the NKN Middle + High Schools. We also completed an Ocean Conservancy Cleanup Data Card today. We also walked and collected debris about 1 mile south through mile #297. At this observation site we found 3 dead birds + each was triple-tagged with color coded tags on their right wing base. I have this information if needed. I think this was done by a COASST volunteer.   MORE  PWalczak Jun 7, 2007 10:30 AM    [NO EMAIL] It was the first time we did not see any dead birds in years!! There were about 30 - 40 Dungeness crab cases along beach. They may have been molts. Beach was clean - 2 SOLV-size bags of trash collected mostly plastic. 1 3ft by 2' styrofoam float with rope tied around it. Fresh from the ocean - large gooseneck and acorn barnacles on it.    MORE  PWalczak Feb 3, 2007 10:30 AM    [NO EMAIL] Surveyed the beach with members of the NKN Natural Resources Club. Two full SOLV bags of trash collected, 1 10-gal plastic can + one 3' plastic yard fence. Most garbage ~90% was plastic (land based) except for the plastic (5%) rope found, glass bottles 5%.   MORE