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CoastWatch Mile 300 County Tillamook Description Manzanita Beach, Manzanita, Neahkahnie Beach Boundaries N 45° 43.913', W 123° 56.685' to N 45° 42.873', W 123° 56.397' 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 south line of Oswald West State Park (45° 44.4000', Mile 301), southerly to the north boundary of Nehalem Bay State Park (45° 42.2196', Mile 299), except as follows: (A) Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, October 1 through April 30; (B) Motor vehicles essential to and engaged in boat launchings will be allowed any time during the year. • There is hereby established a 15 MPH maximum speed limit within those areas of the ocean shore where motor vehicle travel is permitted pursuant to OAR 736-024-0015 within the city limits of Manzanita, in Tillamook County, Oregon. 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 Sea Foam Along Manzanita Beach   1/2/10 beachmike

29 REPORTS FOR MILE 300: beachmike Apr 7, 2013 11:00 AM   Stormy morning on the coast. No signs of tsunami debris. Found one interesting post, but it didn't look as if it had been at sea very long and was held together by modern-looking nails.   MORE  beachmike Jun 16, 2012 11:00 AM   I noted a few pieces of unusual debris (flat and rounded foam-based materials) that could be tsunami-related, based purely upon reports I've seen of other such objects on TV. See attached photos. The largest of which was roughly the size of a boogie-board.   MORE    Facing North    Description: Large tree in foreground washed up root-ball and all. Halfway submerged beneath the dune. Location: Quarter mile south of Manzanita South View    Location: Quarter mile south of Manzanita Flat foam-based debris    Location: Quarter mile north of Manzanita Rounded foam-based debris    Description: I found three pieces like this. Location: Quarter mile north of Manzanita beachmike Apr 14, 2012 2:00 PM   Very popular day on the coast. Everything is pretty clean, due mostly to the recent SOLV event. Didn't see any readily apparent tsunami debris in this mile.   MORE  beachmike May 21, 2011 11:00 AM   Overall, the mile appears to be in good shape. Heavily used, but remarkably clean of litter, considering. Very little wildlife observed this time around.   MORE  beachmike Sep 29, 2010 6:00 PM   Beach was extremely clean from the recent cleanup weekend. Very few people on the beach for such a lovely day. I soon realized that it may have something to do with the salps (http://www.katu.com/outdoors/news/103970573.html). These things are covering the beach right now from the driftline right down to the surf. Too numerous to avoid stepping on them in that zone -- almost like a carpet!   MORE  beachmike Aug 15, 2010 5:00 PM   Pod of orcas 500 yards off Manzanita beach right now! Easily six to eight fins visible at any given time. Perfect viewing weather. Look just north of Ocean and Manzanita intersection to see them. They've been circling for an hour or so.   MORE  beachmike Apr 18, 2010 10:00 AM   Significant shoreline activity along access trail "8", about a quarter mile south of Laneda Ave. Much of the foredune has been scraped away across a section of beach about a 100 yards across. Behind it, a large section of new beachgrass has been planted in a grid-like formation in front of the houses.   MORE  beachmike Feb 14, 2010 1:00 PM   Almost like the 4th of July on the beach today, based on visitor traffic. Too many people to accurately count, but definitely in the low hundreds. About one dog for every 7 of them. None on leash, but mostly just chasing each other. We picked up a little trash along the way, but it's amazing how much plastic is in the driftline along this stretch. It's not really apparent until you stop to take a close inspection of it.   MORE  beachmike Jan 2, 2010 12:00 PM   Very stormy day on the coast around noon today. The sea-foam was 1-2 feet high along the driftline. The surf was rushing in right up to the beachgrass, catching many walkers off-guard and causing a few last-minute dashes toward Ocean Ave.   MORE    Sea Foam Along Manzanita Beach    Location: Just off Ocean Ave., between Laneda and Manzanita Streets Head for the Hills!    Description: A sneaker wave comes ashore on Manzanita Beach. Location: Just north of Manzanita Ave. markos Oct 30, 2009 12:00 AM   Walking on mile 300 each morning, I am NOT seeing a recent excess of dead birds. (We did find a dead human 2 weeks ago). Beach is almost pure sand.   MORE  Comerford Oct 18, 2009 2:15 PM   See "Action and Comments" for summary.   MORE  beachmike Oct 11, 2009 10:00 AM   The beach appeared clean and almost swept free of anything to report. It was difficult to even find the driftline. About the only negative I observed today is that the horseback riders are still not cleaning up after their horses. As they're riding along the surfline, this could be a source of water contamination (see attached photo). I've mentioned this in my water quality survey as well.   MORE    Manzanita Beach Looking North    Location: Corner of Ocean Ave. and Laneda Manzanita Beach Looking South    Description: Lots of beach walkers today! Location: Corner of Ocean Ave. and Laneda Pelicans Flying North    Location: Half mile south of Laneda Horse Poo in the Surf    Location: 0.5 mile south of Laneda Fishing Boat Along Manzanita Beach    Location: 0.5 mile south of Laneda Comerford Sep 16, 2009 11:00 AM   Large number of dead birds (10) reported on this mile.   MORE  beachmike Sep 5, 2009 2:00 PM   This is a heavily used beach, particularly on these holiday weekends, but it manages to stay reasonably clean. Every drift-log is typically heavily torched from campfires, making for a bit of an eyesore. Almost all dogs are off-leash on the beach, but I didn't notice any chasing birds (mostly from the lack of birds to be chased). No sighting of the bald eagle that I've noticed on prior reports this time.   MORE  beachmike Jun 13, 2009 3:00 PM   Despite the high use of this beach, it remains pretty pristine in terms of accumulated trash and other human impact. My only complaint is that folks tend to torch every large log or stump that washes up. But overall, it appears that the overall cleanliness of the beach encourages visitors to pick up after themselves and leave no trace. The new wheelchair-accessible ramp down to the beach from Ocean Avenue appears to be getting a lot of use by folks who would otherwise have a hard time making it down there, thus making the beach a treasure to be savored by all Oregonians.   MORE  Comerford Feb 1, 2009 12:00 AM   Jellyfish every 10 feet. 11 people walking.   MORE  Comerford Dec 30, 2008 12:00 PM   Dead birds: Northern Fulmar, Sheerwater, Rhinoceros Auklet. 23 people, 4 playing in creek.   MORE  markos Nov 25, 2008 8:00 AM   Large patch of knotweed growing at north end of mile 300. Light use: 4 people, 2 dogs.   MORE  beachmike Nov 1, 2008 4:00 PM   The beach was really clean. I couldn't find anything to pick up. Dogs were all off-leash except for one, but none were observed chasing wildlife. There are a few companies that lead horseback trips along the shoreline, but the owners appear to make no attempt to pick up after the horses. I often find horse-droppings in the surf next to the hoof-prints.   MORE    Beach looking south    Description: Representative of the beach crowd that day. A few strollers with dogs. Someone practicing kitesurfing on the shore Location: midpoint on mile 300 Looking North to Neahkahnie    Location: south end of mile 300 Pelicans fishing in surf    Description: The pelicans were making many dives into the surf, so I'm guessing there's some decent fishing out there. Amazing display of fishing prowess in the heavy wind and waves. Location: North end of mile 300 (I'll get GPS coordinates next time!) Comerford Sep 26, 2008 4:30 PM   Light human use (7). Nothing much to comment on.   MORE  markos Sep 8, 2008 5:00 PM   Heavy use by humans (35) and dogs (6). Pelicans still active. 6 dead murres.   MORE  Comerford Aug 23, 2008 12:00 AM   Very heavy human use (102). Beach grass seems to be spreading and the dunes building up.   MORE  markos Mar 4, 2008 1:00 PM   Very little human activity on this day. Huge amounts of driftwood. Creek runoff moved by storms. A very quiet day. It felt like nobody else was here. Eventually I saw in the distance what appeared to be a parent and a child. A very peaceful mood. At the end of the walk I came upon 2 golfers hitting balls on the beach -- a rude reminder that not everyone thinks the beach is a place of beauty and solitude.    MORE  JCampf Nov 23, 2007 11:00 AM    [NO EMAIL] Thanksgiving weekend -- unusual # (82) of people on beach. Sunny & bright.   MORE  Comerford Nov 21, 2007 4:30 PM   What a fabulous crisp, sunny, winter day.   MORE  Comerford Sep 5, 2007 11:35 AM   Nothing extraordinary. Dead harbor seal, sculpted sands.   MORE  markos Jun 7, 2007 9:00 AM   Several eagle sightings. Few dead birds. Large driftwood & plywood structure nailed together on beach for more than a month. No action yet taken by Nehalem State Park regarding dangerous structure on beach.   MORE  Comerford Apr 27, 2007 3:00 PM   A great deal of wood on beach at the wrack -- must have been a big storm at high tide sometime earlier. Walking to Jetty miles 298-297 saw about 1000 migrating shorebirds (heading north in groups of 50 - 150) including dunlins, p.b. plover but mostly sandpipers (least, western)   MORE  markos Jan 25, 2007 7:00 AM   Dead sea lion at north end of beach. Pretty calm.   MORE