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MILE 259 on 4/21/12   -   POWSTON LOCATION Tillamook  •  Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach CONDITIONS Saturday 11:30 AM  •  Sunny  •  60° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light  •  Tide: 6.5 ft HUMANS People: 30  •  Dogs: 6 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 5  •  Playing in surf: 0  •  Playing in sand: 8  •  Sitting: 6  •  Photography: 0  •  Rockhunting: 0  •  Tidepooling: 0  •  Surfing: 0  •  Windsurfing: 0  •  Kayaking: 0  •  Fishing: 0  •  11 on horseback CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 10  •  ATVs/OHVs parking: 0  •  RVs/Buses parking: 0  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, allowed: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed: 0  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, prohibited: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs on beach, prohibited: 0 ACTIV.COMMENTS It was a beautiful, warm weekend day-probably the nicest of the year. It was hard to count the people because of lots of coming-and-going. Saw a few vehicle tracks along the wet beach in an approved vehicle area. NOTABLE WILDLIFE Nothing but a few gulls. DEAD BIRDS Total: 0 STRANDED Total: 0 FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE The beach was super-clean, no obvious driftline. NEW DEVELOPMENT None. Most of the mile fronts State Park MODIFICATIONS None. NATURAL CHANGES Sand has built up on the beach over the winter. COMMENTS There is more sand on this stretch of beach than we can remember in the 15+ years we have been CoastWatching this beach. The beach is quite angled from the top of the foredune down to the wet sand. The surf line itself was quite "scalloped"--probably due to rip currents. SUMMARY There was lots of human activity on this sunny, warm weekend day: Relaxing, walking, playing in the sand, and riding horses. The beach has accumulated lots of sand during the winter, but the surfline shows evidence of rip currents. The beach was very clean--probably because of its steepness and recent strong surf. OBSERVER powston EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 4/25/12 9:26 PM PHOTOS PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US