Mile 109 Report
March 20, 2006
by Foggy
Other Mile 109 Reports (55)
2020
December 6, 2020 - ksvineyard2012
A lady running her dogs along side her vehicle and a Great Blue Heron fishing were the highlights. There were also golfers enjoying the day on the bluff above.
October 5, 2020 - ksvineyard2012
Beautiful morning, sunny with light breeze. Beach was clean. Low tide. Active sea birds. One dead seal.
June 22, 2020 - ksvineyard2012
Calm and warm day. No clouds. Gentle breeze from NW. Beach was very clean. Did find a golf ball from Sheep Ranch. Observed golfers on bluff. Low tide. ATVs observed on north end of beach (off-loaded...
May 24, 2020 - stonephotos
I saw a blue heron looking for fish. There was a dead sea lion on the South end of the beach. Still intact.
March 16, 2020 - ksvineyard2012
Very clean beach. Counted six dead seaguls. There may have been more. Fewer birds than in previous visits. No dead birds found on previous visits. Low tide.
2019
September 3, 2019 - ksvineyard2012
Perfect weather, weekday, one day after holiday weekend. Quiet beach. No trash observed. Seven vehicles in parking lot upon arrival. Five when I left approximately 90 minutes later. Nobody was...
2017
June 18, 2017 - TRBishop
Tide was low enough to hike around Coquille point from Merchants Beach to Wisky Run Beach. about a half dozen wind surfers were dancing in the waves at Wiskey Run - obviously a good day for it!
2014
April 24, 2014 - smforeman
Nice afternoon following storms of last week. Lots of kelp on beach. No unusual debris or any identified as tsunami debris. Got there at low tide and was able to survey tidepools at the point....
April 6, 2014 - smforeman
No unusual activity. Great day for birdwatching and agate collecting. At Five Mile Point saw usual suspects: Harlequin Duck pair, Surf Scoters, Oyster Catchers. Two vultures in updraft over cliffs....
March 21, 2014 - smforeman
Mild day, tide low enough to see some tidepools and view mussels and starfish on offshore rocks.
February 6, 2014 - smforeman
Wintry day at low tide. Lots of kelp accumulated around driftwood at creek. Waves around tide kept me from going around point.
February 3, 2014 - whiskeydevil
No one on beach or in parking lot. Saw a Great Blue Heron in a tide pool.
January 25, 2014 - smforeman
Nice day on beach. Large flock of sandpipers (over 100) playing in waves--sanderlings, I believe. Tube worm on beach south of Fivemile Point.
2013
December 16, 2013 - whiskeydevil
Vehicle observed deliberately driving through a flock of gulls. A vicious dog (attacked another dog) off the leash.
June 8, 2013 - whiskeydevil
It was a wonderful morning on the beach! Sunny and not too windy. The Bald Eagle was a real treat to see!! It was sunning at Fivemile Point and flew north along the beach. Shells, kelp/algae, small...
2012
December 31, 2012 - whiskeydevil
Shells, kelp/algae, small rocks and wood pieces in the driftline. No other people on the beach.
November 23, 2012 - whiskeydevil
Wonderful Thanksgiving day on the beach. Shells, kelp/algae,small rocks and wood in the driftline. Six people walking on the beach and four people tidepooling. One dog.
September 8, 2012 - whiskeydevil
Overall pretty clean of garbage. Did see large mammal bones, probably a sea lion/seal. Shells, animal casings, kelp/algae, small rocks and wood in driftline. Many large mussel clumps on the beach....
2011
July 31, 2011 - Foggy
Looks like recent winds have scoured sand from many spots and dumped it into low (3-foot high) sand drifts (photo). Searocket and (native) Dunegrass are spreading from foredune to upper beach (photo...
June 4, 2011 - Foggy
A beautiful day on Whisky Run, warm, clear, sharp horizon, almost no wind at all. Moderate use by 14 people and 4 dogs. Cow's clover, Monkeyflower, Pacific Silverweed, and American Beachgrass were in...
March 31, 2011 - Foggy
Spring has sprung! Gorse is in bloom; a new generation of mussels, periwinkles, and Pelvetiopsis (rockweed) have appeared on intertidal rocks. Very light human use (3) on a warm but foggy day with...
January 28, 2011 - Foggy
Moderate (17) human use on a Friday afternoon: Two people leading horses to [what looked like] their first experience with surf and the ocean. Six kiteboarders working their way north from Mile 108....
January 3, 2011 - Foggy
South of Fivemile Point the sand level was typical winter: clean, flat, low sand lets waves get right up to base of bluff. North of the point, a 3-4 acre stretch of intertidal beach covered with...
2010
December 3, 2010 - Foggy
Light human use (8) on a clear, calm afternoon with a super-low tide; no dogs. Sand over rocks at Fivemile is still high from summer. Remarkable: a 3" Heptacarpus brevirostris shrimp with 3 spines on...
September 22, 2010 - Foggy
Light human (9), dog (2) and vehicle (2) use on a sunny, warm Fall day. Two (possibly three) gray whales just beyond the breakers, feeding in the same spot for half an hour or so (see photo.) Seals...
July 12, 2010 - Foggy
Very light human/dog use (7/2). Very clean beach -- most debris has been washed away or hidden by the normal early summer wind-blown sand. Lots of the regular wildflowers in full bloom. Shells, kelp...
June 18, 2010 - Foggy
Light human use on a warm June morning (10 people walking, doing photography, and collecting mussels, 4 dogs). Moderate legal vehicular use. Normal Summer sand returning -- would be easy to get...
March 13, 2010 - Foggy
Moderate use by humans (25), dogs (6) and vehicles on beach (6). One kid had managed to climb about halfway up the cliff at Fivemile Point.Sand on Miles 109 and 110 has eroded about 2 feet lower than...
February 22, 2010 - Foggy
Moderate use (12 people, 3 dogs) on a warm sunny day. Two vehicles on allowed beach. There's been even more than the typical winter removal of sand, right up to foot of foredune/cliff; very flat...
2009
December 25, 2009 - Foggy
Surprisingly heavy surf, but no wind, on this gorgeous afternoon. Moderate use by humans (14) and dogs (5), with exception of two ATVs doing doughnuts at high speed. Flat beach, clean of debris. A...
October 30, 2009 - Foggy
Fog came in just as I began, reduced visibility to about 200 feet. Very light (3) human use for this Saturday afternoon(2 walking and 1 windsurfing). Very high numbers (several hundred) gulls...
September 7, 2009 - Foggy
Considerable sand build-up over rocks at Fivemile Point. It's now possible to drive around the Point at a +1.0 or lower low tide if you have 4WD and lots of clearance. Other areas of Whisky Run beach...
July 22, 2009 - Foggy
Extreme low tide made it obvious that at least two major ridge & runnel systems are building up just offshore, north of Fivemile Point. Along with the offshore rocks, these clearly reduce the...
July 6, 2009 - Foggy
Summer sand build up along entire beach. Whimbrels; swallows at play; goldfinches; one pelican among dozens of gulls. Raccoon tracks on beach. One chunk of encrusting sponge. (See photos for a cross-...
April 30, 2009 - Foggy
Generally, considerable sand build-up by waves and also above high tide by wind. In one random spot at low tide there was about 1/2 inch of fine sand over a deep layer of pea-size gravel. A few wide...
March 24, 2009 - Foggy
Kelp/algae and ocean-based debris in the driftline including a very large chunk of concrete-covered styrofoam, probably a floating dock. 20 Surfbirds on rocks in surf, flock of 134 Sanderlings and 5...
January 13, 2009 - Foggy
Beautiful warm day, light (7/3) human/dog use and not much trash in wrack, very high tide at about 1:00 PM has cleaned the beach.Looks like Mike Keiser is working on the new golf course at the top of...
2008
December 25, 2008 - Foggy
Initially there was a layer of light sea foam over much of the beach; most had disintegrated within an hour. Very light (5) human use on a day with rotten weather but mesmerizing lighting conditions...
October 11, 2008 - Foggy
Lots of people (20-2 walking, 8 rockhunting, 2 windsurfing, 2 riding horses and 2 panning for gold), dogs (4), and vehicles (8) on this sunny Saturday afternoon. Very clean beach; almost no trash of...
August 1, 2008 - Foggy
Oregon Coast Trail has been rerouted around Miles 110 and 109, further inland, partially on Tokyo and Whisky Run roads, through the gorse, less scenic by far than the old route, however, it is well...
June 15, 2008 - TRBishop
This is a follow up to my mile 110 6-8-08 report regarding the moving of the Coast Trail and access on Tokyo Ln. on the border line of miles 109 and 110. Today I returned to take photos, as per...
May 17, 2008 - Foggy
Heavy human use (18) on this day when inland temperatures hit 95 degrees, but no adverse impact noted. Unusual large kelp piles and wood pieces in driftline. One Harbor Seal on offshore rock. One...
April 13, 2008 - Foggy
Small rocks in the driftline. Six Harbor Seals on offshore rocks. Large group of foraging sandpipers moving in response to humans and dogs. A few gulls on beach and 3 cormorants on rocks. Sand...
January 18, 2008 - Foggy
Very light human use (7)-5 walking and 2 playing in the sand. The bedrock at Fivemile Pt was exposed; sand was lower than I've seen it in 2 years. Many of the rocks even at low intertidal level were...
2007
November 22, 2007 - Foggy
Extreme highs (10+) and lows this week had scoured the beach of most debris. High tide line was right up next to the gorse (photo 4). Erosion of vegetated foredune. Very light human use(5)-3 walking...
September 9, 2007 - Foggy
Heavy human use (22 people), many dogs (6), on a gorgeous day. Almost no trash of any kind on beach. On 8/13/07, there was a 10-20 acre wildfire in the gorse along the top of the bluff south of WR...
June 14, 2007 - D Bilderback
We went to Five Mile Point to take pictures of algae and intertidal animals on this wonderful low tide. The main algal biomass covering the rocky intertidal area was Egregia, Alaria, and Laminaria...
April 19, 2007 - Foggy
Very moderate human use (14) considering the super-low tide. Four collecting mussels, a couple others clamming, five tidepooling and two walking. Four dogs. Typical Spring drifts of very small...
March 16, 2007 - [email protected]
Beach clean of all but very small detritus in driftline. One 18 foot fiber glass boat piece (broken up)at north end of Mile 109. Small rocks, wood pieces, plastic pellets and sytrofoam in driftline...
January 28, 2007 - Foggy
Heavy human (33), dog (8) and vehicle (17) use, on a beautiful day. 55-gallon drum of old oil half buried in sand, reported to Robin Sears, Parks South Coast Ranger. Piece of hull of fiberglass boat...
2006
September 29, 2006 - Foggy
5 gal bucket of (looks like) used engine oil. Sand build-up in small new dunes.
May 3, 2006 - Foggy
Recreational gold mining in Whisky Run. New build-up of sand covering many anemones. A few Velella velella on beach. Foraging sea birds. One pickup on beach within allowed area. Low human impact (...
February 8, 2006 - Foggy
Lots of trash on beach south of Fivemile Point; very little north. A few very large new stumps clustered near access.