Mile 176 Report
North end Baker Beach, Lily Lake
August 15, 2022
Mile 176 is quite pretty, with a wide beach, wind-sculpted dunes, and few visitors.
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Mile 176 is quite pretty, with a wide beach, wind-sculpted dunes, and few visitors. The high point of this visit was two gray whales swimming 50-80 yards offshore, spouting and often breaking the surface. I also saw various gulls, pelicans, semi-palmated plovers, two hawks, and a bald eagle (flying just overhead). The beach is mostly empty, though some mussel and clam shells, crab fragments, sand dollars, and driftwood are visible, mainly at the north end. The easiest access to Mile 176 is via a short trail running from a parking area on highway 101 located about 10 yards below mile marker 181 down to the beach, right next to the florescent green beach marker 95.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -0.4 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 4. Walking or running: 4. There were tire tracks crossing Berry Creek to the southern part of the Mile 176 beach, apparently in violation of the prohibition on vehicle traffic access. There were also five people riding horses on the beach just below Berry Creek, in Mile 175.
Concerns
Litter
Apparent violations: There was a small amount of litter on the beach, mainly beverage bottles..Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3. Cars/trucks on beach, prohibited: 1.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. A badly decomposed gull.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). There is very limited human debris and other material on the beach.
Actions & Comments
The dunes, bluffs, and cliffs overlooking the beach are largely intact, with little indication of erosion.
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GasiorowskiM
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Mile 176
North end Baker Beach, Lily Lake
Mile 176 is quite pretty, with a wide beach, wind-sculpted dunes, and few visitors.
GasiorowskiM
Mile 176
North end Baker Beach, Lily Lake
Visited mile 176 and picked up one small bag of trash.
cheshire
Mile 176
North end Baker Beach, Lily Lake
No litter, no dead animals and not much to report except that it was a beautiful morning
magmama
Mile 176
North end Baker Beach, Lily Lake
Lots of rock hunters and people with poorly controlled dogs.
magmama
Mile 176
North end Baker Beach, Lily Lake
Heceta Beach North of Baker Beach at the rocks below Southview Gated Community there was another landslide.
TeeLeo
Mile 176
North end Baker Beach, Lily Lake
I do hope ODOT finally does something about the fissures and erosion immediately west of 101, just north of the entrance to the Southview PUD housing, because if, during our winter rains, that section of 101 slides off, it will close this highway for many months while emergency repairs are undertaken.
CMHarvey
Mile 176
North end Baker Beach, Lily Lake
Some quads recently crossed over Berry Creek from the south, not Forest Service and the Forest Service had a pickup truck north of Berry Creek during the past three months as well.
CMHarvey