Mile 184 Report
July 30, 2015
by Blue Turtle
Other Mile 184 Reports (47)
2021
August 19, 2021 - simmonsk
A warm foggy day on Ocean Beach brought out lots of walkers enjoying the day. There are numerous sand dunes on the beach. The caves mid beach are almost completely filled with sand. Most dunes are...
July 11, 2021 - bluemoonjoanie
With a low tide, it was a pleasure to be able to see so many sea stars and other creatures in the many tide pools on this rocky section of the Oregon coast. No human debris...ie plastics, glass......
June 14, 2021 - simmonsk
It was a warm day with a low tide bringing lots of visitors to Ocean Beach. I found an unusual amount of kelp on the beach both in the debris line and along the beach. It appears that the crab molt...
May 12, 2021 - simmonsk
It was a windy day on Ocean Beach. Since my previous visit, the sand banks are forming and the rock fields present during the winter are almost completely covered. The stairs from Oregon Homes that...
April 13, 2021 - simmonsk
Unusually warm weather today on Ocean Beach. Although most of the rock fields visible just a few weeks ago are gone, there were still quite a few rock hounds on the beach. Lots of exposed rocks on...
March 17, 2021 - simmonsk
A great almost springlike, sunny day at Ocean Beach. There were quite a few rock hunters out combing through the giant rock fields that are covering most of the beach. The debris line contained...
March 3, 2021 - simmonsk
It was a quiet day on Ocean Beach. Unfortunately, today I observed more trash in the parking lot and on the beach than I ever have. I documented this and reported it according to the guidelines...
February 9, 2021 - simmonsk
It was a great afternoon on Ocean Beach. Today saw a 9.5 ft. difference from high tide to low tide making this trip to the beach quite dramatic. The storms and high tides have exposed numerous rock...
January 7, 2021 - simmonsk
A low tide and warm temperatures brought lots of people to Ocean Beach today. A great day to enjoy walking, rock hunting and fishing. There are lots of exposed rocks along the beach along with the...
2020
December 31, 2020 - simmonsk
Went down to Ocean Beach for the last day of 2020. We were the only ones visiting during our time there. Although it was not yet high tide, 8.6ft at 12:30pm, we were unable to get onto the beach. ...
November 24, 2020 - simmonsk
A rainy but warm day on Ocean Beach. Stopped by after the King Tides of last week to agate hunt. Met a couple of people and dogs in the parking lot but no one else on the beach while I was there. ...
November 16, 2020 - simmonsk
November 15, 16, and 17 marked the first of the King Tides for this season on Ocean Beach. The winds were calm and the temperature was warm when I observed. The beach was covered with large amounts...
September 22, 2020 - simmonsk
The first day of fall on Ocean Beach! I saw many things that I have never noted on this beach particularly the number of dead sea birds and the abundance of crab casings. I also didn't observe any...
September 2, 2020 - bluemoonjoanie
An amazing summer morning on mile 184, with lots of gulls, sunshine, and peace.
August 3, 2020 - simmonsk
Final low tide of the summer brought lots of people to the beach at this early hour. Lots of people rock collecting, some fishing and lots of great tide pools. There are large sand banks all along...
July 9, 2020 - simmonsk
Lots of people enjoying Ocean Beach on this warm day. Lots of sand lance burrowing, un-burrowing, dead and dying along the surf line. There was a bald eagle walking along eating them the entire...
June 5, 2020 - bluemoonjoanie
A very nice day for this mile, with a minus tide. Only 2 sea stars observed on the exposed rocks. Land slides seem more prominent than last time observed. First time on mile since early March, with...
May 31, 2020 - simmonsk
Lots of people out enjoying the beach. Noted numerous sea stars on many exposed rocks. Didn't note any plastics in the debris line.
March 12, 2020 - simmonsk
It was a warm day at Ocean Beach. The rock fields typically noted at the north end of the beach are mostly covered. There is a large rock field mid beach now. The large rocks on the beach were...
March 2, 2020 - bluemoonjoanie
This later winter day, we observed changes in the bluffs, with new rock slides. Some of the large bolders looked like mussels were removed in small patches. No sea stars were observed this time. ...
January 3, 2020 - simmonsk
Happy New Year Ocean Beach! It was a very warm winter day so lots of people and dogs were enjoying the beach. The rocks at the base of the stairs which are normally up against the bluff, were moved...
2019
December 26, 2019 - simmonsk
Visited the beach during the high tide. Waves were coming up over the stairs from the picnic area. Large amounts of driftwood moving in tide. Numerous large tree trunks crashing against the cliff...
November 22, 2019 - simmonsk
On this beach walk, I noted a great deal more of plastic debris towards the north end of the beach. The pieces were larger than previously noted in other mile reports I have documented. This was...
October 23, 2019 - simmonsk
The large sand drift observed last month mid beach is gone with the higher tides. Lots more rocks and rock formations exposed. One of the larger rocks down the beach is halfway covered with sand. ...
October 1, 2019 - simmonsk
More exposed stone fields on beach toward north end. Large sand drift against cliff mid beach. A few sea stars visible from the shore on outlying rocks. Debris line to the south of stairs has lots...
September 2, 2019 - bluemoonjoanie
Low tide made for great viewing of tide pools, and coastal caves.
2018
March 27, 2018 - bluemoonjoanie
Calm winter day, with an outgoing tide. Large amounts of water draining from the cliffs/bluffs.
2017
December 26, 2017 - Blue Turtle
A cool ,cloudy day on Ocean Beach. Hundreds of Sanderlings along the shore running back and forth with waves. They seem to be getting a lot of food- think small crabs and a few seemed to have very...
May 26, 2017 - bluemoonjoanie
Beautiful and quite walk on mile 184. The -1.8 tide made tide pool exploring amazing, as this mile has beautiful rock formations, abundent with sea life. The usual plastic debri throughout the high...
2016
July 9, 2016 - Blue Turtle
It was a very windy day with lots of sand blowing across beach. Unusual to have such a strong south wind this time of year. But have had rain for past 2 days. More due today.Only 2 people and a dog...
May 8, 2016 - Radioguy
Priscilla and I returned at very low tide to the rocky part of our mile because we saw no seastars at our recent visit whereas previously there were hundreds of healthy ones. Again, we saw not one...
April 19, 2016 - Radioguy
Little human activity on this beach except for a few agate hunters at the north end by Tokatee Klootchman Wayside. The rocky part prevents most people from traversing the entire mile. Very little...
2015
July 17, 2015 - Radioguy
One Red tailed hawk perched beside path down to north end of mile. Nesting cliff swallows with babies nearby, sea stars on rocks too numerous to count. River otters playing/eating in tidal pool with...
May 25, 2015 - bluemoonjoanie
This is my first report for Mile 184, Ocean Beach Picnic park. This is an amazing area along our Oregon coast; with tall basalt cliffs, many caves, and rocks of varying sizes. There are rarely people...
2014
May 16, 2014 - Blue Turtle
There was a lot of debris on beach and in high wrack. The debris was often covered with Goose Barnacles. There was a huge log covered in Goose Barnacles, Also a few sandals, big pieces of strofoam,...
2013
December 25, 2013 - Blue Turtle
A very quiet and calm day on the beach. Lovely and no litter to speak of or dead birds or animals or invertebrates . Just a pleasant walk.
November 21, 2013 - Blue Turtle
A quiet but cold day on the beach. There was some ice on the sand and icicles hanging from the rocks. Very rare to see ice like this. I was also doing the dead bird survey. Found one plastic bucket-...
April 25, 2013 - Blue Turtle
A glorious day on beach watching the amazing migration of birds. The numbers are just unbelievable. have never seen anything like it. Bonaparts Gulls flying just over the waves near shore and out...
2012
October 21, 2012 - Blue Turtle
It was a beautiful day on the beach. the sand was very flat and swept clean of big logs. All were piled up on the rocks close to the bank. there were no more small dunes that covered part of the...
February 26, 2012 - Blue Turtle
The large buoy is located in second cave heading North from picnic area. It is caught up in the rocks at base of cave. Will take a number of people to remove. The Nancy Creek is very full and rather...
2011
August 16, 2011 - Blue Turtle
The 184 mile beach is beautiful with its extensive sand beach. You can walk much further North from Ocean Beach entrance because of the high sand. I was at the beach a few days before this report...
2010
June 27, 2010 - Blue Turtle
The last time I walked the beach was in March and change in sand level is drastic. The sand has been washed out on much of the beach and there are many stones now uncovered. Also the Nancy Creek...
2008
July 27, 2008 - bailiffd
The north end of my mile was quite pristine. There is more sand than my last visit making the walking easier. Because this beach is a bit remote there was little activity. The nine year old along...
July 25, 2008 - bailiffd
The day was warm, overcast and still, perfect for walking the beach. On this day I walked the south half (for this mile is equally divided by a large outcropping that makes it difficult to walk the...
April 10, 2008 - bailiffd
This was the first walk on my mile. It was done in two phases due to the height of the tides. Initial walk was from north to south. Second walk was from the south end to just a rock outcropping...
2007
February 12, 2007 - [email protected]
Proposed huge house to be built on bluff which is zoned Significant Natural Shoreline. Filed appeal with Lane county hearing on 2/15, awaiting outcome. 3 CoastWatchers showed up for hearing. Thank...