Mile 245 - Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek - May 28, 2021

Report Details

The calm before the holiday weekend. This report focuses on the new riprap added to several properties just south of Roads End State Park. Update 6/15: per Jay Sennewald with Oregon Parks "the “new” riprap you kindly sent photos of is actually the result of a recently completed riprap repair project across two properties. Riprap structures tend to become damaged over time from wave attack during storms, and these two properties had been previously armored, but the structure was in poor condition. OPRD has a record of the original riprap permit (Permit # BA-285-85), issued in 1985 for the structure.The property owners hired a contractor to restore the riprap and the contractor obtained the necessary permit from OPRD to repair the structure. Unlike new riprap projects, repair permits are issued without a public notice. In fact, owners are responsible for maintaining and repairing their riprap as needed over time, and repair permits are commonly issued up and down the coast." Thanks Jay!

Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 26. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 12. Playing in sand: 6. Sitting: 7. Photography: 1.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 25.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. tiny plastic bits, evidence of upwelling

Man-made Modifications

New riprap or shoreline protection structures. This month of May, new riprap has been added to several properties just south of Roads End State Park.

Report Images

TerryH

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Mile 245

Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek

March 26, 2024

Tourist season is upon us - observed later in the day, but leftovers visible.

Lisa Bizon-Carroll

Mile 245

Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek

January 23, 2024

After king tides and heavy surf, most of the usual driftwood was up nearer the bank along with minimal bull kelp.

Lisa Bizon-Carroll

Mile 245

Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek

November 18, 2023

The beach mile varied quite a bit - with the south (less traveled) section with darkened sands and clear of most debris while the north end, with more visitors, was covered in stones with more small debris (esp.

LisaBC