Report Details

This beach is a very lightly used part of the coast. In season the parking area is mainly used as a staging area for ATV activity, (not allowed on mile 161) ATV's go north from the parking lot on a sand road behind the fore dunes. Currently the beach is at a low sand level with a smooth gentle up slope to the base of the fore dunes, and no sign of winter wave erosion.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 2.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2.

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells.

Actions & Comments

Beach is extremely trash free, and not even much drift wood, shells or kelp seen. Swept by NW winds.

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Mile 161

Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River

April 2, 2024

It was a foggy cool day.

Siuslaw Stream Team

Mile 161

Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River

January 23, 2024

We are a group of 6th grade students in the Siuslaw Middle School Stream Team class.

Siuslaw Middle School Stream Team

Mile 161

Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River

April 9, 2019

It was a stormy, wet and windy morning at Siltcoos Recreation Area today with dramatic clouds and storms coming and going.

dpavlis

Mile 161

Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River

July 3, 2018

It was a beautiful morning on Siltcoos Beach.

dpavlis

Mile 161

Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River

February 6, 2018

It was a beautiful winter day, with sun and gentle breezes from the northwest.

dpavlis

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 161

Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River

September 20, 2015

YmnKai

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 161

Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River

January 7, 2015

Nice day on the beach, I picked up small plastic debris in the area.

JCarpenter

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 161

Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River

December 18, 2013

This beach is a very lightly used part of the coast.

mjohnson