Mile 181 Report
Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek
November 22, 2025
Great time of year for the locals that live here year round!
Report Details
Great time of year for the locals that live here year round! Beach was empty, (except for birds), beautiful and clean with fluffy, pulpy beige colored foam.
Conditions
Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.96 feet.
Human Activities
Other Activities: No other people on the beach.. Although no one was on the beach, people who have been there previously have carved things into the sandstone cliffs.
Notable Wildlife
Western gulls, pacific wrens.
Beached Birds
NA
Stranded Marine Mammals
NA
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
NA
Driftline Content
Wood pieces. The seafoam was fluffy and pulpy.
New Development
NA
Man-made Modifications
NA
Natural Changes
NA
The fluffy, pulpy foam.
Looking south.
Looking north.
Sand bluff.
Beautiful autumn sunrise at Washburne.
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Mile 181
Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek
Great time of year for the locals that live here year round!
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Last time I visited Mile 181 ( a couple of months ago), there was much more driftwood at the entrance to the beach near the steps.
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Creek levels were lower due to drought.
Gordon Pollock
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Seasonal sand is returning. No dunes High tides comes all the way to beach entrance.
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I noticed 7 cars in the parking area in the Carl Washburne day use location. The high tides were coming all the way up the beach. The beach was clean with no litter observed. The sand was very flat with no sand dunes. The waves were about 3-5 feet I noticed a lack of kelp and seagrass on the beach.
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Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek
During a minus tide I noticed the sand was soaked with puddles and with wet logs scattered everywhere. There were places where hundreds of Velella jellyfish were observed on the sand.
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Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek
A quiet day at the beach.
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Beautiful weather and clean sand made for a moderate number of people out at mile 181.
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