Report Details

Beautiful day, calm and sunny. Lots of crab molts. Noticeable changes in sand levels creating uneven sand dunes and exposing some large rocks. Picked up two small bags of trash.

Conditions

Temperature: 70 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 45. Number of dogs: 9. Walking or running: 36. Playing in sand: 3. Sitting: 6.

Concerns

Climbing bluffs/seastacks

Apparent violations: primitive ladder to shelf area on bluff.

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 16. RVs/Buses parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

Seagulls and other shore birds at shoreline. Lots of crab molts.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 4. 4 seagulls

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.

Share this post

All Mile 181 Reports

Showing 8 of 38 reports

Mile 181

Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek

June 14, 2024

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.

Gordon Pollock

Mile 181

Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek

March 15, 2024

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.

Gordon Pollock

Mile 181

Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek

November 20, 2023

A quiet day at the beach.

lectricriderone

Mile 181

Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek

August 21, 2023

Beautiful weather and clean sand made for a moderate number of people out at mile 181.

lectricriderone

Mile 181

Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek

May 24, 2023

I saw fewer cars than usual in the parking lot at Carl Washburne beach.

lectricriderone

Mile 181

Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek

February 25, 2023

It's always a pleasure to walk on mile 181.

lectricriderone

Mile 181

Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek

October 5, 2022

The beach at mile 181 appears natural and free of changes.

lectricriderone

Mile 181

Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek

April 7, 2022

Mile 181 is evolving on a natural path with very little human caused changes.

lectricriderone