Mile 182 - Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek - May 8, 2011

Report Details

This was my first visit to this mile, so other than pictures from previous reports I have no information on it. It will be interesting to see the changes over time.

Conditions

Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 9. Walking or running: 8. Tidepooling: 1. Bonfire sites were south of china creek, approx. 50-60 yards from the stairs to the beach from the campground

Concerns

Fire, Litter

Apparent violations: signs of firepits above tideline and near beach grass.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 11. parial carcasses, wings breast bone, etc.

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells.

Actions & Comments

The last pictures from this site showed smooth level sandy beach. Now the area from China Creek north to Big Creek is mostly large cobble. The area south of Chiva Creek was soft sand

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Mile 182

Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek

November 8, 2024

Tide six feet with a few sneaker waves.

Heron/James

Mile 182

Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek

August 1, 2024

The entry way to Muriel Ponsler has been enhanced by a load of gravel that was placed in the entry way ditch. There were a lot of sand filling in the beach which is usual in the summer.

James/Heron

Mile 182

Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek

May 26, 2024

A lot of people on the beach today backpacking, rock hounding, playing and picnicking on the beach. There was one large piece of fiberglass on the beach.

James/Heron