Mile 188 Report
Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area
April 14, 2023
It was a beautiful day at Mile 188, with the resident harbor seals dozing on the rocks just offshore and many gulls flying around.
Report Details
It was a beautiful day at Mile 188, with the resident harbor seals dozing on the rocks just offshore and many gulls flying around. The tide was very low, exposing large numbers of mussels, barnacles, ananomies, and sea stars, mainly on the south beach. There has been considerable erosion from the bluffs overlooking the south and north beaches, as well as a great deal of sand erosion from these beaches. The path from the parking area to the south beach has eroded considerably in recent months.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 19. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 6. Tidepooling: 5.
Concerns
Litter
Apparent violations: A small amount of litter on the south and north beaches..Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 10.
Wrackline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Newly exposed roots/trees falling. There has been considerable erosion from the bluffs overlooking the beaches south and north of the parking area since my last visit in January. In places the edge of the bluff is getting close to Highway 101. See attached photos. There has also been considerable erosion of sand from the south and north beaches, making large areas almost unrecognizable and impassable since my last visit. And the path from the parking area to the south beach has eroded sharply, losing as much as a foot since my last visit. This erosion seems due mainly to the extensive rain and wave activity that has occurred in recent months, though human activity has helped erode the path to the south beach.
Erosion of path from parking area to south beach.
Recent erosion from bluffs above south beach.
Recent erosion from bluffs above south beach.
Tidepools with mussels, barnacles, seastars, etc.
North beach, showing erosion of bluffs and beach.
Bluffs above north beach, showing fallen trees and exposed tree roots.
Eroded gully above north beach, showing vehicle traffic on Highway 101.
View of gully above north beach, taken from Highway 101.
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