Report Details

Great tidepooling today. Saw 6 sunflower stars. Back beach was amazing clean; thought I'd find lots of chunks of styrofoam and water bottles.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -1.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 10.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 8.

Notable Wildlife

Few seals on offshore rocks in a couple of places. Seems less than usual. Few gulls.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Styrofoam, Wood pieces. very little styrofoam

Natural Changes

path down on south access is really eroding

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Mile 188

Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area

November 15, 2024

Mile 188 is a beautiful, diverse stretch of the Oregon coast.

Mark Gasiorowski

Mile 188

Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area

July 24, 2024

It was a beautiful day at Strawberry Hill.

Mark Gasiorowski

Mile 188

Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area

March 15, 2024

It was a beautiful day at Strawberry Hill, with many visitors -- and the resident harbor seals -- enjoying the balmy weather.

Mark Gasiorowski

Mile 188

Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area

January 5, 2024

The high surf (even at low tide) made for dramatic conditions during this visit.

Mark Gasiorowski

Mile 188

Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area

October 2, 2023

Mile 188 has no notable changes since my last visit two months ago.

GasiorowskiM

Mile 188

Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area

July 21, 2023

It was another beautiful day at Mile 188.

GasiorowskiM

Mile 188

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.

GasiorowskiM

Mile 188

Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area

January 16, 2023

There were two mudslides on the north beach, 20-40 yards north of the parking area, that appeared to be recent.

GasiorowskiM