Mile 208 Report
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
June 22, 2025
This is Bedrock Theatre's first mile report as official CoastWatchers! It was a beautiful day with patches of blue sky peeking out between clouds. We're excited to continue getting to know this mile more intimately over the coming months and hopefully years!
Report Details
This is Bedrock Theatre's first mile report as official CoastWatchers! We have spent the past four months interviewing a group of CoastWatchers onsite at their adopted miles across the coast. These interviews will soon be featured in our audio production series "CoastWatch & Listen," produced in partnership with Oregon Shores. We were so inspired by these visits that we decided we wanted to adopt a mile of our own. It was a beautiful day with patches of blue sky peeking out between clouds. A layer of mist drifted through the air as the water evaporated off the sand, obscuring our view ahead and adding an extra layer of mystery and anticipation. We arrived shortly after high tide and took our time exploring. We read the last mile report from 2020 that mentioned ongoing extreme cliff erosion and houses at the top in jeopardy, so we spent the walk south near the bluff's edge, taking photos to start tracking this on our visits. We noted several long black drainage tubes running from the top of the bluff to the beach, as well as a few private staircases from the houses at the top of the bluff. There were a few burnt logs that looked leftover from fires. The beach wasn't overly littered, but we did find enough garbage to fill a small trash bag, mostly concentrated in the wrackline, and an unfortunate collection of bagged dog poop stuffed in a log. On our way back walking north, we enjoyed exploring Ona Beach's distinctive rock formations and got to see plenty of cool tidepool activity. Lots of anemones, mussels, and a large log covered in very active pelagic gooseneck barnacles - they were fascinating to watch! We're excited to continue getting to know this mile more intimately over the coming months and hopefully years! And excited to keep connecting with this amazing CoastWatch community.
Conditions
Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 52. Number of dogs: 12. Walking or running: 51. Sitting: 1. Tidepooling: 6.
Other Activities: Lots of walkers today, and a few folks poking around the tidepools. No one in the surf, and no camp chairs or beach blankets..
Concerns
Apparent violations: Graffiti on sections of the bluff
Multiple bags of dog poop stuffed in a log.
Notable Wildlife
Birds: Pigeon guillemots (4), turkey vultures (2), many gulls and crows Invertebrates: anemones, pelagic gooseneck barnacles, indeterminate jellyfish (dead)
Natural Changes
This is our first mile report, so we can't yet speak to changes observed.
View to the south
Lone trees on bluff at north end of mile
Houses at edge of bluff, midmile
Houses at edge of bluff, midmile
Drainage pipe
Private staircase
Bluff near south end of mile
Graffiti on bluff near south end of mile
View to the north 2
Tidepool critters
Log covered with pelagic gooseneck barnacles
Close-up barnacles writhing around like crazy!
Report Images
Bedrock Theatre
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Mile 208
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
Due to a travel schedule glitch, I happened to visit at the highest tide I've seen on the mile so far. All along the wrackline were thousands of velella velella in clusters. Approaching the very southern end of the mile, I spotted bright pops of yellow by the stream and and my stomach sunk, thinking this must be garbage of some kind. Turning back north, I saw the beautifully strange landmarks starting to reveal themselves as the tide began to recede -- features we'd affectionately named "The Chasm" and "The Runway.
Emily Eisele
Mile 208
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
It was an unseasonably sunny and warm winter's visit - the first time we've had clear skies for the duration of our mile walk.
Bedrock Theatre
Mile 208
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
Another exciting day getting to know our mile. We are continually fascinated by the amount of anemones, barnacles, and other sea life concentrated around the largest of the rock formations. As we explore, we are trying to identify which spots we want to regularly photograph and are giving them names to help us remember!
Bedrock Theatre
Mile 208
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
This is Bedrock Theatre's first mile report as official CoastWatchers! It was a beautiful day with patches of blue sky peeking out between clouds. We're excited to continue getting to know this mile more intimately over the coming months and hopefully years!
Bedrock Theatre
Mile 208
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
(This is part two of my report as I divided up the mile into two trips.
Batthecat
Mile 208
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
The cliff erosion is significant.
Batthecat
Mile 208
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
Photos show how high the surf got.
Batthecat
