Mile 239 Report
Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay
November 30, 2025
Our mile has become very hard to get to, as most of the beach accesses in the Salishan community have been eroded by a combination of king tides and winter storms.
Report Details
Our mile has become very hard to get to, as most of the beach accesses in the Salishan community have been eroded by a combination of king tides and winter storms. There were no harbor seals in their regular resting place at the tip of the Salishan Spit but a few were spotted swimming at the mouth of the Siletz River. Our total trash haul was one bottle cap, one small Christmas decoration, a dog leash and a large soft-plastic collapsible case that must have held a tent or something.
Conditions
Temperature: 53 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 0.9 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 8. Number of dogs: 1.
Other Activities: Rockhunting. An additional est. 50 people, 1 dog on the Taft side of the Siletz River, but we did not walk that side..
Notable Wildlife
5-6 harbor seals spotted in the water.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Probably common murre but too degraded to confirm.
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass.
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune. Ongoing winter/storm/climate change erosion to beach accesses along the Salishan Spit
Our regular beach access has been seriously eroded by storms and king tides and now is a 10-foot drop-off.
Cliff where the beach access used to be.
Not even very many seagulls on the beach today.
Pretty sunset at the end of our walk.
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Linda Reid
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Mile 239
Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay
Our mile has become very hard to get to, as most of the beach accesses in the Salishan community have been eroded by a combination of king tides and winter storms.
Linda Reid
Mile 239
Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay
The marine layer stayed offshore while we were walking our mile so it turned out to be a nice day.
Linda & Clyde Reid
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Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay
This dispatch covers the entire spit - miles 237, 238, 239 There were no remarkable events: people, nature, trash, marine life It was just a wonderful walk to the tippy end of the spit, where a crowd of lounging dudes greeted us. We walked out three miles on the ocean side and walked back through the neighborhood, which borders the bay side.
Marney
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Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay
A pleasant sunny day after many rainy ones.
Linda Reid
Mile 239
Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay
A pleasant calm day on the holiday weekend.
Linda and Clyde
Mile 239
Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay
A beautiful 70-degree day in mid-March .
Linda Reid