Mile 239 - Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay - December 5, 2018

Report Details

Brilliantly clear day with very little wind. The receding waves left a nice wide flat area of wet, fairly hard sand, making the walking a little easier than usual. Just two individuals on the beach, hunting for agates. Est. 70-80 harbor seals in their usual resting spot at the tip of the Salishan Spit, somewhat fewer than usual. Near the seals was a very large great blue heron. Picked up only one small piece of plastic on the walk.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 2.

Other Activities: Approx. 20 people on the Taft side of the Siletz River. The park ranger was out on his ATV on the Salishan side. Almost no trash..

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2. ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed: 1.

Notable Wildlife

Large great blue heron

Wrackline Content

Shells.

Report Images

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Mile 239

Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay

April 5, 2026

A sunny, calm Easter Sunday.

Linda & Clyde Reid

Mile 239

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.

Linda Reid

Mile 239

Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay

September 1, 2025

The marine layer stayed offshore while we were walking our mile so it turned out to be a nice day.

Linda & Clyde Reid

Mile 239

Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay

August 10, 2025

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