Mile 239 - Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay - September 24, 2016

Report Details

Not much to report. Pleasant fall day. One fisherman + one family on the Salishan Spit. Several fishing/crabbing boats in Siletz Bay and the river mouth. Collected a small amount of debris.Someone left a sleeping bag on the trail from the parking lot, near the sign that says "do not disturb the seals". Thought someone was camping there but there were no other personal possessions around. We couldn't haul it out. For some reason, I can't seem to upload the picture.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 6. Playing in sand: 5. Fishing: 1.

Other Activities: Counted 112 people playing in sand or fishing on the opposite side of the Siletz River..

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 6.

Notable Wildlife

45 harbor seals at north tip of Salishan Spit. 1 dead gull. Noted a cormorant and a whimbrel.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. seagull

Wrackline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells.

Natural Changes

Seasonal berm

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