Mile 259 Report
Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach
August 21, 2025
Nothing out of the ordinary, clean, no oddities.
Report Details
Nothing out of the ordinary, clean, no oddities. Pristine condition.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Strong.
Human Activities
Number of people: 35. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 26. Sitting: 14. Fishing: 1. Other Activities: Driving = 2.
Concerns
Apparent violations: Driving on the beach.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks on beach, prohibited: 2.
Notable Wildlife
Four ladybugs One Sandpiper 13 Seagulls 11 Horses 3 Turkey Vultures
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Lions Mane Jellyfish Moon Jellyfish Gose Berry
Driftline Content
One big muscle 3 More Muscles shells 2 shrimp
JGEMS students walking along our mile.
Beached Lions Mane Jellyfish.
Group of horse riders riding along the beach.
JGEMS students with a prize Bull Kelp.
Report Images
JGEMS
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Mile 259
Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach
Nothing out of the ordinary, clean, no oddities.
JGEMS
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Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach
Students and educators from the Jane Goodall Environmental Middle School (Salem) were joined by CoastWatch Programs Manager Jesse Jones on their mile walk.
JGEMS
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Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach
The day we visited the beach was busier than what it has been.
JGEMS
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Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach
extreme cliff/dune erosion from recent King Tides
Linda Fink
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Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach
It was a sunny and beautiful day at the coast.
Polaris Polaris
Mile 259
Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach
We were not able to walk the entire mile, but we could see down the beach.
Mike Weddle
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Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach
This was the first trip for JGEMS for this beach with Jesse Jones from Coastwatch and Patricia McBride from the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
JGEMS
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Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach
Overall a very clean and beautiful coastline.
Polaris