Mile 259 Report
Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach
November 28, 2023
We were not able to walk the entire mile, but we could see down the beach.
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We were not able to walk the entire mile, but we could see down the beach. It all looked very clean and quiet. Only one person other than us.
Conditions
Temperature: 23 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Tide Level: 9.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. Very little wrack following the king tide. Compared to a month earlier, there was almost no wrack.
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Mike Weddle
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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
Mile 259
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
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Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach
It was a pleasant, sunny day with well-separated groups of people--including young children--just relaxing on the beach.
powston1
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Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach
From my perspective on horseback, the beach looked in great shape and was being used by visitors just like a beach should be on a nice summer day.
powston1