Mile 259 Report
Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach
June 19, 2008
It was a beautiful summer afternoon, so it was busier than usual for a weekday.
Report Details
It was a beautiful summer afternoon, so it was busier than usual for a weekday. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, and we did not observe any problems.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 5.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 23. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 7. Playing in surf: 6. Sitting: 2. Other Activities: 8. The 8 people in the 'other' category were riding horses. Three playing in the surf were riding some kind of surf skimmers [not sure what you call them].
Concerns
Apparent violations: None.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 5. RVs/Buses parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
Just a few gulls and crows.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Lots of dead 'sand crabs' in the driftline.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
Man-made Modifications
Nothing observed.
Natural Changes
Nothing observed.
Actions & Comments
We found some sand dollars and a couple of agates. Both of these are unusual for this stretch of beach.
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powston1
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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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It was a sunny and beautiful day at the coast.
Polaris Polaris
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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
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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