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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Mile 259

Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach

March 24, 2024

The day we visited the beach was busier than what it has been.

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Mile 259

Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach

January 3, 2024

extreme cliff/dune erosion from recent King Tides

Linda Fink

Mile 259

Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach

December 16, 2023

It was a sunny and beautiful day at the coast.

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Mile 259

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.

Mike Weddle

Mile 259

Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach

October 12, 2023

This was the first trip for JGEMS for this beach with Jesse Jones from Coastwatch and Patricia McBride from the Oregon Coast Aquarium.

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Mile 259

Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach

March 18, 2023

Overall a very clean and beautiful coastline.

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Mile 259

Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach

August 30, 2020

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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Mile 259

Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach

July 24, 2019

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