Mile 261 Report
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
July 16, 2025
63 degrees, sunny 7mph winds NW. Tide level : . Total Number of people: 331, dogs:12 Cars: 65 in parking lot, 5 on permitted area on beach 1 dory boat coming in from the surf no beached birds or mammals found Nice day at the beach, more people than I have encountered before at this beach. Since 15 January 25, I have not come a crossed a beached bird or mammal at Cape Kiwanda.
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63 degrees, sunny 7mph winds NW. Tide level : .4ft. Total Number of people: 331, dogs:12 Cars: 65 in parking lot, 5 on permitted area on beach 1 dory boat coming in from the surf no beached birds or mammals found Nice day at the beach, more people than I have encountered before at this beach. Also the tide level at .4 seems to be the lowest I've encountered at this time of year. Lots of folk tide pooling (71) and on the large sand dune. Beach vegetation seems to be wider in the high and middle ones throughout the length of the mile. For the amount of people, the amount of trash, seemed very low. Since 15 January 25, I have not come a crossed a beached bird or mammal at Cape Kiwanda.
Conditions
Temperature: 63 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 0.4 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 331. Number of dogs: 12. Walking or running: 214. Sitting: 34. Tidepooling: 71. Surfing: 12.
Other Activities: 63 degrees, sunny 7mph winds NW. Tide level : .4ft. Total Number of people: 331, dogs:12 Cars: 65 in parking lot, 5 on permitted area on beach 1 dory boat coming in from the surf no beached birds or mammals found Nice day at the beach, more people than I have encountered before at this beach. Also the tide level at .4 seems to be the lowest I've encountered at this time of year. Lots of folk tide pooling (71) and on the large sand dune. Beach vegetation seems to be wider in the high and middle ones throughout the length of the mile. For the amount of people, the amount of trash, seemed very low. Since 15 January 25, I have not come a crossed a beached bird or mammal at Cape Kiwanda..
Vehicles
Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 5.
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass.
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Eric Matthews
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Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Nice cloudy day, no wind and 53 degrees.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Lots and lots of people for 10 am.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
63 degrees, sunny 7mph winds NW. Tide level : . Total Number of people: 331, dogs:12 Cars: 65 in parking lot, 5 on permitted area on beach 1 dory boat coming in from the surf no beached birds or mammals found Nice day at the beach, more people than I have encountered before at this beach. Since 15 January 25, I have not come a crossed a beached bird or mammal at Cape Kiwanda.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Nice day at the beach, sand level from the surf zone to high zone slopped gradual along the mile, except at the south end (un even levels due to buried logs, etc).
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
No beached birds or marine mammals found today. Tide was at 2ft.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
No beached birds or mammals found.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
One day after a King Tide Nice sunny day at the beach, 47 degrees and calm winds. Grass that was growing between the dunes and high zone completely gone. Normal human activities at the beach . No beached birds or mammals found.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Nice, sunny 48 degrees 5 mph wind from the NE.
Eric Matthews