Mile 280 Report
North of Happy Camp, south of Oceanside
April 19, 2026
Mild and calm with as many dogs as people on the beach enjoying the day.
Report Details
Mild and calm with as many dogs as people on the beach enjoying the day. Rack line contents full of velella velella casings. The bridge over Fall Creek has returned.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -1.5 feet.
Activities
Types of Activities: Sitting, Walking/Running.
Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 10.
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings or molts.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls.
Entering 280 from Fall Creek Trail
Rock Fall (not new)
Rock fall (looks new)
Erosion
Rack line
Rack line again
North end of 280
South end of 280
Bridge is back!
Trail back to car
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