Mile 288 - Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point - December 11, 2008

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This was a gorgeous, late fall afternoon at mile 288 where my daughter accompanied me on this visit. Sparkling sun, virtually no wind, and a generally clean beach. Even though debris was light overall, we picked up enough debris and garbage to fill two large SOLV bags.The only concern was the observation of large tire tracks indicating recent driving on this beach, where it is illegal. This is the first time I have seen this on mile 288. In sum, it was a lovely day to walk the beach and enjoy nature's feast.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 2.5 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 2.

Other Activities: Bicycling. There was evidence of driving on the beach, which is not allowed in this area. The tire tracks were maybe a day or two old and were made by a large pick-up type truck..

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4. RVs/Buses parking: 3.

Notable Wildlife

At the beach: one juvenile bald eagle, several dozen brown pelicans swooping over the surf, the usual western gulls, and an Anna's hummingbird and a northern flicker in the same tree behind the dunes.Along Tillamook Bay, things were equally quiet, and beautiful. Birds seen included numerous ducks (mallard, bufflehead, surf scoter, American wigeon), brant, common loon, western grebe, western and California gull, and common merganser. There were shorebirds and waders like great egret, great blue heron, and sandpiper (unidentified species) plus numerous raptors: northern harrier, red-tailed hawk, and bald eagle. Forest birds included fox sparrow, wrentit, Anna's hummingbird, Steller's jay, and black-capped chickadee.

Wrackline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Styrofoam, Wood pieces.

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Mile 288

Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point

January 14, 2026

A sperm whale, approximately 15 feet in length, washed up on Bay Ocean Spit in early January and was first spotted by ORPD Ranger Simon Freeman.

Denise Harrington

Mile 288

Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point

April 23, 2025

There was no human activity observed along Mile 288 during my visit. Due to our March 9th cleanup efforts along Mile 288, there was very little debris visible (although I did not enter the nesting area to survey the wrack line. I found one unidentified dead bird during my visit.

Karen Schank

Mile 288

Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point

November 10, 2024

Mile 288 showed no signs of man-made disturbance, and no one was on-site during my monitoring. I was glad to see a flock of plovers flying in the foredune again!

KMS

Mile 288

Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point

March 14, 2024

It was an incredibly busy day for Mile 288 the day before the snowy plover nesting season began! I was glad to see DOGAMI and OPRD on-site, and appreciated OPRD's willingness to haul the debris I collected back to their dumpsters. It was also exciting to see so many plovers in the wet sand.

Karen Schank