Mile 288 - Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point - June 14, 2006

Report Details

This visit was made just after a significant low tide and the beach generally looked very clean with no change from the previous visit in February. I walked to the north end of the Bayocean Spit and around to Tillamook Bay. The Bay side also appeared to be clean and without evidence of disturbance. A steady rain on the return walk made it difficult to stop and take long observations.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 1. Walking or running: 1. Parking area is the parking lot for Bayocean Spit, which is about two miles from the place where I access mile 288.

Concerns

Litter

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Wood pieces.

Actions & Comments

Litter noted was light and in the form of small plastic bottles, some styrofoam, old rope, and cardboard. Compared to visit in February, 2006, there was definitely less human debris.I wonder whether Tillamook County has plans for the Spit. There are a couple of campsites, but the outhouse at the north end on the Bay side, near the camping area, has holes in the roof and appears to be abandoned. There is also a small amount of garbage near the firepits in the campsites, but no garbage cans nearby. Rock fill on the county road is sometimes made up of large rocks that make bicycle riding impossible. It appears the county does not have a plan.

YaakovM

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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