Mile 288 - Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point - June 6, 2003

Report Details

Conditions generally unchanged. Saw less litter than usual, and it's usually light. Adjacent miles 287 and 289 had more activity: camping on mile 287 plus on the bay side of the spit, and dead birds on each of the other miles.

Conditions

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

Activities

Other Activities: There were no people on mile 288, but I saw at least half a dozen people camping: two were on mile 287 on the beach, and several others were camping on the bay side of the spit near the northern end. Camping used to be prohibited, but the sign saying no camping was gone from the parking lot. Apparently, Tillamook County has changed its policy. Among the campers I saw one gathering driftwood, presumably for a campfire..

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 6.

Notable Wildlife

Only birds seen were about 6-8 American crows and several juvenile and adult Western gulls.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. Common murre on northern third of mile 287 and a dead Western gull on the southern third of mile 289.

Wrackline Content

Animal casings or molts, Animal casings or molts, Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.

YaakovM

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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