Mile 293 - Rockaway Beach, State Wayside - January 21, 2019

Report Details

A throwback to a couple years ago...the black sand is back along with some previously exposed remains of plastic rope and an assumed crab ring buried deep in the sand. Very clean beach, probably the result of the King tide clearing out whatever was present. Found just a small amount or plastic stuff but not a single plastic bottle...that doesn’t happen very often! Thanks to the two Kings...Tide and M.L.K.

Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Tide Level: 9.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 64. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 44. Playing in sand: 10. Sitting: 10.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 22.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces. Very clean beach

New Development

Bluff development. Home/condo previously approved has now begun to rise above the dunes so. Of third @ n. Pacific

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune. Some high tides have taken their toll on some of the former build up of sand on the rip rap.

Report Images

stu and barb

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Mile 293

Rockaway Beach, State Wayside

September 11, 2024

I submitted a report recently on a beach 245 miles to the South, mile 49, the Port beach in Port Orford, where I noticed many jellyfish washed up.

Elaine Cramer

Mile 293

Rockaway Beach, State Wayside

February 19, 2024

I observed new signs in Rockaway city proper, restricting using the public access to the beach at 1st and 2nd Avenues. Sign reads NO ACCESS: Until further notice, all city owned paths, walkways, stairs, and any other improved or unimproved access ways to recreation areas are closed.

Jesse Jones