Mile 298 Report
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP 2
January 19, 2026
Many people were out on a sunny day enjoying this section of the state park beach.
Report Details
Many people were out on a sunny day enjoying this section of the state park beach. This mile of the coast was very clean with only natural debris in the wrack line and on the wet sand. The vegetated foredune erosion was the most significant feature along with large amounts of large driftwood in the dry sand above the wrack line.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 6.5 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 51. Number of dogs: 9.
Other Activities: 15 people were having a birthday party on the dry sand with chairs & fire pit..
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune.
Mile 298 north boundary sign
Photo from north boundary sign 23
Mile 298 south boundary sign
photo from mile 298 south boundary sign
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Don Taylor
CoastWatcher
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Mile 298
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP 2
Many people were out on a sunny day enjoying this section of the state park beach.
Don Taylor
Mile 298
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP 2
There were many people enjoying their time on the beach, which is understandable because Nehalem Bay State Park is right behind mile 298.
Don Taylor
Mile 298
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP 2
It was very windy and rainy with just one person observed walking in the distance towards the southern end of the mile.
ReichM
Mile 298
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP 2
Very little human-made debris on beach.
LeboC
Mile 298
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP 2
From the entrance to the beach from the state park, walking north, I saw about 40 people, eight dogs, three horses, lots of washed up upside-down crabs, and several small beached jellyfish.
Sue R.
Mile 298
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP 2
Had 7 members of the NKN Natural Resource/Envir club & 2 adults observing the beach and removing litter.
nkn pete
Mile 298
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP 2
There were 17 members of the NKN Nat'l Resource/Envir.
nkn pete