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Sporthaven Beach is one of the only easy public acsess areas for 8 miles and was pleased to see people enjoying the cool walk and ocean viewing area. Found more sand to be closer to the mouth of the Chetco River and groins of gravel south of the mile as well as the large logs. clean of garbage and trash and picked-up only a few water bottles. nice walk

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 16. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 8. Other Activities: in cars watching the ocean. cars parked in parking lot, some people watching the ocean inside the cars. swells large,waves breaking several at a time

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 30.

Notable Wildlife

sea gulls and acormorants on rocks and aflying

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. heads only of lingcod on beach drift, maybe bait of crabbers. few jellyfish pieces on sand & rock area

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.

Actions & Comments

mile 3 took two days to walk, as the tides were never low enough to get around red point or the arch walk through rock and not get wet. (The sand being gone at these points.) beaches were clean and drift washed south mostly toward Red point.long 50 foot logs, 3' and 1' diamiter. as well as smaller ones new this winter.

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Harbor Beach south of Chetco River, north of Red Point

January 9, 2025

17 people, 15 walking, 2 sitting, 4 dogs, 3 on leash, 1 off leash, 2 people surfing, 5 Western gulls on shore, natural sand deposition and erosion changes.

Fiona DC

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Harbor Beach south of Chetco River, north of Red Point

December 10, 2024

5 people walking, 3 sitting on beach, 4 dogs all on leash.

Fiona DC

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Harbor Beach south of Chetco River, north of Red Point

October 29, 2024

People walking dogs on beach, most on leash, two Western gulls on beach, one person surfing, land and ocean based debris noted in wrack line and on beach, one crab pot on beach.

Fiona

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Harbor Beach south of Chetco River, north of Red Point

September 26, 2024

17 people walking on Sporthaven Beach, one electric bike being ridden on beach, 2 dogs on leash, 1 dead Common Murre, 20 live Western gulls on beach, many fishing boats north of South Jetty in Chetco River Estuary, 2 metal ramps down to Sporthaven Beach in place.

Fiona DC

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Harbor Beach south of Chetco River, north of Red Point

August 27, 2024

People walking and sitting on beach, some with dogs, some off leash.

Fiona D

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Harbor Beach south of Chetco River, north of Red Point

July 31, 2024

People walking, and sitting on beach, some with dogs, most on leash, some playing in the surf, temporary metal ramps in place for summer, temporary "no fires" signs at Sporthaven parking lot.

Fiona

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Harbor Beach south of Chetco River, north of Red Point

June 29, 2024

People walking and enjoying the beach some with dogs most on leash, 4 people fishing, 1 person kayaking, evidence of fires, land based and ocean based debris on beach, and contained in wrack line.

Fiona

Mile 3

Harbor Beach south of Chetco River, north of Red Point

May 29, 2024

Metal access ramps to beach installed for summer access--two ramps; evidence of fires on beach noted; natural sand deposition and erosion changes; evidence of picnic garbage left on beach; evidence of marine debris plastics in wrack line.

Fiona DC