Mile 330 Report
Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake
February 5, 2026
Surveyed mile with park volunteers.
Report Details
Surveyed mile with park volunteers. Many people enjoying the beach on a sunny, winter day. The wrack line consisted mostly of microplastics, seaweed and extra-large driftwood. Sanderlings and gulls were spotted along the shoreline. Volunteers picked up 1 trash bag full of litter (mostly cans, some treated wood, rope (from the ocean) and microplastics).
Conditions
Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Activities
Number of people: 22. Number of dogs: 3.
Other Activities: playing in sand, picnics. Children playing in the dunes, several fires, many people sitting near their cars sunbathing..
Concerns
Fire
Vehicles
Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 15.
Wrackline Content
microplastics and large driftwood
Man-made Modifications
Other. Natural sand accretion throughout the stretch, more gradual dune than observed before.
Kayla Fermin
CoastWatcher
All Mile 330 Reports
Mile 330
Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake
Cleaned up trash with volunteers, nothing major of note
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Mile 330
Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake
Surveyed mile with park volunteers.
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Mile 330
Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake
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Kayla Fermin
Mile 330
Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake
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Mile 330
Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake
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sultanym
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Mile 330
Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake
Three NPS staff went out to do a beach clean up and coast walk.
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Mile 330
Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake
We went out to do a beach clean up with the intention of walking our full mile.
LEWI