Mile 339 Report
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
October 17, 2025
Nothing new.
Report Details
Nothing new. Typical summer beach profile with relatively non-steeply sloping dunes.
Conditions
Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Tide Level: -1.4 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 4. Sitting: 1. Fishing: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 2.
Notable Wildlife
Gulls.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. 2 dead gulls.
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling. Erosion continues along Ft. Stevens - see photos.
Overlooking survey looking south from the So. Columbia River Jetty.
Erosion continues even during the fall. Photo taken from approx. 200 m south of the So. Columbia River Jetty.
Photo taken from approx. 1/2 mile from the So. Columbia River Jetty. Dunes are still relatively gently sloped.
Report Images
Ed Joyce
CoastWatcher
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Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Nothing unusual. Unusually small amount of beach debris found.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Three dead seals observed and reported to the Seaside Aquarium and photos were sent.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Unusually small amount of marine debris.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Probably the most marine debris and driftwood ever observed during my 9 years of walking this mile.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Typical winter beach profile with steep dunes and erosion of beach grasses down the dunes.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Most beach erosion I've witnessed - see photo.
Ed Joyce
