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.
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.
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Ed Joyce
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Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Nothing unusual except for all the dead crabs.
Ed
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Lots of Velella-Velella. For some reason I couldn't download photos.
Ed
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Other than typical winter dune erosion there's nothing of significance to report.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Lots of dune erosion due to the last king tides + the storms.
Ed Joyce
