Mile 108
South Whisky Run Beach
Coos County
Latitude: 43.202205230932
Longitude: -124.397135664670
Longitude: -124.397135664670
Vehicles:
Motor vehicle travel is allowed at any time from Fivemile Point (43° 13.2228', Mile 109), southerly to the northerly beach access parking area at Bullards Beach State Park (43° 08.9484', Mile 104).
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Mile 108 Reports (11)
2016
April 1, 2016 - Anonymous
There wasn't an excessive amount of trash and only found a few glass bottles that appeared to have foreign markings (Japanese?). We were surprised to find two incandescent bulbs and one regular bulb all intact! Curious to know where they came from... otherwise just the usual people walking, picnicking, horseback...read more
2013
March 23, 2013 - K Fassett
We expected to find a lot of debris, tsunami and otherwise, because it had been quite some time since we made the trip to the beach, but to our surprise and amazement there was very little trash of any kind. I checked the submitted reports thinking someone else may have...read more 2012
April 15, 2012 - K Fassett
We were expecting alot more trash because it had been some time between cleanup(s) but it was just the usual ... plastic bottles, rope, styrofoam, etc. Unusual amount of driftwood washed sshore. 15 people and 5 dogs on the beach.read more 2011
April 8, 2011 - K Fassett
As previously reported, there was an unusual amount of trash and debris, esp. rope - mostly intact, and we assumed it could possibly be washed up from the Crescent City/Brookings area which were devastated after the tsunami(?) There was so much trash, etc. that we ran out of bags and...read more 2010
September 25, 2010 - K Fassett
The amount of garbage seemed less than usual. A lot of very small pieces of plastic, etc., the usual plethora of bottle caps and pieces of rope. Arrived at low tide and observed a large number of jellyfish everywhere, esp. at the shoreline but basically everywhere. Kelp/algae, wood pieces, ocean-based...read more
April 10, 2010 - Michelle
10 people on the beach and four dogs. Beach is still filled with tiny pieces of plastic and other debris like plastic bottles, glass bottles, tires, hard hats, bottoms of shoes, oil containers, etc.read more February 27, 2010 - Michelle
12 people walking, 1 dog not on leash,few wildlife, only a few Snowy Plovers,piles of trash: plastic, rope, pillow, part of a dock covered in trash. Picked up some of the trash but there was way too much trash to pick all of it up.read more
2008
September 20, 2008 - K Fassett
Nothing too unusual except an unusual number of bottle caps, and short pieces of rope. Noticed a bit of 'sheen' on the streams coming off the bluffs -perhaps from the golf course but nothing too apparent - could be normal. All in all, looked good. Erosion of upper portion of...read more
2007
September 15, 2007 - K Fassett
Very large sand dunes which made it difficult to traverse and pick up trash. Might be alot of debris under the sand dunes. The mile north of 108 (109?) has changed considerably. Large rocks seem to have disappeared (covered by sand?) and even the large rocks out in the surf...read more
September 3, 2007 - D Bilderback
The main reason to file this report is to document the dead Steller's Sea Lion pup and the dead juvenile male Salmon Shark (Lamna ditropis) on this mile. The Steller's Sea Lion pup carcass was being eaten by Turkey Vultures and the Salmon Shark carcass was being eaten by Western...read more
2006
September 2, 2006 - K Fassett
Foraging shorebirds moving in response to people and dogs. One dead Common Murre and two dead gulls. Transverse dunes formed on beach. Moderate human use (12)- 10 walking and 2 flying kites. 12 vehicles in allowed area. People sluicing for gold. Removed approximately 300 pounds of trash.read more