Mile 120
Sunset Bay, Qochyax Island
Coos County
Longitude: -124.378949368970
Motor vehicle travel is prohibited from south jetty at Coos Bay, (43° 21.1158', Mile 123) southerly to Fivemile Point (43° 13.2228', Mile 109), except as follows: (A) Motor vehicles are allowed at any time on the ocean shore at the south jetty of Coos Bay (43° 21.0990', Mile 123), southerly to (43° 21.0036', 124° 20.4822', Mile 123); (B) Motor vehicles are allowed at any time on the ocean shore at the north end of the Sunset Bay State Park (43° 20.0880', Mile 120) for the purpose of boat launching.
Motor vehicle travel is prohibited from south jetty at Coos Bay, (43° 21.1158', Mile 123) southerly to Fivemile Point (43° 13.2228', Mile 109), except as follows:
(A) Motor vehicles are allowed at any time on the ocean shore at the south jetty of Coos Bay (43° 21.0990', Mile 123), southerly to (43° 21.0036', 124° 20.4822', Mile 123);
(B) Motor vehicles are allowed at any time on the ocean shore at the north end of the Sunset Bay State Park (43° 20.0880', Mile 120) for the purpose of boat launching.
2022
In addition to the 6 kayaks in the water, 5 other boats and 4 surfboards on cars in the (3) lots. The swash line from the highest tide, about an hour earlier, had lapped the foredune and up the cliff-face a couple of feet, hiding the drift; However, large knots...read more
Very busy "day at the beach"--not surprising for Sunday of Labor Day Weekend; what did surprise me was the relatively low number of out-of-state license plates.read more
2020
Sunset Bay was overwhelmed by visitors presumably drawn by the "High Surf" warnings on their weather apps or, I suspect, by awareness of the "King Tide" phenomenon. Sunset Bay State Park day use area took heavy damage from the King Tide. I have to question the intelligence of those wanting to...read more
2018
A lot of people have a good time on the beach...read more
A nice day at the beach. Lots of activity.read more
2017
This area appeared to me to have been somewhat laid to waste by high waves along with rain which flooded the parking lots and, of course, the beach. There were driftwood, rocks, high water and debris in the parking lots along with twenty or so hyper high school girls who, though unhappy...read more
There's a lot of erosion at Sunset Bay beach. The waves are crashing against the riprap in front of the parking lot at the beach, and where unprotected, the asphalt parking lot is being undermined.
Waves are crashing against the cliffs and boat ramp at the north end of the beach...read more
2016
King Tide observation at Sunset Beach.
Seawater upto rock breakwater at beach. Water has not reached the cement walk in front of the bathrooms.
Tidewater covering lower portion of the beach boat ramp.read more
