Mile 159
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Carter Lake
Douglas County
Latitude: 43.854380175509
Longitude: -124.160090496610
Longitude: -124.160090496610
Vehicles:
- Motor vehicle travel is prohibited from the Lane County-Douglas County line (43° 51.8604', Mile 160), southerly to approximately one mile south of the mouth of Tahkenitch Creek (43° 47.4330', Mile 155).
Tides: NOAA Tide Predictions. Click on the station nearest to your location to see predicted tides in graphical and tabular formats.
Mile 159 Reports (3)
2013
April 18, 2013 - JMorris
Very quiet pleasant day with beach clear of debris by recent high winds..read more 2012
November 2, 2012 - JMorris
Calm day between storms, remote mile, requires long hike, not practical to cross Siltcoos river at mouth due to high flow. Lots of razor clam shells, few other clam types, sand-dollars.Sand birds 'peeps' at water's edge. Occasional larger bird flying at surf-line.read more 2008
April 3, 2008 - Foggy
Closest access to this mile is via the Turner Lake Wayside. The trail from there is about a mile, and today there were several deep unavoidable mudpuddles to ford to get to the beach. There was no adverse human impact observed, no humans, no dogs, no trash.read more
