Mile 264

Tierra Del Mar
Tillamook County

Latitude: 45.254060084394
Longitude: -123.967195231460
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  • Motor vehicle travel is allowed at any time from the mouth of Sand Lake (45° 16.6920', Mile 266) southerly to the base of the headland north of Cape Kiwanda (45° 13.3248', Mile 262), except as follows: From the mouth of Sand Lake (45° 16.6920', Mile 266), southerly to the approximate north boundary of Cape Kiwanda State Park property (45° 14.7900', Mile 263), motor vehicle travel is prohibited May 1 through September 30 and from sunrise to sunset on legal holidays (as defined in ORS Chapter 187) and on Saturdays and Sundays between October 1 and April 30.
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Tierra Del Mar
Mile 264 Reports (18)

2022

January 15, 2022 - rbourke

There was a tsunami advisory for aprox. 8:40 in the morning.  I didn't witness the waves, but it seems that it came up almost to the dunes and included a large amount of micro and larger plastic along with many pyrosomes, sea pickles. Photos attached.read more

  • plastic in the tideline. this is representative of the entire mile 264.
  • "Sea Pickle" pyrosome aprox. 5" long

2021

October 31, 2021 - rbourke

Unseasonably warm for late October.  Clean beach with very few people. read more

January 7, 2021 - rbourke

Dune removal. See photos. Also, the Facebook drilling was active with a large loud machine working.  read more

2020

August 15, 2020 - rbourke

More cars parked at the end of Pollock Ave. than ever before and  more people on the beach than previous years.read more

April 20, 2020 - rbourke

The large sign on the sand at marker 34B of Sitka Sedge Park warning against driving any further north on the beach has been pushed down.read more

  • downed no-driving sign at marker 34B
March 13, 2020 - rbourke

Heavy equipment in place, noise curtains installed and removal of all vegitation on the lot, save for a few feet between shoreline and chain link fencing.read more

  • Facebook drilling project, Tierra del Mar Oregon 3/13/20

2018

November 11, 2018 - rbourke

Dune fire pit much closer to beach grass that what is allowed.read more

  • Fire pit near beach grass

2011

May 28, 2011 - rbourke
All in all the beach was pretty clean.read more

2010

April 4, 2010 - rbourke
The big change was the addition of new riprap that covers the ocean frontage on about 10 lots, most built.read more

2009

October 17, 2009 - smish73
There were 2 boats close to shore speeding. Within the hour a 2-3 foot juvenile salmon shark washed up bleeding with a prop cut that severed it's tail. cause of death most likely suffocation and bleed out.read more
August 22, 2009 - rbourke
Large quantities of horse manure at driftline, piles every 3 or 4 feet for an extensive length of the beach, extending into mile 265. We find such a large quantity of horse manure troubling and worry about the effect on human health and recreational activities in an otherwise pristine area...read more
  • Kids digging in the sand within a few feet of piles of horse manure
  • child's footprints with manure in tide line
  • Sign offering beach horse rides on Roma Street, Tierra Del Mar
  • debris including horse manure in high tide line
March 8, 2009 - rbourke
Only remarkable change is the large number of jellyfish washed up at tideline.read more

2008

October 25, 2008 - rbourke
About normal for this time of year. Less dune erosion than in some previous years.read more
July 3, 2008 - rbourke
As is usual, the beach is quite clean. Even after the Labor Day weekend, there was no litter to be seen.read more

2007

September 9, 2007 - rbourke
Beach was very clean and uncrowded.read more
May 7, 2007 - connierbruce
Did not notice anything unusual this visit. Tide as far out as we have ever seen it, lots of rocks exposed, shorebird flocks in migration, no dead birds or marine mamals.read more
April 28, 2007 - rbourke
very little to note. Beach was very clean. Thank you SOLV!read more
February 18, 2007 - rbourke
Due to the bad weather, very little human or bird activity. Extremely large piece of a ship, barge or dock on north end of mile 264. This could present a danger if anyone was close and it was hit by the surf. I would estimate that it is aprox. 10...read more