Mile 328
Sunset Beach, Clatsop Plains
Clatsop County
Latitude: 46.065459757036
Longitude: -123.931589346190
Longitude: -123.931589346190
Vehicles:
- Motor vehicle travel is allowed at any time between the Peter Iredale Road (46° 10.6950', Mile 336), southerly to the beach ramp at Gearhart (46° 01.8570', Mile 326).
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Mile 328 Reports (16)
2015
July 30, 2015 - Jann Luesse
A beautiful, warm, sunny morning. Lots of dead crabs & parts freshly washed in were a feast for the gulls. People playing and relaxing along the shore, no doubt preparing for the 90 degree day ahead. Early enough in the day that there were only six adults and two children,...read more 2014
June 30, 2014 - Jann Luesse
A beautiful sunny day with a bit of wind. The heat brought people to the beach along with their fireworks and campfires. Unfortunately they leave the debris behind. Styrofoam is still showing up along with lumber covered with barnacles. A few pieces of drift wood escaped the campfires. A notable...read more 2012
September 13, 2012 - Jann Luesse
Hundreds of birds were swarming along the surf line, from pelicans to small shorebirds. They were so thick they blackened the horizon. Quite an amazing event. Can't believe I didn't have my camera! Elk grazed in the dunes on this very warm calm evening.read more February 3, 2012 - Jann Luesse
Another beautiful, sunny, calm day at the beach. Low tide exposed lots of beach and many sand dollars and other shells. People walking with dogs, some on leashes, some not. Some large wood at high tide line and evidence of wood cutting and removal. One large pile of woody yard...read more 2010
December 29, 2010 - Jann Luesse
Lots of blowing sand in the high winds. The most notable change is the growing height of the dunes. I've had to add an extension to the mile markers as the dune height continues to grow.read more October 13, 2010 - Jann Luesse
warm sunny day at beach.read more May 2, 2010 - tsunami
Nice day, a bit windy. Moderate number of cars on the beach. Most behaving themselves but a couple speeding (~40 mph). Several came uncomfortably close to us as we walked -- I can't help but wonder why they would do that with the whole wide beach to play with. Low...read more March 6, 2010 - tsunami
Lots of cars and people on the beach today, several speeding close to people. One very sad display of disrespect for our natural resource (and safety of others on the beach) -- a truck dragging a La-Z-Boy type recliner down the beach and in circles at high speed (with children...read more
2009
October 24, 2009 - Jann Luesse
A very windy day on the beach. No live birds affected by algae foam seen on this mile. Very little foam in surf.read more April 9, 2009 - Jann Luesse
Very slight wrack with small bits of kelp. Drift wood up high. Both land and sea based debris: plastic beverage containers, shoes, plastic bags, rope, plastic bucket.A vehicle was stuck straddling a large piece of driftwood.read more March 2, 2009 - Jann Luesse
Strong wind and blowing sand had covered most everything on the beach.read more 2008
September 27, 2008 - tsunami
Pretty calm overall, didn't spend much time in the driftline, walked mostly down at the water's edge for the low tide. Nice tide pools, but the water is COLD. Very little litter -- thanks SOLV. A fair number of cars but far less than would he here before labor day...read more
September 20, 2008 - Jann Luesse
Not much new this month. Lots of kelp in the wrack line.read more February 3, 2008 - tsunami
Found 4 bird carcasses with zip-ties around the two bones of one wing. Checked it out and found out that this is a method beached bird survey groups use to identify the number of days a dead bird has been on the beach. Ironic (stupid in my opinion) that they...read more
January 27, 2008 - tsunami
Light traffic today, very few other people on foot or in cars. The usual evidence of people driving up onto the protected dunes (5 sets of tracks), a bit surprising given the recent erosion and resulting steep dune base.One small heap of trash (beer cans) from where someone parked and...read more
2007
June 8, 2007 - Jann Luesse
Usual quiet weekday, with three people walking the beach.read more