Tour of the Miles

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Mile Name
340
South Jetty Columbia River, Fort Stevens SP
339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
338
Clatsop Spit, Jetty Lagoon, Fort Stevens SP
337
Clatsop Spit, Swash Lake, Fort Stevens SP
336
Columbia Beach, Peter Iredale wreck, Fort Stevens SP
335
Columbia Beach, Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens SP
334
Columbia Beach, Warrenton, Camp Rilea MR
333
Columbia Beach, Camp Rilea MR
332
Columbia Beach, Camp Clatsop MR
331
Sunset Beach, Slusher Lake, Camp Clatsop MR
330
Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake
329
Sunset Beach, Clatsop Plains, Sunset Lake
328
Sunset Beach, Clatsop Plains
327
Clatsop Plains
326
Clatsop Plains, Gearhart Golf Course, Gearhart north
325
Clatsop Plains, Gearhart south
324
Seaside north
323
Seaside
322
Seaside south
321
West Point north, Ecola SP
320
West Point south, Ecola SP
319
Tillamook Head north face, Ecola SP
318
Bird Point, Tillamook Head
317
Indian Beach, Canyon Creek, Indian Point
316
Ecola Point, Bald Point
315
Chapman Beach north, Chapman Point, Ecola SP
314
Cannon Beach, Ecola Creek, Chapman Beach south
313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
312
Cannon Beach, Tolovana Park south
311
Jockey Cap, Silver Pt, S Cannon Beach, Tolovana Beach
310
Arcadia Beach N, Wayside, Lion Rock, Humbug Point
309
Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south
308
Arch Cape (community), Asbury Creek
307
Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek
306
Cove Beach south, Tillamook-Clatsop county line
305
Oswald West SP, Cape Falcon N
304
Oswald West SP, Cape Falcon S
303
Oswald West SP, Smuggler Cove, Short Sand Beach
302
Oswald West SP, Neahkahnie Mountain, Devils Cauldron
301
Neahkahnie Beach north, Oswald West SP
300
Manzanita Beach, Manzanita, Neahkahnie Beach
299
South end Manzanita Beach
298
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP 2
297
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP
296
South end Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP
295
Nedonna Beach
294
Manhattan Beach, State Wayside
293
Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
292
Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek
291
Camp Magruder north, Watseco, Twin Rocks SW
290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
289
Kincheloe Point, South Jetty Tillamook River
288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
287
Bayocean Peninsula north of Bayocean site 2
286
Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site
285
Bayocean Peninsula, Cape Meares community and Lake
284
Cape Meares SP north
283
Cape Meares, Refuge, Lighthouse, SP
282
Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach
281
Oceanside Beach, State Wayside, Agate Beach
280
North of Happy Camp, south of Oceanside
279
Netarts Spit north end, Happy Camp
278
Netarts Spit north
277
Netarts Spit
276
Netarts Spit south
275
South end Netarts Spit
274
Cape Lookout SP
273
Cape Lookout northeast, Cape Creek
272
Cape Lookout north face
271
Cape Lookout
270
Cape Lookout south face
269
South of Cape Lookout, Camp Meriwether north, Rover Cr
268
Sand Beach west of Chamberlain Lake, Camp Meriwether
267
Sand Beach south of Chamberlain Lake
266
North Spit, Sand Lake, Sand Beach Campground
265
South Spit, Sand Lake
264
Tierra Del Mar
263
Cape Kiwanda State Park north end
262
Cape Kiwanda State Park
261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
260
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
259
Nestucca Spit State Park, Kiwanda Beach
258
Nestucca North Spit south end
257
Porter Point, Nestucca River
256
Kiwanda Beach, Daley Lake, Camp Winema
255
Kiwanda Beach
254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
253
Neskowin Beach, SW, Proposal Rock, Neskowin Creek
252
Neskowin Crest Research Natural Area, north
251
Harts Cove, Chitwood Creek
250
Cascade Head north, Cliff Creek
249
Cascade Head, Two Arches
248
Cascade Head south, Salmon River
247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
246
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
245
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
244
Wecoma Beach north, Lincoln City, Roads End south
243
Wecoma Beach, Lincoln City
242
Lincoln City, D River SW, Devils Lake SP, Oceanlake
241
Nelscott north, Lincoln City south
240
Taft, Nelscott south, Baldy Creek
239
Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay
238
Salishan Spit, North Lagoon, Siletz Bay
237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
236
Gleneden Beach, State Wayside
235
Gleneden Beach south
234
Lincoln Beach
233
Boiler Bay, Rabbit Rock, Fogarty Creek SP
232
Boiler Bay Wayside, Picnic Area, Government Point
231
Depoe Bay north, Pirate Cove
230
Depoe Bay, State Wayside
229
South Depoe Bay
228
Rocky Creek State Wayside, Whale Cove
227
Cape Foulweather, Rocky Creek
226
Otter Crest, State Wayside
225
Otter Rock, Devils Punch Bowl SP
224
Beverly Beach north, Johnson Creek
223
Beverly Beach, Spencer Creek, Beverly Beach SP
222
Moolack Beach N, Coal Creek, S of Wade Creek
221
Schooner Pt, Moolack Beach S of Moolack Creek
220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
219
North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south
218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
217
Newport, Nye Beach north, Agate Beach south
216
Newport, Nye Beach south
215
Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
214
South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River
213
Henderson Creek, South Beach SP south
212
Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
211
Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south
210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
209
Ona Beach north of Beaver Creek, Tracy Creek
208
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
207
Seal Rock Wayside north, Seal Rocks, Deer Creek
206
Seal Rock Wayside south, Elephant Rock, Hill Creek
205
Driftwood Beach north, Collins Creek, Squaw Creek
204
Driftwood Beach Wayside, Buckley Creek
203
Driftwood Beach south, Hidden Lake
202
North Spit Alsea River
201
Patterson Memorial SP, Patterson Cr, Yaquina John Pt
200
Big Stump Beach, south Patterson SP
199
Beachside SP, Waconda Beach, Little Creek
198
Beachside State Park to Reynolds Creek
197
San Marine, Tillicum Beach, Tillicum Beach CG
196
Vingie Creek, San Marine Beach south
195
South San Marine Beach, Starr Creek
194
Yachats, Adobe Inn, Smelt Sands Wayside
193
Yachats Ocean Road Wayside, Yachats SP
192
Cape Perpetua north
191
Devils Churn, Cape Perpetua, North Cape Creek
190
Captain Cook Pt, Cooks Chasm, Cape Perpetua SRA, Cape Cr
189
Gwynn Cr, Neptune SP / North access, Cummins Cr
188
Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area
187
Neptune SP, Bob Creek, Gwynn Knoll
186
Tenmile Cr, Searose Beach N of Stonefield Beach Wayside
185
S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside
184
N of Ocean Beach Picnic Area, S of Squaw Creek
183
North end of Roosevelt Beach, Rock Creek, Rocky Knoll
182
Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek
181
Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek
180
South Carl G. Washburne SP, Hobbit Trail, Heceta Head
179
Heceta Head Lighthouse, Devils Elbow SP, Cape Creek
178
Cape Cove, Sea Lion Point, Sea Lion Caves
177
Cliffs south of Horse Creek, north of Baker Beach
176
North end Baker Beach, Lily Lake
175
Baker Beach Road, Trail
174
Baker Beach west of Alder Dunes CG, north of Sutton Creek
173
South end of Baker Beach, Sutton Creek, Heceta Beach
172
Heceta Beach North, Driftwood Shores
171
Heceta Beach South, almost to North Jetty
170
South end Heceta Beach, North and South Jetty Siuslaw R
169
North end Siuslaw South Jetty Road
168
Central South Siuslaw Jetty Road
167
South end Siuslaw South Jetty Road
166
South Jetty Road ATV Staging Area
165
Oregon Dunes NRA, W of Cleawox Lake, Goose Pasture N
164
Oregon Dunes NRA, W of Woahink Lake, Goose Pasture S
163
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of south end Woahink Lake
162
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of North Beach
161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
160
Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River
159
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Carter Lake
158
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of south end of Carter Lake
157
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Perkins Lake
156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
155
Oregon Dunes NRA, Tahkenitch Creek
154
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Butterfly Lake
153
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake
152
Oregon Dunes NRA, north of Threemile Creek
151
Oregon Dunes NRA, S of Threemile Cr, N of Brushy Hill
150
Oregon Dunes NRA, south of Brushy Hill
149
Oregon Dunes NRA, north of Army Hill
148
Oregon Dunes NRA, south of Army Hill
147
Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay
146
North Jetty, South Jetty Umpqua River, Lighthouse
145
North Umpqua Lighthouse SP, south of Lake Marie
144
West of central Umpqua Lighthouse SP
143
South Umpqua Lighthouse SP
142
Oregon Dunes NRA, Coos/Douglas county line
141
Oregon Dunes NRA
140
Oregon Dunes NRA, W of Eel Campgrounds
139
Oregon Dunes NRA, N of Tenmile Creek
138
Oregon Dunes NRA, south of Tenmile Creek
137
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of [Coos] Clear Lake
136
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Saunders Lake
135
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Beale Lake
134
Horsfall Beach, Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Beale Lake, Hauser
133
Horsfall Beach, Oregon Dunes NRA west of Snag Lake
132
Horsfall Beach, Oregon Dunes NRA west of Spirit Lake
131
Horsfall Beach, Oregon Dunes NRA
130
Horsfall Beach, south end of Or Dunes Nat Rec Area
129
Horsfall Beach on North Spit, directly west of Jordan Cove
128
North Beach on North Spit Coos Bay 4
127
North Beach on North Spit Coos Bay 3
126
North Beach on North Spit Coos Bay 2
125
North Beach on North Spit Coos Bay
124
South end of North Spit Coos Bay
123
Bastendorff Beach east half, South Jetty Coos Bay
122
Bastendorff Beach west half
121
Gregory Point, Lighthouse Beach, Mussel Reef
120
Sunset Bay, Qochyax Island
119
Shore Acres SP, Simpson Cove
118
Cape Arago, Simpson Reef, Shell Island, Sea Lion Viewpoint
117
Cape Arago, Drake Point, North Cove
116
Seven Devils cliffs, Cape Arago South Cove
115
Seven Devils cliffs, Big Devil Gulch
114
Seven Devils cliffs, Mussel Creek, Cave Creek
113
Fivemile Creek, north Sacchi Beach
112
Agate Beach, Threemile Creek, south Sacchi Beach
111
Merchants Beach north end
110
Merchants Beach, Seven Devils State Wayside
109
Whisky Run, Fivemile Pt, south end Merchants Beach
108
South Whisky Run Beach
107
Bullards Beach, Cut Creek, Chrome Lake, Round Lake
106
Bullards Beach, west of Fahys Lake
105
Bullards Beach, northwest of the Campground
104
Bullards Beach west of the Campground
103
Bullards Beach just north of the Lighthouse
102
Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse
101
Face Rock, Bandon Beach, Coquille Point
100
Johnson Creek, Bandon Beach
99
Bandon State Park, Devils Kitchen, Haystack Rock
98
Bandon State Park, China Creek
97
Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake
96
Bandon State Park, west of Twomile Creek
95
South end of Bandon State Park
94
West of Laurel Lake, Lost Lake
93
Mouth of New River, Fourmile Creek
92
West of New River ACEC, Muddy Lake
91
West of New River, Croft Lake
90
West of New River, New Lake
89
West of New River, Morton. Curry/Coos county line
61
West of New River, Floras Creek, Langlois
60
Floras Lake SP, Floras Lake, Denmark
59
Floras Lake SP, Blacklock Point
58
Floras Lake SP, between Castle Rock and Blacklock Pt
57
North side of Cape Blanco, south of Castle Rock
56
Cape Blanco, Lighthouse
55
South of Cape Blanco, north of CG beach access road
54
South of Cape Blanco, access road to Elk River
53
South of Elk River mouth, north of Paradise Point SW
52
Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
51
Port Orford Heads west of Tichenor Rock
50
Port Orford Heads east of Tichenor Rock, Tichenor Cove
49
Graveyard Point, Port, Harbor, Battle Rock
48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
47
South of Hubbard Creek, north of Rocky Creek
46
Rocky Point, Retz Creek, north of Coal Point
45
South of Coal Point, north of Brush Creek
44
Humbug Mountain
43
Beach south of Humbug Mountain
42
Lookout Rock, Reinhart Creek
41
Arizona Beach, Mussel Creek
40
North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach
39
Sisters Rocks
38
North of Devils Backbone, south of Sisters Rocks
37
Beach north of Euchre Creek, south of Devils Backbone
36
Nesika Beach, north of Ophir Rest Area, south of Euchre Cr
35
Nesika Beach, south of Ophir Safety Rest Area
34
Wakeman Beach, Geisel Monument Wayside
33
North of Otter Point, south of Hubbard Mound
32
Otter Point, Wayside north
31
Otter Point State Wayside, Bailey Beach
30
Bailey Beach south, Otter Point SP south
29
Rogue River North Jetty, Wedderburn, Knox Rock
28
Gold Beach Fairgrounds, airport, Rogue River South Jetty
27
North of Hunter Creek, south of Gold Beach at Cunniff Cr
26
Cape Sebastian SP, Buena Vista Wayside, S of Hunter Cr
25
Cape Sebastian, south of Daniels Creek
24
Cave Rock, Hunters Island, Hunters Cove
23
Pistol River SP north, south of Myers Creek
22
Pistol River SP central
21
Pistol River SP south
20
Saddle Rock, Crook Point
19
Mack Arch Cove, Mack Point
18
Boardman SP, Burnt Hill Creek, Fish Hatchery
17
Boardman SP, Hooskanaden Creek, Whiskey Creek
16
Boardman SP, Natural Bridges, Miner Cr, Deer Pt, Arch Rock
15
Boardman SP, China Creek, Spruce Creek
14
Boardman SP, cliffs, Thomas Creek
13
Boardman SP, Whalehead Island, Bowman Creek, Beach
12
Boardman SP cliffs
11
Cape Ferrelo, Boardman SP, House Rock Creek
10
Rainbow Island, Lone Ranch Beach, Boardman SP
9
Harris Beach SP, Shy Creek, Taylor Creek
8
Harris Beach SP picnic area, Goat Island
7
Ransom Creek, South Harris Beach SP
6
Cliffs west of downtown Brookings
5
Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
4
North Jetty, Brookings Beach west of Chetco, Tanbark Point
3
Harbor Beach south of Chetco River, north of Red Point
2
McVay Creek, South of Red Point
1
Winchuck River, Crissey Airport, California border

Latest Mile Reports

Mile 262 - Cape Kiwanda State Park
October 18, 2021 - 12:15pm - Linda Fink

strange bright liquid oozing out of bluff bank (photo attached), trail down bluff well used and causing erosion (photo attached)

3 of the 16 people hunting for nurdles, toxic plastic pellets, as part of a world wide catalog in October of the extent of nurdle pollution

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Mile 26 - Cape Sebastian SP, Buena Vista Wayside, S of Hunter Cr
October 18, 2021 - 11:00am - hobbins

There had been some shot gun activity at this beach. lots of wads on the beach. Found two dead emaciated birds. never seen that before. 

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Mile 315 - Chapman Beach north, Chapman Point, Ecola SP
October 15, 2021 - 11:00am - tabeag

Beautiful day to hike in to Crescent Beach.  Saw gulls chasing an adult eagle by Chapman Point, a pair of hawks gliding overhead for over an hour and a half, and six black oystercatchers foraging on a rock at the end of Crescent Beach.  Tide was fairly high, so there were...

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