March 26, 2022 - dbpcar
The day started out with high clouds blocking the sun to partly cloudy.
Temp was 62 degrees F and a 2mph wind from the west.
Observed 68 people on the beach along with 14 dogs and 1 house cat.
Observed 16 cars parked. Car count is low due to the number of people that...read more
February 25, 2022 - dbpcar
Sunny day with moderate winds around 10mph from the north.
Temperature was 50 degrees F at the start of the survey.
16 people and 1 dog observed on the beach
9 vehicles observed in the parking lots
There is some undercutting of the bluffs. In particular south of the Sea Perch RV Resort. (pic...read more
January 22, 2022 - dbpcar
It was a sunny and calm day with the temperature at 48F at the start of the survey.
Wind was calm/light at approximately 1.5 mph out of the west.
There were 30 people and 6 dogs observed during the survey. A large number of these people were nearby residents or people staying at...read more
September 25, 2021 - dbpcar
Foggy, Temp 53 degrees F, Wind 5 mph from the NW
Low tide at 0840 listed as 2.46' and High tide at 1442 listed as 6.46'
31 people and 3 dogs observed doing a variety of activities. This included kite flying which is the first time we have observed this.
Fat tire bicycle...read more
August 15, 2021 - dbpcar
Sunny, 61 degrees, Wind light from SW
Low tide at 1106 hours listed at 2.26 feet
6 people and one dog observed on beach
1 broken sand dollar observed on the north end of the mile
10' x 30' area containing lots of clear/translucent "blobs" (possibly jellyfish) on north end of beach by Agate creekread more
June 20, 2021 - dbpcar
Sunny, Temp 60F, winds 18-25 mph
Low tide at 2:09pm listed at 1.64 feet
30 people and one dog observed with the majority just walking on the beach
7 cars in the beach access parking lots.
Sea Perch RV Resort was full and a large number of their visitors were on the beach.
Part of...read more
May 16, 2021 - dbpcar
Sunny day. Temp-58 degrees F. Wind- 15-20 mph, Low tide at approximately 11 am.
20 people and 5 dogs observed on beach.
6 cars in the parking lots.
Very little driftline debris observed for the second time in a row this year.read more
April 17, 2021 - dbpcar
This was a very foggy day on the beach. Temp-47 degrees F. Wind-2 mph
60 people and 18 dogs were observed on the beach which is the most that we have ever observed.
A large section of the bluff slid down onto the north end of the beach.
1 dead sea bird was...read more
December 13, 2020 - dbpcar
Started the survey on the south side of Tenmile Creek. Winds were 1-5 mph out of the SW and sky was overcast. Tide was on the way out after a king high tide at approximately 11am with a low tide predicted for approximately 5pm according to Waldport tide tables. We...read more
June 5, 2020 - dbpcar
Met with Tara DuBois from Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve and received public education material regarding the reserve that I could give out to beach goers.
Day started out with ocean fog, air temp was 53 degrees F, Wind speed 10-12 mph.
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August 27, 2019 - dbpcar
Very warm, sunny day with very little wind.
45 people and 7 dogs observed on beach.
12 cars/trucks in parking areas.
2 people had started to surf fish in the Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve as I was towards where they were at. I stopped and asked them if they knew that they...read more
February 19, 2019 - dbpcar
Cloudy, rainy day.
41 degrees F
2 people walking on beach
4 people rockhunting
1 dog observed on beach
A lot of small plastic pellets found on Stonefield Beach
A lot of sand...read more
December 22, 2018 - dbpcar
December 22, 2018 – 1100-1400 hours
Day was cloudy, approximately 44 degrees F, Moderate winds from the south
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August 20, 2018 - dbpcar
Survey done on August 20, 2018 starting at 1500 hours.
- It was a foggy day with smoke from wildland fires intermixed.
- 58 degrees F.
- Winds moderate to strong on beach but light on Hwy 101.
- 9 humans and 4 dogs seen on beach just walking.
- 3 cars in parking lot on south side of Tenmile
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March 18, 2018 - dbpcar
Cloudy, approx. 58 degrees with light wind
11 people and 1 dog were seen on the beach-8 walking, 1 playing in the surf, 2 rockhunting
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January 2, 2018 - dbpcar
Warm (55 degrees), sunny with high clouds, calm/slight wind. King High Tide today.
Human Activities
- Observed 17 people and 4 dogs on beach.
- 8 vehicles in parking areas.
Wildlife
- 6-7 dozen seagulls observed.
- 1 dead crab observed.
Physical Changes
- Large amount of small pieces of trash on concentrated on several hundred yards of beach west of Sea Perch
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December 7, 2017 - dbpcar
This was our first trip to this area. Parking areas were clean, beach has a lot of rocks (tennis ball to bowling ball size) just north of Tenmile Creek. Beautiful sunny, warm and virtually windless day on the Oregon coast. Approximately three dozen seagulls plus one unidentified bird on beach...read more
August 14, 2017 - ENHS
Charles and I were at our adopted mile on 8/14. No one was at the parking space save a man mowing. Everything, parking area and path were very clean. Gulls, pretty leisurely walking up and down the beach. There is no longer any beach access, the river is now using...read more
November 5, 2016 - ENHS
We have to schedule our ENHS Project six or more weeks in advance, we almost cancelled due to the weather. It really was not as bad as we feared, but it rained constantly. There was no cobble beach at Ten Mile Creek access, water right up to the cobble bank...read more
April 23, 2016 - ENHS
The visible erosion near the mouth of 10 mile creek has reduced the number of surviving knot weed observed last year. Small fire circle with iron grill. We found bags of trash already accumulated at the parking area. Earth Day collection awaiting pick up?? We quit after sea Perch due...read more
October 25, 2013 - Joy186
The most birds we have ever seen and many were pelicans. Nice calm day with few people on the beach. The road to the parking area was closed but 2 cars had gone around the barrier. We have no real access to the beach north of the creek but we...
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March 30, 2013 - Joy186
We were unable to visit the northern portion, and the largest part, of our mile as we were denied the access we have used for the many years we have visited it. Always with the approval of the RV park we have crossed their lot and gone down to the...
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October 2, 2012 - Wavelight
Beach was empty of people and dogs today. Some of the logs close to the bank that have been in place all summer are being rearranged or removed by wave action now. One grey and white bird, smaller than a gull was dead on the beach. Too little of it...
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August 19, 2012 - Eve McC
Sunny day, watched seven pelicans flyng north and 1 Loon also Guillemots and gulls. Some recent landslides near the north end of the beach. Mostly from the height on the cliffs.
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June 29, 2012 - Joy186
Beautiful day with more than the usual number of people enjoying the beach.The beach was as clean as we have ever seen it, extremely clean. For the length of the beach there were lots of logs, some close to the semi-permanent structures at the RV park. (See Photos)Bluff has continued...
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April 28, 2012 - Joy186
Beautiful day with more people walking than we usually see. The beach was much cleaner than usual. It appears that winter has caused the bluff to fall in a number of places.
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February 3, 2012 - Wavelight
Walking mile 186 today we saw not one other person on the beach. The most notable changes were three significant landslides from the bluff. Each of them spilled soil, rocks and vegetation down onto the cobblestones of the beach. The drift line contains many, many tiny pieces of plastic. There...
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September 16, 2011 - Wavelight
Very small amount of litter on the beach. Ten Mile Creek travels south along the shore through the sand, meeting the ocean directly west of the parking area at Stonefield Beach Wayside.
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September 10, 2011 - TedMcC
Pleasantly clean and uncluttered. Trailer court is its usual eyesore
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July 9, 2011 - Joy186
Beautiful sunny day but very windy. The sand has come back in and the beach appears very clean. Although there were 5 cars parked in the parking area we observed no people or dogs. Other than a few gulls the only birds sighted were 9 pelicans flying over the shoreline...
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September 18, 2010 - Joy186
Very quiet day. No birds, relatively clean beach, very little activity. As noted before, a poorly built stairway connects the top of the bluff to the beach. The RV campground is putting in more permanent-type housing(pre-fab rolled in on wheels then placed on foundation)and these dwellings are only a bit...
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May 15, 2010 - Joy186
Sand has been coming back in but so has debris. North of our mile Bob Creek has car parts in it. There is a rusted propane tank against the bluff and a damaged crab pot. We saw 2 tires, one in front of the parking lot and one half way...
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April 9, 2010 - Eve McC
Water springs abundant from cliff faces. Cobble beach steep and high, nearly to top of cliff at some places between the creek and Sea Perch.
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February 22, 2010 - Joy186
A beautiful day and the beach was very clean.In the years we have visited mile 186 we have never seen so few birds or so much sand swept out. Some places on the beach were so low that the water formed ponds in the underlying foundation. Rocks covered the upper...
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September 3, 2009 - Joy186
Lots of sand has come in making the beach the cleanest we have ever seen and the 70 degree day made it the warmest. Due to the closure of the parking at 10 Mile Creek, from the sand build- up, there were no people on that section of the mile...
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June 18, 2009 - Joy186
Very quiet day, 8 people and 3 dogs observed walking on the beach. Sand has come in covering many of the rocks. The beach was clean and other than swallows no birds were seen. Two dead birds noted. RV park has altered the access to the beach in two places.
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February 16, 2009 - Joy186
President's Day. 21 people enjoying the warm, sunny day on the beach. Broken car glass in the parking area. Driftline filled with small plastic bits and shot gun shells. A thin slice of about 20 feet has fallen off the bluff.
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October 25, 2008 - Joy186
Lovely day with few birds and little wind. On the southern portion of the mile there was lots of small plastic debris and 3 dead gulls. There was evidence of some very high tides. The sand is returning and Ten Mile creek is again changing course.
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August 6, 2008 - Joy186
Quiet day and few birds were observed. The beach was very clean. Much sand has returned and large logs were driven high on to the beach and and up into high places.Large rock outcroppings are mostly covered now.This is the first time we have seen evidence of elk at 10...
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June 12, 2008 - Joy186
A very quiet, clear day with very strong winds. The beach was clean, with the exception of many water bottles at the high tide line. The only change was a small amount of bluff sluffing at the northern end of the mile. No live birds were observed but we saw...
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February 20, 2008 - Joy186
The sand was so low that rocks that are not visible in the summer were not only visible but many feet tall. South of Ten Mile Creek the loss of sand exposed cobbles.Dead sea lion was reported to the State Park representative.Large pieces of styrofoam had been tossed against the...
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November 28, 2007 - Joy186
Driftline contained much plastic debris. Many scoters covered large area of ocean. One dead seagull and one cormorant which appeared sick.Some bluff sluffing observed. Ten Mile Creek has straigthened its path to the ocean.
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September 16, 2007 - Joy186
RV park has been completed with 33 pads. 2 new houses,one finished, other near completion. Bluff slippage in two places north of RV park. Ten Mile Creek has changed course again. Public cannot access beach north of bridge due to the construction material and vehicles in area west of the...
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June 6, 2007 - Joy186
Some bluff erosion next to Ten Mile Creek. RV Park on bluff is completely torn up and new cement pads and underground pipes are being installed. Construction hampered our ability to access north end of beach. Very little activity,few birds,clean beach.
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March 15, 2007 - Joy186
Access blocked to beach south of Ten Mile Creek. Many construction vehicles and workers on the bridge. North of the creek so much sand is gone that huge rocks were exposed that we have never observed before.The lot next to the RV park is occupied by a very large 3...
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January 22, 2007 - TEMcConnaughey
Very nice day. The beach was being cleaned up by six Angel Job Corps people. We took many pictures. Saw some evidence of bluff erosion and major boulder falls.
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