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CoastWatch Mile 186 County Lane Description Tenmile Cr, Searose Beach N of Stonefield Beach Wayside Boundaries N 44° 14.261', W 124° 6.722' to N 44° 13.455', W 124° 6.733' Google Maps Nearby Roads, Directions to/from, Google photos, Satellite image, Terrain overlay OPRD Map Cape Perpetua to Bob Creek, to Rocky Knoll (1) Vehicles • Motor vehicle travel is prohibited from the Lincoln County-Lane County line (44° 16.5774', Mile 190), southerly to the Siuslaw River (44° 00.9720', Mile 170). Weather Current Weather Conditions at nearby stations (may take a minute or two on a dialup connection) Tides The NOAA Tide Predictions site may be found here. Click on the station nearest to your location to see predicted tides in graphical and tabular formats. Photo LIghts   9/16/11 Five powerful lights have been installed at an RV resort which nightly illuminate the surf. Wavelight

26 REPORTS FOR MILE 186: Mile 186 Mar 30, 2013 11:00 AM   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 beach. They said they no longer will be allowing this. We attempted to reach the beach from the area by 10 Mile Creek but were unable to do so. We have been in contact with Phil and will follow up on his suggestions.   MORE  Wavelight Oct 2, 2012 12:00 AM   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 remained to identify. No litter on the beach. A number of rock cairns have been built on the beach. Some are 3-4 feet tall. No action taken as the tides will remove them soon. Meanwhile they add a pleasing touch.   MORE  Eve McC Aug 19, 2012 2:30 PM   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.   MORE  Mile 186 Jun 29, 2012 12:20 PM   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 to sluff off in several places, significantly in 3 places.   MORE    log/house    Date: Jun 29, 2012 12:00 AM bluff    Date: Jun 29, 2012 12:00 AM Mile 186 Apr 28, 2012 11:30 AM   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.   MORE    Bluff retreat    Description: Beautiful day with more than the usual number of people walking. Beach was as clean as we have ever seen it. Parts of the bluff have fallen in several places. Location: North of RV park Wavelight Feb 3, 2012 12:00 AM   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 were also unusual amounts of small splinters of tree bark, wood, and small branches.   MORE    Landslide    Description: Landslide from bluff above Searose Beach Landslide    Description: Mud, rocks and vegetation from bluff above Searose Beach Plastic    Description: Very small pieces of plastic at drift line. Location: Searose Beach Wavelight Sep 16, 2011 9:30 AM   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.   MORE    Bank development    Description: New path cut into bank with back hoe. Location: 1/4 mile north of Ten Mile Creek New RV Development    Description: The Lane County Planning Commission has approved mobile home use of the shoreline land in this RV park. These "mobile homes" are being constructed now. Each home has a foundation, piped water and electrical service. Location: south end of Searose Beach LIghts    Description: Five powerful lights have been installed at an RV resort which nightly illuminate the surf. Location: south end of Searose Beach Bank erosion    Description: Here is a new area of erosion. This recent slide does not undercut Highway 101. Location: north end of Searose Beach TedMcC Sep 10, 2011 3:41 PM   Pleasantly clean and uncluttered. Trailer court is its usual eyesore   MORE  Mile 186 Jul 9, 2011 11:30 AM   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. Another permanent-type housing structure has been placed near the beach at the RV park. It is not many feet back from the ocean and on a very low bluff.   MORE  Mile 186 Sep 18, 2010 11:00 AM   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 higher than the beach.   MORE  Mile 186 May 15, 2010 12:00 AM   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 up the beach. The RV park has built 3 permanant-type dwellings in the parking lot close to the water. Not a single bird was seen.   MORE  Eve McC Apr 9, 2010 3:00 PM   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.    MORE  Mile 186 Feb 22, 2010 11:00 AM   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 half of the beach. Two places on the bluff have been altered, steps were cut into the bluff, wood put into place to allow access. The RV park is placing permanent-type housing in the lot.   MORE  Mile 186 Sep 3, 2009 11:45 AM   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. There were 10 people north of the creek. 3 dead terns and another tern dying. A number of jellies and sea roaches in the drift line.   MORE  Mile 186 Jun 18, 2009 11:45 AM   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.   MORE  Mile 186 Feb 16, 2009 11:45 AM   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.   MORE  Mile 186 Oct 25, 2008 11:00 AM   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.   MORE  Mile 186 Aug 6, 2008 1:00 PM   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 mile creek. The RV park if fully operational and many RV's park overlooking the beach and ocean.   MORE  Mile 186 Jun 12, 2008 11:00 AM   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 5 dead gulls and 1 dead crow. The rebuilt RV Park is open for business and a few of the spaces were occupied.   MORE  Mile 186 Feb 20, 2008 1:00 PM   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 bluffs by the waves. We collected bags of the pieces and much was left. A local property owner told us that when it first started showing up some pieces were as large as refrigerators.   MORE  Mile 186 Nov 28, 2007 11:45 AM   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.   MORE  Mile 186 Sep 16, 2007 12:50 AM   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 highway. Repairs to the bridge appear to be completed.   MORE  Mile 186 Jun 6, 2007 11:30 AM   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.   MORE  Mile 186 Mar 15, 2007 4:00 AM   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 vehicle(RV)garage and there was equipment working which indicates a house is going to be built closer to the small bluff.   MORE  TEMcConnaughey Jan 22, 2007 2:00 PM    [NO EMAIL] 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.    MORE  Mile 186 Dec 11, 2006 11:00 AM   Beach was swept clean by strong winds. Two new building on bluff, one is a home and the other is large RV garage. Very high tide made beach access impossible. Road into Stonefield Beach was closed. Storms have brought logs high onto beach.   MORE