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CoastWatch Mile 204 County Lincoln Description Driftwood Beach Wayside, Buckley Creek Boundaries N 44° 28.226', W 124° 4.935' to N 44° 27.338', W 124° 4.964' Google Maps Nearby Roads, Directions to/from, Google photos, Satellite image, Terrain overlay OPRD Map Grant Creek to Seal Rock (2) to Alsea River (1) Vehicles • Motor vehicle travel is prohibited from Yaquina Bay (44° 37.0374', Mile 215), southerly to the Lincoln County-Lane County line (44° 16.5774', Mile 190). 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 entering the beach   7/20/12 waterwitch

23 REPORTS FOR MILE 204: Doug & Jan Jan 7, 2013 3:00 PM   The wind was strong.... perhaps 30 mph. We walked south to begin our mile, walking from Drift Creek to Bayshore. There were many waterways to ford. The sand was wet from high tide all the way to the bluff. The strong winds were blowing the wet sand at beach level and visibly to the north. On the way back north, I kicked a broken styrofoam boat bumper and it travel north so fast I am sure it was in Newport for dinner time. The new bluff erosion was right where Drift Creek enters the beach. Unfortunately we do not yet have our 2013 tide book. But I know the high tides that evening and the next day were extremely high. All in all, another interesting and enjoyable walk on a very very blustery day.   MORE  Doug & Jan Aug 21, 2012 9:30 AM   The sun was out, the blue sky was decorated with a few fluffy white clouds. The temperature was mile with no wind. We were just enjoying ourselves! As were the other 30 people we saw, the most we have ever seen on this beach since we have been walking it. The tide was quite a ways out so there was lots of clean, smooth , hard sand to walk on.   MORE  waterwitch Jul 20, 2012 11:30 AM   This is a very stable beach. I find the usual woody debris and not much else. Good vegetation on the hillsides and not alot of visible changes. 9 people strolling the beach, a few playing with a dog, a couple of photographers.   MORE    entering the beach    Date: Jul 20, 2012 12:00 AM Doug & Jan May 21, 2012 11:00 PM   Cold, rainy and windy. Beach laden with debris, from big trees to pebbles.   MORE  waterwitch Feb 3, 2012 10:30 AM   Driftwood Beach lived up to its name. Considerable wood debris but surprisingly no trash.   MORE  Doug & Jan Oct 17, 2011 3:30 PM   It was a most interesting walk. The sun was out, but the wind a bit strong to be comfortable. The large number of birds was fascinating. And the gal photographing the stranded seal pup was very giving with her information. A very curious and scientific adventure!   MORE  Doug & Jan Jul 18, 2011 11:45 PM   My friend and I really enjoyed being able to get out onto the beach for a very refreshing walk.   MORE  Doug & Jan Mar 23, 2011 10:30 AM   This was a gorgeous walk on an early spring morning. The sun came in and out of the clouds and the wind was minimal. The beach was wide, flat, and extremely clean. Notably devoid of logs, kelp, etc. One of the reasons we wanted to walk our mile was to determine if the tsumani wave had done any damage. If anything, the high water cleaned the beach. It was a beautiful day!   MORE  Doug & Jan Nov 2, 2010 11:45 PM   We were excited to walk our mile on this day of wonderful weather following yesterday's storm. The surf was fluffy and white with large balls of white foam on the shore that were drifting south. Other beach walkers seem to be enjoying it as much as we were. There were more dead birds than we usually see. Probably the result of yesterdays storm. And, I do not think I would have noticed the dead sea lion if I had not been traversing the driftwood. My foot stepped on it, thinking it was a log. It was not a firm foot hold, so I looked down. The animal was not decaying and did not smell. The regular surging of the northern creek seemed perculiar. It was a glorious day for a very nice walk   MORE  waterwitch Aug 20, 2010 11:45 AM   Clear, breezy day, hard-packed sand, beach looks good with a dozen people enjoying a variety of activities including horseback riding.   MORE    Enjoying mile 204 on horseback    shark washed ashore    waterwitch Jul 18, 2010 12:30 PM   a clean windswept beach at low tide with little or no debris.   MORE    two golfers practicing on mile 204    Janets Jun 21, 2010 4:00 PM   It was a wonderful sunny lst day of summer. A bit too chilly to sit on the beach. The beach was especially wide, flat, and clean. The high tide had recently been all the way to the bluff so the sand was not soft and there were only a very few very small "dunes". It was an easy and very pretty walk. And it was fun to see so many others walking and enjoying the day.   MORE  waterwitch Jun 16, 2010 12:30 PM   The beach was calm and clean of debris. No seabirds present. The only birds were vultures eating two, apparently headless, dead, baby seals that had washed up appx. 1/2 mile apart.   MORE    dead seal    Date: Jun 16, 2010 12:00 AM waterwitch Mar 7, 2010 11:00 AM   A calm day with broad expanse of clean beach, no duning, not much driftwood, nothing major to report.   MORE  Janets Feb 15, 2010 11:00 AM   Doug and I enjoyed watching more people on this beach than we have ever seen before. All ages and all enjoying the beautiful day! No unusual animal or environmental issues. We were enjoying it as well!   MORE  waterwitch Nov 1, 2009 2:30 PM   No visible issues with cliffs, a large flock of gulls, no debris but a large piece of rope, a clear wind-swept beach with tide receding.   MORE  Janets Oct 27, 2009 12:30 PM   A cold and windy day. Sand was clear and clean. Only a bit of driftwood and it was way at the back edge of the sand.   MORE  waterwitch Aug 2, 2009 11:35 AM   Beach very clean, very little debris, no dead animals, or birds. 25-30 people (adults and children) enjoying the beach, 5 leashed dogs. A flock of gulls and 3 wimbrels or curlews on the shore. Both north and south of parking lot there is considerable sand drift and duning of loose sand between tide line and cliffs. Apx 1/2 mile south of parking lot is an area at base of cliff that is leaching some unknown bright red liquid in several places. Photos attached.   MORE    duning and drifting    Location: north of parking lot more red ooze    waterwitch Jun 15, 2009 11:00 AM   Sunny day, low tide, not much wind. About a dozen people and 3 dogs observed. No seabirds present, only crows. 3 large plastic bags picked up. A cruise ship passed heading north - seemed close to shore. Some type of dark residue noticed on top sand, mostly in drained recessed areas.   MORE    looking north    cruise ship heading north    waterwitch Jun 1, 2009 11:30 AM   This was the first time I had seen or walked Mile 204. The beach was clean and wind swept. I saw 3 people, each with a leashed dog, and picked up one 8" round piece of plastic.   MORE  Doug & Jan Nov 5, 2008 9:30 AM   Our biggest observations were two-fold. The huge number of small feathers in the tide lines and the total change in the surface of the beach from many wind rippled mounds to just the opposite: many large, wide shallow depressions filled with water.   MORE  Doug & Jan Jul 23, 2008 9:30 AM   On this, our first "official" CoastWatch walk, the bluffs seem well covered with healthy vegetation - trees shrubs, beach grass.   MORE  GFaust Aug 19, 2007 3:00 PM   An ailing sea lion was on the beach. OSP were called -- final disposition unknown.   MORE