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CoastWatch Mile 277 County Tillamook Description Netarts Spit Boundaries N 45° 24.683', W 123° 57.757' to N 45° 23.747', W 123° 57.895' Google Maps Nearby Roads, Directions to/from, Google photos, Satellite image, Terrain overlay OPRD Map Netarts to Cape Lookout (2) Vehicles • Motor vehicle travel is prohibited from the north boundary of Nehalem Bay State Park (45° 42.2196', Mile 299), southerly to the south boundary of the Boy Scout property north of Sand Lake (45° 18.6444', Mile 268), except as follows: Motor vehicles essential to and engaged in boat launchings will be allowed any time during the year for a distance of 300 feet northwest from (45° 26.4036' 123° 57.2052', Mile 279), near Happy Camp. 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 Dune   3/31/13 Jeanette

16 REPORTS FOR MILE 277: Jeanette Mar 31, 2013 10:00 AM   Photos of dune activity.   MORE    Dune    Location: 277 Dune    Dune    Location: 278 Jeanette Jan 1, 2013 12:00 PM   There were only 5 pieces of garbage on the mile. Continue erosion of dunes, uprooted and fallen trees.   MORE  Jeanette Sep 9, 2012 10:00 AM   It was a very sunny day. No fog. The beach was a vast expanse since the tide was out so far. Mile 277, 278 and 279 are still suffering from massive erosion, and trees being uprooted. However, for the first time in the four years that I have been walking Netarts Spit, there was vegetation growth on the dunes. Attached are photos of the new vegetation.   MORE    New vegetation on dunes mile 277-278    Location: mile 277-278 New vegetation on dunes mile 277-278    New vegetation on dunes mile 277-278    Jeanette Jun 16, 2012 10:00 AM   Unusual Amount of Styrofoam Collected   MORE    erosion of dune    unusual amount of styrofoam collected    Location: entire mile of 277 Jeanette Jan 16, 2012 10:00 AM   Visible retreat of bluff, uprooted trees due to erosion   MORE    mile 277    Jeanette Aug 28, 2011 4:00 PM   August Report   MORE  Jeanette Jun 22, 2011 12:00 AM   June Report   MORE  Jeanette Jan 22, 2011 10:00 AM   Mile 277 has lost a significant amount of shoreline vegetation. Only one dead seal this time.   MORE  JeteTeta Oct 2, 2010 1:30 PM   This is my second walk this fall. I walked the entire Netarts Spit the first week of September, but did not file my report. In September, I saw a number of shore birds, about 3-5 turkey vultures and an eagle. This time, I encountered three dead sea lions. The first two were found on my walk north to the end of the spit and the third one was found on the return trip south. Below are my observations: Mile 276: located in between the shore and dune: Sea Lion: 6 feet in length. Two round wounds, both the size of quarters, resembling gun shot wounds. Entangled in fishing net. Body was intact. No predators around the body. Mile 278: located in between the shore and dune: Sea Lion: 6 feet in length. No visual exterior wounds. Half of the body was eaten by black birds. Black birds surrounded the carcass. Mile 277: pushed to shore with the incoming tide as I approached: Sea Lion: 6 feet in length. Gushing blood from mouth. No other visual wounds. One black bird on top of sea lion.   MORE  JeteTeta Mar 25, 2010 10:30 AM   Could not complete the entire mile due to strong wind and heavy rain. Massive erosion of dunes with up-rooted and fallen trees.   MORE  JeteTeta Nov 28, 2009 11:30 AM   It has become a Thanksgiving tradition to walk the spit, giving my sons and I a chance to reconnect in the comfort of the natural world. We were lucky to have the sun our companion as we began our trek. We walked north on the bayside from mile 276 to 278, as we began our last report of 2009. I had not yet explored the bayside this year, so it was an interesting venture. We found sponges lodged in the mud, skeletal remains of three birds, and deer footprints. We saw three white cranes, a blue heron, one turkey vulture flying over the bay, and a flock of shore birds that I still do not know the name of. The disheartening finds on the bayside were 6 large green plastic crates, measuring 2ft by 3ft, and one white laundry basket. We also collected a styrofoam buoy, and small plastic drinking bottles. We tied these crates together and dragged them over the dunes to the beach side when we reached the end of mile 277. We stashed our "goods" and walked the beach up to the end of mile 278. Our first find, resting at the edge of the dune, was a seal. Its eyes were missing and nose had been removed somehow, but the rest of the body was intact. We saw skeletal remains of five seagulls and three dead fish, measuring 4 inches long. We saw pelican footprints and three separate flocks of shorebirds. The erosion along the coast between miles 277 and 278 was immense. The trees that stood on top of the dunes in August were gone. I would estimate that a good 10-20 feet of coast has been washed away. The garbage collection was the same -- water bottles from other countries, two shoes, a couple of styrofoam buoys, and a lot of rope. The one major item was a 4-ft wide by 10-ft long, twisted plastic strip at the end of mile 278. We dragged that back to the garbage we had collected from the bayside and dragged it all back to the state park. It took us two hours. Are there any conservation efforts regarding the erosion of the spit?   MORE  JeteTeta Aug 29, 2009 3:30 PM   I know that mile 277 is the mile I am supposed to observe, however I usually walk the entire spit. Took bags of garbage out.   MORE  JeteTeta Jun 6, 2009 2:00 PM   I bagged two large bags of debris (litter), but had to stash it behind the trees on the dunes to drag it out the next time.   MORE  JeteTeta Dec 16, 2008 12:30 PM   Light (4 - 6) human use. 2 plastic pipes, plastic bottles, ropes in driftline.   MORE  JeteTeta Nov 28, 2008 12:30 PM   This was my first observation of mile 277-278. I accessed mile 277 after walking through the wooded trail between the coast and the bay ... to the beach. At first the coast was lined with tall grass and rocks. As I walked the mile the grass on the dunes became less and less. I assume there is a high amount of erosion in those areas but I do not know for certain as it is my first observation. Further down the mile and into mile 278 the grasses gave way to trees that had fallen over the sand dunes. The beach was wider here...   MORE  BCWolff Sep 23, 2007 3:00 PM   Almost no debris of any kind. Enclosed photo copies 1997 (10 years of coast watching), 2003, 2007   MORE    Mile 277, bluff as it appeared in 1997    Date: Jan 1, 1997 3:00 PM Mile 277, bluff as it appeared in 2003    Date: Jan 1, 2003 3:00 PM Mile 277, bluff as it appeared in 2007    Description: After 10 years of coast watching