Mile 281
Oceanside Beach, State Wayside, Agate Beach
Tillamook County
Latitude: 45.459995028260
Longitude: -123.969715076990
Longitude: -123.969715076990
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.
Tides: NOAA Tide Predictions. Click on the station nearest to your location to see predicted tides in graphical and tabular formats.
Mile 281 Reports (24)
2019
January 30, 2019 - krallfamily@comcast.net
vehicle tracks (not car tracks; perhaps a motorcycle)? One person collecting driftwoodread more
2018
September 15, 2018 - krallfamily@comcast.net
Dead sea lion on beach halfway to happy camp. Obviously recently washed up; birds had eaten its eyes and blood was on the sand. read more
August 11, 2018 - krallfamily@comcast.net
Dead crabs in large numbers near north end of Tunnel Beach. read more
2017
July 5, 2017 - krallfamily@comcast.net
January 16, 2017 - krallfamily@comcast.net
2016
January 15, 2016 - krallfamily@comcast.net
Unable to visit entire mile or area north of the tunnel due to very high tides and storm surge. Lots of small rocks on beach, new logs at entrance to Oceanside beach walkway. Very Little litter.read more
2015
July 22, 2015 - krallfamily@comcast.net
There were quite a few people for a weekday, walking, skimboarding and playing in the sand. We saw a family, including children, in wetsuits walking north of Maxwell point, near the cave. There were 15 fire rings but fewer dogs than usual. We saw shallow water with high algae content...read more
June 24, 2015 - Kathy C
April 29, 2015 - Kathy C
Rafts of Vellela, still getting fresh ones, lots of dried ones remain. Quiet day on the beach, rainy early, high and choppy surf. Sand has moved back in to area just north of Maxwell Pt. One odd alga.read more
March 22, 2015 - krallfamily@comcast.net
A quiet weekend for the beginning of spring break. We saw just 21 people and 2 dogs. There was more bull kelp than usual. We found one dead bufflehead, and observed gulls and crows on the beach. Happily, there was less trash on the beach than usual. Recent heavy rain...read more
February 25, 2015 - Kathy C
There was a notable shift in the sand to the north end of the cove north of Maxwell point. The shore by Maxwell point was eroded to bedrock and the exposed rocks at the north end of this cove had a buildup of sand around their bases. Three dead birds...read more
2014
December 25, 2014 - birderjackie
December Reportread more December 21, 2014 - krallfamily@comcast.net
Incredible number of dead Cassin's Auklets, part of a large "wreck" up and down the coast from WA to CA, most notable in northern Oregon and southern Washington.New netting placed against cliff below the Capes housing development, probably just south of our mile.read more 
October 11, 2014 - krallfamily@comcast.net
Foggy but warm lovely day. Note large amount of eel grass from tunnel south to the Capes. In this same area, unusually large number of dead murres. Saw one raven eating one dead murre. Examined notched log north of Oceanside access, reported in April, thought by Fawn Custer to be...read more
September 4, 2014 - krallfamily@comcast.net
There were at least 20 fire rings at the Oceanside wayside beach, none in current use.The notched log that is likely tsunami debris is still just south of the tunnel, up against the dunes. The rock cairn north of the tunnel, that was present in January but gone in May...read more
August 9, 2014 - Volunteer Coordinator
This unusual jelly was photographed by Bob Kreinberg. It was about. 20 inches in diameter. It's the biggest we've ever see in 20 years of owning our house here. The photo was sent to two scientists for verification. Response: With those feathery tentacles it is almost certainly Cyanea capillata. Not...read more
May 10, 2014 - krallfamily@comcast.net
LOTS of litter in wrack line, esp N of tunnel, 2 items with Japanese letters, 1 blue oil drum S of Oceansideread more
April 28, 2014 - Kathy C
Prior week had been quite stormy and waves were very high. Much flotsam with Lepas barnacles. One instrument panel had Japanese writing, and one plastic bottle was labeled Suntory 25, which is apparently the name of an expensive Japanese whiskey.read more
April 20, 2014 - krallfamily@comcast.net
25 foot long notched log noted just south of the tunnel, along the eastern side of the beach. ? Could this be tsunami debris? See the photo.read more
February 28, 2014 - Kathy C
Clear sunny Friday. Some beach erosion noted just south of tunnel. More cobble exposed north of tunnel. Sparse wrack and debris. Some razor clam and other shells.read more
January 25, 2014 - krallfamily@comcast.net
Very sunny day, lots of happy people out enjoying the weather. Most dogs generally well behaved or on leash; 2 dogs were chasing gulls south of OceansideVery little evidence of wrack line, scant eel grass, agates or shells.read more
2013
November 30, 2013 - krallfamily@comcast.net
We walked the southern half of the mile in the morning, and the northern half in the afternoon. We were able to cover most of the mile north of Oceanside as the tide was low. About 3/4 of the dogs we saw were not on leash. However, they were well...read more November 9, 2013 - Kathy C
Pleasant day with little wind. Many people (70) out enjoying the beach on this holiday weekend. Dog walking and photography were popular with 1 group playing jump rope with a bull kelp and 1 surfer. About ten dogs.Seemed to be plenty of drift, mostly eelgrass, although Bull Kelp was common...read more
