Report Details

Beach looks super clean; no litter except for one dog poo bag. People activity concentrated nearer to Vistor Center on south side of river and closer to mouth of river on north side. Activities: surf fishing, family gatherings, walkers; everyone behaving nicely and happy even in the fog (warm with no wind). Observed vehicle tracks in soft sand mid slope. I walked past park boundary south to rental cabins at south end of beach where there were several more people, some with a beach fire and some playing in the ocean. I was on the beach 1.5 hours.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Tide Level: 2.3 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 44. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 20. Playing in surf: 5. Playing in sand: 5. Sitting: 10. Fishing: 4. Counted 10 people (out of total 44) that were on the beach north of Winchuck River mouth, a section of this mile that I did not walk but only observed from the south side of the river mouth. A couple of the surf fishermen were on the north section. Observed one dog poo bag closer to south end of the beach, mid-slope. Otherwise no trash. Several driftwood structures observed north and south of river mouth.

Concerns

Apparent violations: Vehicle tracks observed in soft sand mid slope ending near south boundary of state park; not sure where they originated from; didn't notice them till I was heading back and I didn't walk all the way back to the mouth but cut off just south of visitor center..

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 23. RVs/Buses parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

Ten Brown pelican flying, cormorants roosting on offshore rocks, one osprey heard, a few gulls observed.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. Common murre, one obvious juvenile.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). Large size wood concentrated at river mouth and sparsely scattered along upper beach slope. Narrow intermittent wracklines.

Natural Changes

Winchuck River mouth emptying about 300ft southward along outer beach slope in a narrow channel creating a short sand spit between ocean and channel and a sharp sand cutbank above the channel on land side. Winchuck River is still covering south shore of river at the mouth preventing walking from riverside beach near highway bridge to oceanside.

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Mile 1

August 3, 2023

45 People were enjoying the beach near the Visitor Center in the usual ways; walking, walking dogs (8), playing in the surf and shallows, beachcombing, sitting.

mmcdowell

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August 22, 2022

Human activity: 23 people, 6 dogs.

mmcdowell

Mile 1

October 12, 2021

High tide reaching close to vegetation (composed of European beach grass) above the waveslope.

mmcdowell

Mile 1

August 31, 2021

Most important observation was the dumped contruction material - mostly wood -  at the end of a rough trail down the west side of dune.

jessejones

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Mile 1

July 31, 2021

Beach looks super clean; no litter except for one dog poo bag.

mmcdowell

Mile 1

November 26, 2020

Crissey Field Visitor Center and Winchuck River access on north side of river are both opened today.

mmcdowell

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Mile 1

January 13, 2018

There were a few large tires on the beach.

iornman777

Mile 1

January 31, 2014

Walked the sand dune like area and found the tide very high.

floral