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OHA kicks off 2025 Oregon beach monitoring season

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May 29, 2025

Media contact: Jonathan Modie, PHD.Communications@oha.oregon.gov

OHA kicks off 2025 Oregon beach monitoring season

Agency lists monitored beaches for May-September

PORTLAND, Ore.—The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) is kicking off the 2025 season by announcing the coastal recreation areas it will be keeping an eye on for bacteria during summer and early fall.

The OBMP, based at the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division, monitors some of the most frequently visited beaches in the state. The list includes beaches where the program has found bacteria present, or beaches for which local partners and the public have requested monitoring due to potential pollution.

To see a video about Oregon’s beach monitoring effort, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82GVixgeGsM

The following beaches are being monitored this season, including name, and the city and county in which they are located:

Seaside Beach – Seaside, Clatsop County
Cannon Beach – Cannon Beach, Clatsop County
Tolovana Beach State Park– Cannon Beach, Clatsop County
Short Sand Beach (Oswald West State Park) – Arch Cape, Tillamook County
Manzanita Beach – Manzanita, Tillamook County
Rockaway Beach – Rockaway, Tillamook County
Twin Rocks Beach – Twin Rocks, Tillamook County
Oceanside Beach – Oceanside, Tillamook County
Cape Kiwanda Beach – Pacific City, Tillamook County
Neskowin Beach – Neskowin, Tillamook County
D River Beach – Lincoln City, Lincoln County
Siletz Bay Beach – Lincoln City, Lincoln County
Beverly Beach – Newport, Lincoln County
Agate Beach – Newport, Lincoln County
Nye Beach – Newport, Lincoln City
Ona Beach (Brian Booth-Beaver Creek State Park) – Seal Rock, Lincoln City
Seal Rock Beach – Seal Rock, Lincoln County
Heceta Beach – Florence, Lane County
Bastendorff Beach – Coos Bay, Coos County
Sunset Bay State Park Beach – Coos Bay, Coos County
Hubbard Creek Beach – Port Orford, Curry County
Harris Beach State Park – Brookings, Curry County
Mill Beach – Brookings, Curry County
Crissey Fields State Recreation Site – Brookings, Curry County

The OBMP season runs from mid-May to mid-September. Advisories are issued for beaches that are actively being monitored within this sampling window. Other beaches will be investigated for inclusion in upcoming seasons.

The OBMP works with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to determine beaches that need monitoring based on several criteria. These criteria include pollution hazards present; previous monitoring data that identify water quality concerns; type and amount of beach use; and public input.

As part of an adaptive sampling plan, beaches and sampling locations are routinely re-evaluated to ensure available resources best protect public health. A copy of DEQ’s beach evaluation is available upon request.

For more information and current beach monitoring conditions please visit: www.healthoregon.org/beach, or contact OBMP at Beach.Health@oha.oregon.gov or 1-877-290-6767.

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