Seal Rock

Seal Rock, Oregon

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Seal Rock is a State Wayside park, located on the coast of Lincoln County. The site was named for the rock formation in the shape of a seal. The tide pools and sandy beach make this a great place to explore the beauty of Oregon's coast. Seals, sea lions, sea birds, and many other animal species also enjoy this spot so please take great care not to disturb these creatures or their habitat.
There is a parking lot located directly north of Seal Rock. Amenities include picnic tables, view points, and a public restroom. There is no fee to access the site.

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COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is still essential. Only go to the beach if you are able to keep 6 feet or 2 meters away from others. Follow the instructions provided by your local health authorities. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter our efforts to curb the virus’s spread.

Water Quality

Met water quality standards less than 60% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 19th, 2021. Swim Guide - Main updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on August 20th, 2021 at 10:51 AM.

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Current Weather

6°C

Mostly clear

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Monitoring Frequency

Source Information

The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) works with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to monitor several marine and freshwater sites in the state of Oregon.
Beaches are monitored on a three week rotating schedule depending upon their geographic location, previous monitoring data and test results, public input, and amount of beach use. Sites are monitored from May 21-August 31.

As of 2017, the OBMP follows a Beach Action Value established with the EPA specifically for the state of Oregon. It is 130 cfu per 100ml of water. The most probable number (MPN) testing method is used to estimate the number of colony forming units (cfu) of bacteria in 100mL sample of water. That means:

A beach is marked green when single sample test results show fewer than 130 MPN per 100ml of water.

A beach is marked red when single sample test results show greater than 130 MPN per 10ml of water.

The OBMP collects samples from multiple locations at a beach. All samples must pass for a beach to pass. If one sample fails an advisory is issued, and the OBMP collects a resample within 96 hours to determine if bacteria levels have decreased enough to lift the advisory.

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