A rich history, diverse habitat and bountiful recreation opportunities await you at the Fort Ord National Monument. Another coastal gem with more than 86 miles of trails provides opportunities to hike, bike or ride your horse through rolling hills, pockets of chaparral and oak woodlands. You will see a huge diversity of plant life and animals in habitats that include streamside corridors, grasslands, maritime chaparral, oak woodlands and seasonal pools.

Fort Ord is also cherished for its link to the heroism and dedication of men and women who served our nation and fought in the major conflicts of the 20th century. This area remains undeveloped thanks to its role as a U.S. Army facility from 1917-1994. During the Vietnam War, it served as a leading training center and deployment staging ground. As many as 1.5 million American troops trained at Fort Ord.

It’s all in the heart of the Monterey area, with its many attractions, abundant natural resources and beautiful access to the California Coast and Salinas Valley.

Source: BLM Website (March 2023)

Establishment Fort Ord National Monument — April 20, 2012

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The contents of brochures, site bulletins and trading cards (denoted with a colored caption) can be viewed by clicking on the cover. Most modern-day brochures, however, are cover only (denoted by a white caption) due to photograph copyrights. These items are historical in scope and are intended for educational purposes only; they are not meant as an aid for travel planning. The dates under each brochure do not reflect the complete range of years that a particular brochure was issued.

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A Gravity Survey of Fort Ord, California (Clarence Gresham Ivey, Jr., October 1969)

A Vision for Renewal: a design workshop for the East Garrison at Fort Ord, Monterey County, CA (The Mayors Institute on City Design: West and National Endowment for the Arts, 1996)

Annual Manager's Report: 2021, Fort Ord National Monument (Eric Morgan, 2021)

Annual Manager's Report: 2022, Fort Ord National Monument (Eric Morgan, 2022)

Appendices to the Fort Ord Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan, Public Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (Denise Duffy & Associates, Inc., October 2019)

Effects of Landscape Covariates on the Distribution and Detection Probabilities of Mammalian Carnivores on the Former Fort Ord, California (©Bartholomew Lukas Kowalski, Master's Thesis California State University Monterey Bay, Spring 2013)

Fort Ord Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan, Public Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (Denise Duffy & Associates, Inc., October 2019)

Fort Ord Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan, Final Environmental Impact Report (Denise Duffy & Associates, Inc., May 2020)

Fort Ord Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan — Volume 1: Habitat Conservation Plan (ICF, September 2019)

Fort Ord Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan — Volume 2: Appendices (ICF, September 2019)

Junior Ranger Field Guide, Fort Ord National Monument (September 2017)

Proclamation 8803—Establishment of the Fort Ord National Monument (Barack Obama, April 20, 2012)

Sheep and Goat Grazing on Fort Ord National Monument from 1998-2019: Implications for Restoration (Christopher, Hart, Spring 2020)

The Old Stand: A Historic Resource Study of the Royal Presidio of Monterey, 1770-1840 (©Jennifer A. Lucido, Master's Thesis Sonoma State University, April 2015)

Trail Map, Fort Ord National Monument (June 2012)

Trail Map, Fort Ord National Monument (May 2014)

Trail Map, Fort Ord National Monument (February 2017)