Fort Ord Dunes State Park
The Fort Ord Dunes State Park is a California state park in Monterey County , along a 6.4-kilometer Küstabschnitt at the Monterey Bay . The Fort Ord Dunes State Park with an area size of 980 acres (400 ha ) was recorded in 2009. The state park covers the coastal portion of the now closed Fort Ord training area of the United States Army . The park includes a boardwalk, a path to the beach, a 6.4 km long street for walking and cycling, and exhibits that were once used as a military training area. Since the dunes are a nesting area for sensitive bird species, public access is limited to the paths and trails. The two rare insect species Smith's blue butterfly ( Euphilotes enoptes smithi ) and Globose Dune Beetle ( Coelus globosus ) are found in the dunes . The Fort Ord National Monument is located in the hinterland of the former Fort Ord military training area . It is separated from the state park by settlement areas that were previously part of the military training area and are now used by California State University, Monterey Bay and for commercial purposes. The waters in front of the state park have been designated as a Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary for protection.
State Park History
The state park area was once home to Army shooting ranges. To restore the habitat of the coastal dunes, several buildings were removed. During the renaturation by the US Army, lead-containing soil was removed, especially at the shooting ranges, and the area was cleared of ammunition and ammunition residues. Coastal erosion necessitated the demolition of the former Stilwell Hall soldiers' club . The beach has been returned to its original state, but many old bunkers have remained in the dunes. The park area was given free to the State of California in 2009 by the National Park Service as part of the Federal Lands to Park Program . The condition of the transfer was that the land was only used for public parking and recreational purposes. Other areas of Fort Ord have become Fort Ord National Monument or have been used for commercial and educational purposes.
Fort Ord training area
The US government bought 15,000 acres of land for the training of soldiers in 1917. In Camp Gigling , field exercises were carried out, as well as training of cavalry and field artillery units. The exhibition halls and cavalry stables were the first permanent structures built in 1938. In 1933, the Army renamed the training area Camp Ord . The name was given because of Major General Eward OC Ord who fought in the Civil War. Camp Ord was renamed Fort Ord in 1940 . During World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, Fort Ord was one of the Army's main training bases. More than 1,500,000 soldiers were trained at Fort Ord between 1940 and 1973.
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Coordinates: 36 ° 39 ′ 19.2 " N , 121 ° 49 ′ 18.4" W.