Fort Ord Dunes State Park

Central Coast

parks

At a glance

Size
980
Established
2009

parks detail

Hook
Four miles of coast reclaimed from an Army base, bunkers still in the dunes
More
Fourteen concrete bunkers and rifle-range backstops recall the Army decades, while the 2022 campground added the first new state-park oceanfront camping in years. Ride the rail-straight beach road by bike; the dune restoration is bringing back Smith's blue butterflies.

Getting there

Coordinates
36.644, -121.818

Driving directions

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