My friend Ryan, Sam, and I decided to go out there yesterday to do some exploring... I had been there before for some airsoft tourneys and was taken back by it's eeriness. In case you don't know, Fort Ord is an abandoned military base that has been in commission since 1917 and played a huge role in the WWII pacific theater. It was considered the best base to be stationed at due to it's proximity to the beach and CA weather...

The base is HUGE, The size of a city. You could explore for a good 3 days and not enter the same building twice.

Like I said, my friends and I went yesterday to explore and stuff, and being the bright people that were are, none of us brought a camera because we thought everyone else was going to bring one! So all we had were two i-phones and an almost dead flip cam. I can't believe how horrible the photos came out, does not do this place justice AT ALL.

Most places are fenced off but are missing large sections of fence, and I didn't see any no trespassing signs? Anyway, the place was filled with abandoned homes, factories, and other industrial facilities... Here are a couple videos and pics:
Videos here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZpLKAfKIRE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnBHXk8ga3g

And the photos:

 

damn!!!! you should go see paranormal activity and then go there

 

Dude, it was very foggy and misty, I can't imagine what it'd be like during the night time!

We were all walking and thinking... Man, if this were a warzone, it'd be a sniper's dream!


It's totally weird, it's basically like a whole city that has been abandoned. It was abandoned in 1994, so some of the stuff there is still recent, like the housing and stuff, but there is def stuff there from WWII and the 50's... It's weird just walking around and seeing empty spaces everywhere. It was like Chernobyl...

 

This looks awesome, I really enjoy this sort of stuff. I have never been there and want to check it out. Thanks for the info!!

 

Or Detroit...



heck after the H1N1 wipes out 70% of the population that's what the whole country will look like!

 

I would like to take a look around, that looks like fun!

 

I remember being there in the 80's visiting family stationed there

 

OMG! I want to go!! How far away is it from Sunnyvale?

 

Bruce Lee tell me how you like that place I am the guy that met you before your secret sidewalk excursion in the ugm sti ltd. This place looks 10 x better then secret sidewalk, could you please tell me detailed instructions on how to get to this place?

 

Salinas

 

^^ Thanks!! Any other things I should know before I go down there?

 

10 minutes north of Monterey actually, Salinas is inland.

There IS a police station on the base, you're not actually allowed in the buildings, cars do fit on the loading ramps, warehouses are creepy but no one is inside.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbas...7603954718474/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbas...7606801732397/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbas...7603716731288/

 

It is a really fun place to explore. Matt and I have done photoshoots there before. Its a blast!

 

^^^ My bodyguard for while exploring the old warehouses. Remember Rach, some people think they don't need a union, THEY'RE WRONG!

 

so..they don't do airsoft there anymore?? and you can just walk in there??