This Monterey Bay Army post trained troops from 1917 until closure in 1994, leaving square miles of rotting WWII-era wooden barracks and 1950s concrete blocks around what is now CSUMB. Demolition proceeds in waves and only a fraction of the original structures still stand; the surrounding Fort Ord National Monument trails are open and legal, but the boarded buildings themselves are off-limits and periodically patrolled. It is a Superfund site — asbestos and lead paint lace the buildings, and interior ranges still hold unexploded ordnance, so treat every posted boundary as real.
Vestige documents abandoned & historic places for education and preservation. Always obtain permission before visiting and follow local law.