Travel Camp Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Restroom Facility Will be Held on October 4 at Fort Ord Day Camp Cycling Area in East Garrison

 

The public is invited to join Monterey County District 4 Supervisor Wendy Root Askew and County Chief of Parks

Bryan Flores for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebration for the Travel Camp restroom, taking place during the

Monterey Off Road Cycling Association’s “Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day.”

Details:

October 4, 2025

11:00 am

Fort Ord Day Camp Cycling Area

15301 Watkins Gate Road

East Garrison (map attached)

Why is this a big deal? Here is some background.

The former Fort Ord Travel Camp was not always a County open space area where

biking and running events took place. For many decades during base operation, it was a

location that military families could meet up and camp at, enjoy fishing a numerous

ponds stocked with bass and bluegill and take part in many outdoor activities with their

enlisted family members.

Following the base closure in 1994, the parcel sat unused for many years until the County

accepted ownership of the property in 2012. Since that time, the open space has served as

a staging area for numerous interscholastic, amateur and professional cycling and running

events. In 2024, a vault toilet project was installed as a first step in establishing Travel

Camp as a trailhead for the County-owned former Fort Ord properties which lead to the

Fort Ord National Monument. Work on the project was completed earlier this year.

“Securing the funds for this project may seem like a small step, but it’s a big win for the

1.5 million people who hike, bike, and explore Fort Ord public lands every year,’ says

Supervisor Wendy Root Askew, County of Monterey District 4. “This investment makes

our extraordinary outdoors more accessible today while helping us realize the

longstanding vision of this newest County Park that will serve youth and families for

generations to come.”

“Having guest serving facilities at Travel Camp, will help promote our wonderful Fort

Ord properties where visitors can hike and cycle on miles and miles of trails through oak

woodlands, grasslands and coastal chapparal,” says County of Monterey Chief of Parks

Bryan Flores. “They may even catch a glimpse of the local inhabitants such as, mountain

lions, bobcats, black bear, and coyotes.”