pwcfan

I'm a noob. How do you get to the base ? Exit Las Pulgas and park, or can you ride past San Onofre on the "Old Pacific Hwy" ?

calamarichris

Here's the Gmaps route. You can zoom in and check out the street views on the approaches to the base, but of course it won't display street views on-post.
Good luck, have fun, and please be courteous on base. The Marines are the most considerate drivers, especially compared to the apes we deal with in the rest of SoCal.

rolandk

Holy cow, I just realized that I was stationed at Camp Pendleton THIRTY YEARS AGO!!! I would love to cycle around there again some day, it's on the bucket list.

pwcfan

Thank you for the help. I live in So. OC.
I have been on base a few times for paintball. Always respectful.
I'm a noob to riding. Late 50's for fitness. I would love to ride through there. I may try it. I did register with the base.
Thanks again !!

calamarichris

You might enjoy visiting again. It's changed so much in just the last 10 years. Two giant brick hospital structures have been built, and some new MOUT training sites have sprung up, but the vast majority of it is still virgin coastal desert scrub. It's one of my favorite rides around here--3 stoplights total (and they're almost always green), one stop sign, and the road condition is generally good. It's a great stretch for sustained wattage training or just haul-the-freight.

rolandk

I was in the area a few years ago but didn't go on base. I was stationed at Del Mar and used to surf there or Oceanside/Carlsbad just about every day, those were some great times! You are very lucky to live in Carlsbad, it's my favorite city in the world.