Oak Trees at Fort Ord National Monument.
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Hollister Field Office

The Bureau of Land Management Hollister Field Office administers approximately 284,000 acres of public land in Central California.  Bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the San Joaquin Valley to the east, elevations range from sea level to over 5,000 feet and major landforms include the Diablo Mountain Range, Salinas Valley, and San Joaquin Valley.  Within the lands managed by the Hollister Field Office are three Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, two Research Natural Areas, two National Monuments, a National Historic Trail, and a National Recreation Trail.

Oak trees on Fort Ord NM, photo by B. Wick


In the Spotlight
Get Outside at old Fort Ord!

Children exploring Fort Ord National Monument, photo by B. Wick BLM

The Fort Ord National Monument has some of the last undeveloped wildlands on the Monterey Peninsula.  There are three trail access points to 86 miles of trail including the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail.  Open every day from dawn to dusk, visitors can travel through grassland hills, oak woodlands and coastal chaparral.  Download the new Monument Trail Map and Brochure.

NEW! Check out photos from the recent Capital-One Salinas Valley Community Volunteer Day held on Fort Ord - we love our Volunteers, thank you!

Get Outside at the Coast!

BLM Ranger doing interpretation at Pt. Lobos, photo by BLM

Read about the Fort Ord National Monument partnership with Point Lobos Summer Adventures Camp at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve in News.bytes Issue 550.

National Public Lands Day

A BLM California National Public Lands Day event on Fort Ord National Monument is scheduled for October 27, 2012.  Download the Event Information Flyer and Map with Directions.


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What's Happening Now

Panoche-Coalinga Area of Critical Environmental Concern Management Planning

"Habitat and History" Sierra Club Service Week at Fort Ord National Monument, October 14-21

Fort Ord National Monument Badger Hills Access - Highway 68 Update

National Public Lands Day at Fort Ord National Monument October 27

California Archaeology Month and National Archaeology Day October 20

National Fossil Day October 17

December 2012 Oil & Gas Lease Sale Information

FIRE RESTRICTIONS for the San Joaquin Management Area


Frequently Requested

Looking for something else?  Try the Hollister Field Office Web Pages Directory.


A Sound Investment

The BLM: A Sound Investment for America (Fiscal Year 2011 Report)

Public Land in California

Public Land Statistics (BLM Annual Reports)


Rick Cooper, Field Manager
Bureau of Land Management
Hollister Field Office
20 Hamilton Court
Hollister, CA 95023
Phone: (831) 630-5000
Fax: (831) 630-5055
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., M-F
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