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Federal Land And Facilities

Included within the district are widespread areas of federal lands, some of which are federal enclaves where federal jurisdiction is exclusive. The federal lands include five National Parks, four National Forests, large tracts of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, lands administered by several Indian tribes, and several military installations. In addition, the Central District encompasses five Veteran’s Administration facilities, seven federal prisons, a multitude of United States Postal facilities, and other federal facilities. In addition, the District is home to two of the largest ports in the country (combined, they represent the largest United States port area), and six major passenger and cargo airports.

Federal Lands and Parks:

  • Channel Islands National Park
  • Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area
  • BLM Land Ranger Stations: Palm Springs, Barstow, Needles, Riverside, Temecula
  • Angeles National Forest
  • Cleveland National Forest
  • Los Padres National Forest
  • San Bernardino National Forest
  • Death Valley National Monument
  • Joshua Tree National Park
  • Mojave National Preserve

Military Bases and Facilities

  • Barstow - Marine Corps Logistics Base
  • China Lake - Naval Air Weapons Station
  • Corona Naval Warfare Assessment Center
  • Edwards Air Force Base (partly located in the District)
  • El Segundo - Defense Contract Management District West
  • Encino Naval & Marine Corps Reserve Center
  • Fort Irwin National Training Center
  • Joint Forces Training Base – Los Alamitos
  • Long Beach Combined Support Maintenance Shop
  • Long Beach Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair
  • Los Angeles Air Force Base
  • Los Angeles Naval & Marine Corps Reserve Center
  • March Joint Air Reserve Base
  • Naval Training Base – San Clemente Island
  • Ontario IAP Air National Guard Base
  • Palmdale - Production Flight Test Installation, Air Force Plant 42
  • Point Mugu Naval Air Weapons Station
  • Pomona Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant
  • Port Hueneme - Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory
  • Port Hueneme Division Naval Surface Warfare Center
  • Port Hueneme Naval Construction Battalion Center
  • San Bernardino Naval & Marine Corps Reserve Center
  • San Luis Obispo - Camp San Luis Obispo
  • San Pedro Coast Guard Support Center
  • Santa Barbara Naval Reserve Center
  • Santa Monica - Clover Field Civil Air Patrol Station
  • Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station
  • Twenty-Nine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
  • Van Nuys Air National Guard Base
  • Vandenberg Air Force Base

Indian Reservations: (approximate acreages of land holdings are given where known)

  • Agua Caliente, Palm Springs (31,000 acres)
  • Augustine, Coachella, CA
  • Cabazon, Indio, CA (1,700 acres)
  • Cahuilla, Anza, CA (18,800 acres)
  • Chemehuevi, Lake Havasu, AZ (land holdings in CA as well)
  • Colorado River Indian Tribes, Parker, AZ (land holdings in CA as well)
  • Morongo, Banning, CA (32,000 acres)
  • Pechanga, Temecula, CA (4,300 acres)
  • San Manuel, Patton, CA (650 acres)
  • Santa Rosa, Hemet, CA (11,000 acres)
  • Santa Ynez, Santa Ynez, CA (99 acres)
  • Soboba, San Jacinto, CA (5,900 acres)
  • Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, Thermal, CA (24,000 acres)
  • Twenty-Nine Palms, Coachella, CA

VA Hospitals

  • Westwood VA Hospital and Facility
  • Loma Linda VA Hospital
  • Long Beach VA Hospital
  • Los Angeles (Temple Street) VA Clinic

BOP Facilities

  • United States Penitentiary, 3901 Klein Boulevard, Lompoc, CA 93436
  • United States Penitentiary, 1299 Seaside Avenue, Terminal Island, CA 90731
  • United States Penitentiary-Victorville, 13777 Air Expressway Blvd., Adelanto, CA 92301 Federal Correctional Institution, 3600 Guard Road, Lompoc, CA 93436
  • Federal Correctional Institution - Medium I - Victorville & Federal Correctional Institution - Medium II - Victorville
    • Both located at 13777 Air Expressway Blvd., Adelanto, CA 92301
  • Metropolitan Detention Center, 535 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Ports, Airports, and Border Checkpoints

  • Los Angeles International Airport
  • Orange County (John Wayne) International Airport
  • Long Beach Airport
  • Hollywood Burbank Airport
  • Ontario International Airport
  • Palm Springs International Airport
  • Port of Los Angeles
  • Port of Long Beach
  • Temecula Station Border Checkpoint
Updated July 17, 2023