[SamAdams76]

Camp Pendleton is just massive, taking up nearly 20 miles of California coastline and in total area, about a fifth of the size of the state of Rhode Island.

When I was stationed there in the 1982-1984 period, most of the coastline was totally undeveloped. We used some of it to practice amphibious landings.

There was a nice beach in the southern part of it (Del Mar), just adjacent to Oceanside that was only accessible to Marines and their families.

[5th MEB]

I was stationed at Las Pulgas onboard Pendleton in 1968, just before I was sent overseas to Khe Sanh.

My parents lived in Palmdale, Ca, I was able to make the drive from Palmdale to Las Pulgas in about an hour and 15 minutes.

Now it takes about 4 hours to drive from Downey, Ca. to the north boarder of Camp Pendleton!