California has 36 Navy bases: 19.4% of the US total of 186. That ranks #1 by count and #13 per person (0.09 per 100,000 residents) of 51.
Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026. Every active installation the DoD lists under the Navy, including its Reserve and National Guard sites, at the centre of its boundary, with its area in acres. Joint bases are listed under the branch that reports them.
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amphib Base Coronado East | Navy · 674 acres |
| 2 | Amphib Base Coronado West | Navy · 73 acres |
| 3 | Balboa Hospital | Navy · 76 acres |
| 4 | Broadway Complex | Navy · 15 acres |
| 5 | Camp Michael Monsoor | Navy · 3,392 acres |
| 6 | Camp Morena | Navy · 130 acres |
| 7 | Dryside | Navy · 325 acres |
| 8 | Fallbrook California | Navy · 8,928 acres |
| 9 | Holtville Carrier LS | Navy · 1,199 acres |
| 10 | Imperial Beach NOLF | Navy · 1,208 acres |
| 11 | Long Beach Fuel Complex | Navy · 11 acres |
| 12 | Mission Gorge Rec Area | Navy · 448 acres |
| 13 | NAF El Centro | Navy · 2,686 acres |
| 14 | NAS Lemoore CA | Navy · 18,395 acres |
| 15 | National City | Navy · 14 acres |
| 16 | Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake | Navy · 1,144,952 acres |
| 17 | Naval Base Point Loma | Navy · 1,150 acres |
| 18 | Naval Base San Diego | Navy · 714 acres |
| 19 | Naval Base Ventura County – Point Mugu Operating Facility | Navy · 4,485 acres |
| 20 | Naval Base Ventura County – Port Hueneme Operating Facility | Navy · 1,614 acres |
| 21 | Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment Norco | Navy · 244 acres |
| 22 | NAVBASE Coronado | Navy · 2,783 acres |
| 23 | NAVPMOSSP Mtn View | Navy · 50 acres |
| 24 | NAVSUPPACT Monterey CA | Navy · 133 acres |
| 25 | NAVWPNSTA Seal Beach | Navy · 4,821 acres |
| 26 | Navy Annex | Navy · 122 acres |
| 27 | Old Town Site 1 | Navy · 47 acres |
| 28 | San Clemente IS NALF | Navy · 36,186 acres |
| 29 | San Nicolas Island | Navy · 17,465 acres |
| 30 | San Pedro Fuel Depot | Navy · 337 acres |
| 31 | Santa Cruz Island | Navy · 8 acres |
| 32 | Sewage Evaporation Pond | Navy · 432 acres |
| 33 | Silver Strand South | Navy · 551 acres |
| 34 | South Point | Navy · 50 acres |
| 35 | Target 101 Shade Tree | Navy · 19,285 acres |
| 36 | Warner Springs Rts | Navy · 1,263 acres |
Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.
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