Number of sites found in Riverside County:62

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NameAcresLocatedDescription
Ryan Aircraft School1 Mile Sw Of HemetN/A
Camp Rice3 Miles East Of Rice The site, known as Camp Rice, was part of the Desert Training Center/California-Arizona Maneuver Area (DTC/CAMA), a complex of camps and training sites used by the Army during World War II. very little information is available for Camp Rice. It was used as a camp site early in the development of DTC/CAMA, from approximately August to October 1942, by the 5th Armored Division. The site may have also been used for camp purposes briefly by the 6th Armored Division in early 1943. Aircraft technicians from nearby Rice Army Airfield may have also used it for a tent camp after the armored divisions departed. Camp Rice improvements currently evident consist of dirt roads oriented in a typical CAMA camp layout. Although little information is available regarding Army facilities or activities at Camp Rice, its typical CAMA layout suggests motor pool, kitchen, and administrative areas were once present. There may also have been one or more ranges located directly to the south of the site as was common for CAMA camps.
Cherry Valley Hosp4 Miles N Of Beaumont
Camp Young (cama)3280.004 Miles W Of Chiriaco Summit
Corn Springs Gap Filler Annex Sm-160.3040 Miles W Of BlytheN/A
Temecula Bombing Range #1160.005 Miles East Of TemeculaACQUISITION INFORMATION FOR THIS SITE IS NEITHER COMPLETE OR SPECIFIC. AT AN UNKNOWN TIME PRIOR TO APRIL 1945 THE NAVY ACQUIRED 160 ACRES VIA LEASE FROM THE VAIL RANCH. THE PROPERTY IS IN SECTION 36, T7S, R2W.INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXTENT OF NAVY USE OF THE SITE IS NEITHER COMPLETE OR SPECIFIC. THE NAVY ESTABLISHED TEMECULA BOMBING TARGET NO. 1 AT THE SITE WHICH WAS ALSO KNOWN AS TARGET NO. 33. THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE NAVY ACTUALLY USED THE PROPERTY IS UNKNOWN. INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION OF MILITARY IMPROVEMENTS IS NOT AVAILABLE.DISPOSAL INFORMATION FOR THIS SITE IS NEITHER COMPLETE OR SPECIFIC. THE TERMINATION DATE OF THE LEASE IS UNKNOWN. THE PROPERTY IS NOW LOCATED IN A RURAL RESIDENTIAL AREA OF TEMECULA. NO EVIDENCE OF MILITARY IMPROVEMENTS IS ON THE PROPERTY.
Temecula Bombing Range #2160.005 Miles East Of TemeculaON 7 APRIL 1945 THE NAVY ACQUIRED 160 ACRES VIA LEASE FROM A LOCAL FARMER, ALBERT CEAS. NAVY ESTABLISHED BOMBING TARGET NO. 2 AKA TARGET NO. 34. TARGET CONSISTED OF A ROCKET AND WATER FILLER BOMB TARGET.
Banning General Hosp100.00Banning
Mais Canyon SiteBanning
Banning Rifle Range89.00BanningN/A
Banning Airport127.15BanningThe Department of Defense (DOD) is not known to have acquired nor have had any controlling interest in Banning Airport, Banning California. Real estate records were neither specific nor complete. The airport was established by private parties in 1927 on 68 acres of privately owned land. In 1943, the U.S. Army conducted a training program for Army engineers in airport construction at the airport. As a result of the training program, the landing strip was lengthened and oiled. DOD made no other improvements to the site. The landing strip continues to be beneficially used. Anecdotal evidence supports ad hoc use of the airport during World War II by General Patton. No DOD disposal actions were necessary. The airport is currently owned and operated by the City of Banning, which has enlarged the airport site to 127.15 acres. It is primarily used by the general public and North American Jet Charters.
Hopkins WellBlythe
Blythe Aaf Bea Site #21280.00Blythe
Blythe Army Airfield1568.24Blythe
Blythe Beacon Site Access RoadBlythe
Air Training SchoolBlythe
Blythe Aaf Bea Site #1640.00Blythe
Cadiz Lake Sonic Target #82560.00Cadiz Lake
Cadiz Lake Sonic Tar #102560.00Cadiz Lake (riverside/san Bernardino County Line)
Shavers Summit AirfieldChiriaco SummitN/A
Coachella Railhead(cama)Coachella
Desert Cntr Arpt1958.02Desert Center
Desert Center Division CampDesert Center
Camp Coxcomb11620.00Freda
Gavilan Plateau Maneuver Area19325.74Gavilan Plateau
Pyrite Canyon100.00Glen AvonSince the U.S. Army was probably involved in the selection of the type of ordnancetested and the contractors may no longer be available or in business, the documented ordnance contamination is consideded DOD responsibility.
Palm Springs Army Air Field1690.01IndioThe Army Air Forces acquired 1,680.61 acres between 1942 and 1945 for use as a service station known as Palm Springs Army Airfield. In addition to the above acreage, the Department of Defense (DoD) had a service contract for the use of a water pumping plant and 9.4 acres upon which the plant was situated. Total acreage for the site was 1690.01. The 441.45 acres which were acquired by transfer, fee, and lessor interests, as well as 1,078.66 acres lease, were declared surplus 31 May 1946 and transferred to the War Assets Administration for disposal effective 2 December 1946. The remaining 160.5 acres were disposed of by lease cancellations dated 27 August 1945 and 31 July 1946. The service contract for 9.4 acres was terminated in approximately 1946 along with the other utility service agreements. At the time the property was being surplused, an interim license was being negotiated to allow the City of Palm Springs to use airport facilities (including hangars, buildings, gasoline fueling systems, available utility systems, and the sewage treatment plant) for operation of a public airport. The majority of the site is currently under withdrawal to the Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians. The remainder of the site is owned by private landowners orthe City of Palm Springs and is used for a mixture of residential and commercial developments. The City of Palm Springs owns the property occupied by the Palm Springs Regional Airport. The City also operates a sewage treatment plant. The former beacon sites are all owned by private owners except for one site in section 36, which is owned by the State of California. Based on the foregoing, the site has been determined to be formerly used by the DoD and is therefore eligible for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program-Formerly Used Defense Site established under 10 USC 2701 et seq.
La Quinta55.20La QuintaN/A
March Drop Zone1280.00Lake HemetON 3-33-71 AIR FORCE ACQUIRED 1280 ACRES FROM GARNER CATTLE CO.THE 303 AEROSPACE RESCUE AND RECOVERY USE SITE FORM PARACHUTE DROPS AND RETRIEVALS. NO MILITARY IMPROVEMENT ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BENN CONSTRUCTED ON SITE.
March Field663.93March Air Force BaseN/A
Mira Loma Quartermaster DepotMira LomaN/A
Mira Loma Air Force StationMira Loma
March Afb - Poorman Gunnery Range160.00Moreno ValleyTHE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS ACQUIRED 162.84 ACRES BY LEASE 8 MAY 1944. A TOTAL OF 3.04 ACRES WERE ACQUIRED BY LICENSE FROM THREE PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN OCTOBER 1944 AND JANUARY 1945. TOTAL ACQUISITION WAS 165.88 ACRES.THE 162.84-ACRE LEASEHOLD WAS ESTABLISHED BY MARCH FIELD (LATER RENAMED MARCH AIR FORCE BASE) AS THE POORMAN GUNNERY RANGE. THE RANGE WAS USED AS A TURRET MACHINE GUN PRACTICE RANGE. A NUMBER OF MILITARY IMPROVEMENTS WERE CONSTRUCTED ON THIS SITE INCLUDING: RANGE SHELTERS (1 TO 4), GENERATOR HOUSE, GAS AND OIL STORAGE (WITH A DIRT FLOOR), PIT LATRINES (1 TO 2), CONCRETE PLATFORMS (4 TO 5), TARGET PLATFORMS AND A MAINTENANCE BUILDING. THE LICENSED ACRES PROVIDED RIGHT-OF-WAYS FOR AN ACCESS ROAD AND POWER LINES.THE LEASE FOR THE 162.84 ACRES WAS TERMINATED ON 1 DECEMBER 1946. THE THREE LICENSES WERE TERMINATED ON 7 SEPTEMBER 1946 AND 7 OCTOBER 1946. CURRENTLY, THE PROPERTY IS LARGELY UNDEVELOPED. A SMALL PORTION OF THE FORMER RANGE IS NOW PART OF A LOCAL PARK AND THE DEL REY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. THE ONLY REMAINING MILITARY IMPROVEMENT IS ONE CONCRETE PAD WHICH HAS HAD NO APPARENT BENEFICIAL USE.
March Light Annex No.210.43Mount Russell
Naval Ordnance Lab141.96NorcoN/A
Norco UsarcNorco
Corona Annex713.66Norco
Cadiz Lake Sonic Target #72560.00North Of Midland
Military ReservationPalm DesertN/A
Torney Gen Hospital139.24Palm Springs
March Afb Ils Outer MarkerPerris
Moreno Gap Filler Annex P76e11.80Perris Reservoir
Rice Air FieldRice
Rice Valley Sand Dunes23811.00Rice Valley Sand Dunes
Wiley Wells Water Point (cama)28004.24Ripley (wiley Wells)
March Water System AnnexRiverside
La Dist Eng Con Proj OffRiverside
March Military AirfieldRiverside
Camp Haan7822.38Riverside
March Afb Rifle RangeRiverside
Cp Anza1240.00Riverside
Camp Rubidoux - ArmyRubidouxThis site is not eligible, Inelgligible Findings - No Information Available.
Salton Sea Bomb Target (fbt 15)(#56)640.00Salton Sea
Salton Sea Bomb Target(fbt 13)(#54)640.00Salton Sea
Salton Sea Bomb Target(fbt 14)(#55)640.00Salton Sea, 27 Miles S Of Indio
Camp GraniteSan Bernardino/riverside County LinesN/A
Santiago Peak Rad Rel AxSantiago Peak (riverside/orange)
Prado Flood Control BasinSouth Of Chino
March Tvor Anx288.48Temecula
Temecula Bomb Target #104160.00TemeculaACQUISITION INFO FOR SITE IS NEITHER COMPL OR SPECIFIC. AT UUNKOWN TIME, BUTR PRIOR TO 1945 THE NAVY ACQUIRED 160 ACRES VIA LEASE FOR VAIL RANCH. NAVY ACTUALLY USED THE PROPERTY IS UNKNOWN, BUT ORD DEBRISHAS BEEN OBSERVED ON SITE. SITE IS ELIGIBLE FOR FUDS
Thermal Grd Air Sta Base2553.00ThermalProjects CON/HTRW, OE (RAC 2), BD/DR- NOFA
Blythe Army Air Field Bombing Target 2Unspecified Location