Road closures
Basilone Road: From San Mateo Road to Meadowlark Drive is closed due to severe damage.
Basilone Road: On Tuesday, 24 March 2026, Thursday, 26 March 2026 and Saturday, 28 March 2026, a portion of Basilone Road will be shut down for up to 10 minutes at a time due to scheduled training exercises. Motorists should expect traffic delays from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
GATE CLOSURES
No gate closures at this time.
The below traffic control procedures will be in place from 6:00 a.m. until approximately 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March, 28 2026 as described below:
Camp Del Mar (21 Area): From 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., it is highly advised that residents and employees avoid vehicular travel within 21 Area during this timeframe.
The Del Mar overpass/A Street Bridge: Closed to outbound traffic from 6:30 a.m. until approximately 2:00 p.m.. Residents and employees of Camp Del Mar attempting to access the camp will be required to exit through the Main Gate, make a U-turn at the traffic light, re-enter through the Main Gate, and merge onto Wire Mountain Road/A Street (Bridge) entrance ramp from eastbound Vandegrift. Major traffic delays can be expected on Santa Fe Drive during this timeframe. Del Mar residents will be able to exit the Del Mar Gate for access to Harbor Drive (expect extended traffic delays).
Vandegrift Boulevard: From 6:30 a.m. until approximately 2:00 p.m. the far-right westbound lane of Vandegrift Boulevard will be closed to the vehicular traffic from the Basilone Road intersection to the intersection of Wire Mountain Road and Vandegrift Boulevard eastbound traffic on Vandegrift Boulevard will not be affected.
Stuart Mesa Road: There will be controlled two-way traffic utilizing the southbound lane from Ortiz Road to Vandegrift Boulevard. From 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. , Las Pulgas Gate will only be open to inbound traffic. At approximately 11:00 a.m. , Las Pulgas Gate will be open to inbound and outbound traffic coinciding with Stuart Mesa Road and will be open to northbound and southbound traffic from Las Pulgas Road to Bloom Street. It is highly recommended that Stuart Mesa Housing Residents avoid this portion of Stuart Mesa Road during this timeframe.
Las Pulgas Gate: Closed for inbound traffic and only open to outbound traffic from 7:00 a.m. through 11:00 a.m. .
Las Pulgas Road: Closed to all vehicles from Stuart Mesa/Las Pulgas Road “Y” intersection to Basilone Road. There will be no access to Camp Las Pulgas (43 Area) from the Las Pulgas Gate, or from Stuart Mesa Road. All of Camp Las Pulgas (43 Area) will be accessible via northbound travel on Basilone Road only. Residents of Camp Las Pulgas (43 Area) that desire to exit the installation will be required to utilize Basilone Road northbound and off the installation via the Cristianitos Gate.
Basilone Road: There will be two-way traffic on Basilone Road from Vandegrift Boulevard to Vado Del Rio (25 Area). From Vado Del Rio to Camp San Onofre (52 Area), there will be northbound traffic only on Basilone Road. Personnel desiring to exit Vado Del Rio or Camp Santa Margarita (33 Area) and travel in the direction of Vandegrift Boulevard should expect an approximately 30-minute delay from 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on this day. Drivers will be able to access Camp Horno (53 Area) by traveling North on Basilone Road only. Since there will be no access to Basilone Road from the Las Pulgas Gate, personnel wishing to enter Camp Horno (53 Area) must access Basilone Road from Vandegrift Boulevard. Basilone Road from I-5 will be open in both directions for San Onofre Housing (51 Area) only. Personnel traveling North on Basilone Road from School of Infantry (52 Area) will be required to exit the installation via the Cristianitos Gate.
Cristianitos Road: Open to inbound and outbound traffic from the Cristianitos I-5 overpass to the San Mateo Campground. From the campground, Cristianitos Road will only be closed to inbound traffic (i.e. traffic going to Camp Talega or Camp San Mateo). There will only be outbound traffic via Cristianitos Gate. Both Camp Talega and Camp San Mateo (62/64 Area) will have to access Cristianitos Road from Basilone Road. Major traffic delays can be expected during this timeframe.
Note: All on and off ramps that feed on base from the Cristianitos Road I-5 overpass will be closed. Residents of Camp San Mateo and Talega will have to exit the I-5 further North into San Clemente or North at Avenida Del Presidente and travel South on El Camino Real to Cristianitos Road. Residents of San Mateo Point Housing will be able to access both northbound and southbound I-5 by driving North on Avenida Del Presidente to Avenida Calafia.
Camp Pendleton Bike Access Route
The authorized bike route is North-South from the Las Pulgas Gate to the Main Gate (Stuart Mesa Rd to Vandegrift Blvd) and South-North from the Main Gate to the Las Pulgas Gate (Vandegrift Blvd to Stuart Mesa Rd).
Obey all traffic laws and ride single-file and as close as practicable to the right-hand edge of the roadway. Bicycling is only permitted from the Las Pulgas Gate to the Main Gate or vice versa. Deviation from the bike route is not authorized. Violation of these rules will result in immediate termination of access to MCB Camp Pendleton.
For more information regarding E-bike rules on MCB Camp Pendleton, please read: Base Regulations for Electric Bicycles.
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (MCB CAMPEN) official visitors, volunteers, command guests, guests of base residents, Marine Corps Community Service patrons, and recreational bicyclists should report to the visitor center for service.
MCB CAMPEN official visitors, volunteers, command guests, and guests of base residents will be given priority service over other customers, who can expect very long delays.
The visitor center and base access control may stop accepting customers as early as 2:00 p.m. to ensure all existing customers are provided service by closing time.