Mariposa Military Base
is inspired by Fort Ord, Marina, CA
Inspired by a real place
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The military base where the Master's army of super mutants is made with the Forced Evolutionary Virus. Designer Chris Taylor later recalled that it was based on Fort Ord on Monterey Bay.
The real place
Fort Ord was a major US Army post on Monterey Bay until it closed in 1994. Most of its land is now Fort Ord National Monument, the campus of California State University, Monterey Bay, and Fort Ord Dunes State Park.
Visiting
Fort Ord National Monument has about 140 km of trails for walking, cycling and riding. Fort Ord Dunes State Park, west of Highway 1, has a boardwalk down to the beach past old army sites.
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