Hotel Near Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach and Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge

The Hampton Inn & Suites Seal Beach Hotel is less than one mile from the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach and the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge, located entirely within the boundaries of the Naval Station. This unique arrangement makes this a true national treasure for many different reasons.

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Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach consists of a headquarters command located in Seal Beach and detachments located in Concord, Corona and Fallbrook, California.  The command exists to provide base operating support to the Navy's ordnance mission.  Command and tenant personnel provide munitions receipt, segregation, inspection, maintenance, storage, issue, and assessment services to Navy operating forces and other Department of Defense and homeland security entities.  Overall, the command supports the provisioning of missiles, torpedoes, and other ordnance to approximately one-half of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The facilities also support Coast Guard vessels and Marine Corps units stationed afloat and ashore.

The Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge is an approximately 920-acre salt marsh and upland habitat located entirely within the boundaries of Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach.  The Refuge constitutes one of the few remaining natural, undeveloped coastal areas of Southern California. Although enclosed within a military installation, the base command recognized a need to protect the area from future encroachment.  In 1969 the wetlands aboard the station were designated as a Navy Preserve.

The Seal Beach wetlands provide an important habitat for many endangered bird species.  The Refuge is managed specifically for the protection of two of them.  The California least tern nests on a man-made island that was formally used for rocket testing during the Apollo space program.  The light-footed clapper rail nests on special man-made rafts, which are constructed and maintained by Fish and Wildlife personnel with the help of many local volunteers.  Other endangered and threatened species that call the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge home include the California brown pelican, the peregrine falcon, and the Belding's savannah sparrow. The Fish and Wildlife Service, in cooperation with the Navy, operates a Nature Center at the refuge.  The Center, which opened in 1996, commands a sweeping view of the salt marsh and contains many educational materials. A free public walking tour of the Refuge is normally held on the last Saturday of each month.

For more information on the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge and Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, visit their official website linked at the bottom of this page.

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