Nike missile locations | California
Nike Missile Sites in California
Find a Nike site by town, site ID, or defense area. This inventory covers the Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Travis AFB defense areas, with links to each site's Integrated Fire Control (IFC) and launch components.
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Before visiting a site: Condition and ownership notes below are copied from an older inventory and have not been verified as current. They are not access guidance. Coordinates are labeled as source-listed points, not surveyed boundaries.
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Los Angeles Defense Area
16 sites in this inventory
Map carried over from the original California index. It shows the defense area at a glance; use the individual IFC and launch links for each site's component record.
Brea/Puente Hill
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-UA, (7L-H)
Private ownership
Private ownership
Latitude 33.95509751704840
Longitude -117.89567703701100
Latitude 33.95979379168360
Longitude -117.88542528127900
Chatsworth Oat Mountain
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/11L-U
Partially Intact, Relay site
Intact, California Conservation Corps Camp
Latitude 34.32633855189970
Longitude -118.58682253483500
Latitude 34.31210539186430
Longitude -118.60707829985200
Fort MacArthur (upper)
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-UA
Intact Cite of LA, Angeles Gate Park
Intact, City of LA, White Point Park
Latitude 33.71201812973190
Longitude -118.29427564719700
Latitude 33.71640320660760
Longitude -118.31360082945700
Garden Grove/Stanton
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B1C/12H, 20A/8L-U
Obliterated, Private ownership, Industrial park
Partially Intact, CAArNG, 458th MASH
Latitude 33.79788422849950
Longitude -118.01030977932400
Latitude 33.78990580338750
Longitude -118.00339583276300
Hyperion/Playa del Rey
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A
Obliterated, FDS, vacant
Intact, City of LA Department of Airports, Jet Pets Animal Services
Latitude 33.93897000010500
Longitude -118.43427999994400
Latitude 33.95127101390760
Longitude -118.43630051192000
Long Beach Airport
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A
Obliterated, Hotel and commercial development
Obliterated, Kilroy Airport Center
Latitude 33.80970871039470
Longitude -118.13461194704500
Latitude 33.80859636103230
Longitude -118.14572530657600
Los Pinetos/Newhall
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/18H-30A/12L-UA
Intact, LA County Fire Camp #9 and GTE cellular relay station
Parially Intact, US Forest Service
Latitude 34.35300857556540
Longitude -118.41683582470600
Latitude 34.34733487927950
Longitude -118.40890730387400
Magic Mountain/Lang Saugus
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A
Microwave relay
Private owner, construction use
Latitude 34.38632386628450
Longitude -118.32926299800500
Latitude 34.42848502252490
Longitude -118.37481137250800
Malibu
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-U
Partially Intact, LA County Fire Department, Fire Camp #8
Partially Intact, Microwave/ Communication Facility
Latitude 34.07823357178020
Longitude -118.65549310845300
Latitude 34.06025340471440
Longitude -118.64630277295300
Mount Disappointment/ Barkley
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A
Intact, LA County Probation Department work camp
Obliterated, LA Sheriff's Department Air Station
Latitude 34.24641469832290
Longitude -118.10493834160600
Latitude 34.27645012974960
Longitude -118.07213594900400
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/11L-U, (10L-H)
Intact, State of California prison camp
Obliterated, State of California
Latitude 34.37670326187850
Longitude -118.17750466624700
Latitude 34.38127080920510
Longitude -118.15377765768600
Playa del Rey/Lax
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A
Obliterated, Apartments, commercial use
Intact, City of LA Department of Airports, Jet Pets Animal Service
Latitude 33.95919000013090
Longitude -118.43039999951800
Latitude 33.95127101390760
Longitude -118.43630051192000
Point Vincente
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U
Obliterated, City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Del Cero Park
Intact, City Hall Park
Latitude 33.75656358394870
Longitude -118.36876267420000
Latitude 33.74356944267580
Longitude -118.40398231264300
Redondo Beach/ Torrence
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A
Obliterated, City of Redondo Beach, Hopkins Wilderness Park
Partially Intact, City of Terrence, Torrence Airport Civel Air Patrol
Latitude 33.82984493282820
Longitude -118.37451167610700
Latitude 33.79680011677960
Longitude -118.32998158911500
South El Monte
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 2B/20A/8L-A
Obliterated, City of LA Police/fire training site
Obliterated, USAR Center
Latitude 34.01711597655300
Longitude -118.01492220988400
Latitude 34.04317858234240
Longitude -118.05910233360300
Van Nuys/ Sepulveda
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-U, (8L-H)
Partially Intact, City of LA, San Vincente Mountain Park
Intact, CAArNG, 261st Combat Communication Squadron
Latitude 34.12864161293600
Longitude -118.51275928445600
Latitude 34.18512594968910
Longitude -118.48224601074300
San Francisco Defense Area
12 sites in this inventory
Map carried over from the original California index. It shows the defense area at a glance; use the individual IFC and launch links for each site's component record.
Angel Island
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A
Partially Intact, Abandoned
Partially Intact, NPS-GGNRA, Angel Island State Park
Latitude 37.86150906385890
Longitude -122.43071584700100
Latitude 37.85645475493240
Longitude -122.42264134034300
Coyote Hills/ Newark
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A
Partially Intact, East Bay Regional Park District, Coyote Hills Regional Park Alameda County Sheriff's Department radio transmitter
Obliterated, Coyote Hills Regional Park
Latitude 37.54024059948850
Longitude -122.08228292126200
Latitude 37.55970400414900
Longitude -122.09582746644700
Fort Barry/ Sausalito
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U
Partially Intact, NPS-GGNRA, camp site, YMCA facility
Intact, National Park Service Restored Nike Site, open for tours
Latitude 37.84236959282700
Longitude -122.53215373219100
Latitude 37.82681294407790
Longitude -122.52769115632900
Fort Cronkhite/ Sausalito
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U
Partially Intact, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Intact, Marine Mammal Center
Latitude 37.82784178312030
Longitude -122.49941611896800
Latitude 37.83527105333750
Longitude -122.53075837280500
Fort Funston/ Mount San Bruno
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A
FDS
Partially Intact, Park Picnic Area, launcher now a parking lot
Latitude 37.69244591020720
Longitude -122.44792555100200
Latitude 37.71488608357140
Longitude -122.50171894514800
Fort Winfield Scott
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A
Television/ communications facility
Intact, Salvageyard
Latitude 37.75823849378700
Longitude -122.45728864672900
Latitude 37.79237536951100
Longitude -122.47394477796000
Lake Chabot/ Castro Valley
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U
Intact, Communications Facility
Partially Intact, East Bay Regional Park District, Lake Chabot Park, Department of Public Safety, service yard
Latitude 37.72379873689850
Longitude -122.11872505798000
Latitude 37.72133427938950
Longitude -122.09879610541300
Milagra/ Pacifica
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U
National Park Service, Sweeny Ridge Skyline Preserve
Obliterated, Milagra Ridge County Park
Latitude 37.61330869112610
Longitude -122.45919566171800
Latitude 37.63946599967040
Longitude -122.47906887204100
Rock Ridge
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A
Partially Intact, Las Trampas Regional Park and microwave communications facility
Intact, TRACOR Aerospace, Expendable Technology Center, Las Trampas Regional Park Office
Latitude 37.81587078680890
Longitude -122.06223107835300
Latitude 37.81157576633660
Longitude -122.04071045026100
San Pablo Ridge
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A
Obliterated, Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
Obliterated, Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
Latitude 37.93963331753970
Longitude -122.27789568452700
Latitude 37.92642345437440
Longitude -122.26225318276200
San Pablo Ridge/Berkeley
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A
Obliterated, Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
Obliterated, Wildcat Canyou Regional Park
Latitude 37.93902491494180
Longitude -122.27816190688100
Latitude 37.92527984303450
Longitude -122.26154320954100
San Raphael
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 3B/18H, 30A/12L-U
Partially Intact, Harry P. Barbier Memorial Park
Partially Intack, Martin County Waste Water Treatment Plant
Latitude 37.99778506815130
Longitude -122.50267440108300
Latitude 38.02401443303760
Longitude -122.52105772268900
Travis AFB Defense Area
4 sites in this inventory
Map carried over from the original California index. It shows the defense area at a glance; use the individual IFC and launch links for each site's component record.
Dixon/Lambie
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike AG/12A/12L-A
Intact, State of California Department of Health Services
Obliterated, Private ownership
Not supplied in the source inventory for this Travis-area site.
Elmira
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 3B/18H, 30A/12L-U
Intact, Housing
Intact, Private ownership
Not supplied in the source inventory for this Travis-area site.
Fairfield/ Cement Hills
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-UA, (8L-U)
Private ownership
Intact, Solano County Detention Center and Animal Shelter
Not supplied in the source inventory for this Travis-area site.
Potrero Hills
Missile type, site notes, and coordinates
Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A
Intact, Explosives Technology
Intact, Explosives Technology
Not supplied in the source inventory for this Travis-area site.
Reading the original records
Codes and source context
Nike missile and launcher code key
The original inventory uses compact storage and launcher codes. They are retained in each site's details so the historical data remains available.
- Storage
- C: Ajax only, original design. B: Ajax or Hercules, with some elevators modified for Hercules. D: either type, with increased magazine access.
- Launcher
- A: Ajax; AA: double Ajax; AG: above ground; H: Hercules; L: launcher; K: unofficial Alaskan above-ground designation; U: universal; UA: half universal and half Ajax; UU: double universal.
Launcher conversions to Hercules appear in parentheses in the original code, for example (8L-H).
Source and coordinate notes
The site names, service dates, equipment codes, condition notes, component links, coordinates, and three map images were transcribed from the existing California Nike location page on September 23, 2026. That page cites To Defend and Deter: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Missile Program. The prototype has not independently checked every site claim or the present-day condition of any property.
The original inventory provides no latitude or longitude for the four Travis-area sites. The LA-70 and LA-73 launcher entries also repeat the same coordinate pair. Those source-data issues are flagged for review, not silently changed here.