Abandoned Nuclear Weapon Storage Facility | Jacksonville, FL

[@tugboat_actual]

I can confirm. Top secret during the cold war and lasted like that till clinton closed down the base in the 90s. Used to do scout trips out there when it was active and wasnt. We always got the "cross this area and you go to jail forever" speach. It wasnt as sensitive in the 90s as it was during the cold war. To be clear, the small chimney was the place to torch classified and top secret documents should the base be overrun. That one thing you didnt know about was a paint spray booth. In 2006 and 2007 they still had a shit ton of paint and equipment still there. Even a humvee. Hell, one of them bunkers used to have a ton of small arms ammo too.

[@Yiayia3]

I worked there. Those were all the buildings that I worked in. I was a nuclear weapons technician in the 90s, and I was stationed there at yellow water

[@donaldbennett7522]

Born and raised westside Jax and we have explored all over out there over the years. There's actual underground bunkers in the woods behind the equestrian center that's there now. The hatch is concreted shut now though. It is super creepy out there.

[@nightryder1550]

I found one of them but haven't checked it yet to see if it was concreted shut. It's under 5" of sediment and there was a nice 5' rattler right there when I went so I gave him the space he deserved an will try again wanna go

[@TheDuvalboy]

Used to go out there a lot, since I moved back, guess I need to go back out there. The bunkers used to have the doors, while the big building had all it's doors and a bunch of equipment left inside back when we originally spent time out there in 2008. I know a bunch about the area, the history goes back to just before WW2. You can find tons of fired bullets still buried out there from the old ww2 gunnery portion.

[@davidwhitejr.9798]

How do I get there ?

[@Paebakipctwnsfstk]

This is one hell of a find for one of your first videos...Looking forward to seeing what else you explore!

[@TaylorVanBeek]

Thanks man! Excited to get out and adventure some more! Thanks for the support.

[@Jaxdrone]

Great footage! I will be exploring this later today!

[@TaylorVanBeek]

Thank you! Have fun. I just got a drone myself so I'm hoping to get back out there and get some cool footage!

[@Jaxdrone]

I’m getting it all packed up now. Hopefully we find a quicker way in

[@davidwhitejr.9798]

What street will lead me to this ?

[@larry4762]

USN Seabee stationed at Yellow Water weapons depot 1961 to 1962. Cuban missile crisis.

[@nickbrady-y1v]

THIS IS BASICALLY IN MY BACK yard. very creepy!

[@TommyTwoYooks]

That big furnace looking thing I believe is a paint booth.

[@TaylorVanBeek]

Yep that's what someone else told me it was when they used to work there!

[@barnabasstewart4104]

My friends and I actually hung out there in the big warehouse a lot and even shot some scenes for a horror film! Great times, great memories! In the bunker dirt mounds that stored weapons and such... Inside one of those bunker mounds is a ton of graffiti done by some of my friends! We used to run all over Cecil Field on the weekends! That giant helicopter pad was our cars and trucks playground...lol In fact, there were no road blocks when we went, so we were able to drive our cars right into the giant warehouse and party! haha

[@TaylorVanBeek]

That sounds awesome! Haha

[@phoenixbenjamin]

Yea we used to party there. Had fun times.

[@Bill_Russell_aka_Coolbreeze]

LOL... Spiders? Nope! That last building you passed on your way out was a well pump house that has a huge underground cistern. Provided the water to much of the facility.

[@TaylorVanBeek]

Not a fan of them! Haha

[@NSTROM]

Really cool place! nice video buddy

[@TaylorVanBeek]

Thank you! Working on getting better with the editing skills! Haha

[@thepawanderer]

That pretty cool thanks for sharing this it's crazy how they just let this stuff go and not use it for other things

[@TaylorVanBeek]

I know right? It's nuts! They actually use the whole facility now as a Sheriffs office training course

[@thepawanderer]

@@TaylorVanBeek o ok well at least it's being put to use

[@djsjmc511]

​@@thepawanderer the reason they shut it down was because it was a waste of money it was one of the many bases bush deserviced

[@MediocreMotorsports]

Me and some friends are going there. May I ask the best way to find the other 2 buildings? Will they show up on maps

[@kittytatt5144]

Planning a trip there in a month Hella excited

[@OsotastyLordKC]

Lived in Dirty Duval my whole life and used to party and have late night street racing out there! We would park all the cars in the bunkers and do burnouts and stuff... Lots of drifting on the helo pad. One time the cops came and blocked off the only entrance and gave everyone tickets that tried to leave. Me and a few other cars decided to bookit and drive into the woods down those old logging roads... Spent HOURS LOST IN THE WOODS!!! Almost ran out of gas and almost got stuck on the poor overgrown muddy roads, didn't help I was in a mini truck 1995 Nissan Hardbody that was bagged out and slammed on the ground. Fun times! We finally made it out the woods all the way over to Normandy blvd!!! Had to cross someones nice backyard property to get to the road, those people looked at us like we were NUTZ. A small convoy of tuner cars just appearing from out their woods first thing on a Sunday morning!

[@tugboat_actual]

You went to ed white didnt ya? Haha

[@OsotastyLordKC]

@@tugboat_actual yup yup Class of 2005!

[@gregoryjones4528]

Great video, brings back alot of memories, I worked ther as aa Gunners Mate Technician/Weapons Technician between 1985 - 1987, a couple of my friends and I were out smoking, standing on the loading dock of that building while we watched the space shuttle Callenger launch and explode in January of 1986. The building was called the BDU (Bomb Dummy Unit) building and the structure inside with the big stack going to the overhead is the paint booth where a goverment cilvilian (WG rating) would paint the B52, B43, and some of the B61 air drop bomb dummies after we had retrieved them from the Pine Castle Missle Range in central Florida and repaired them. Thanks for the memory

[@CreamyPennePasta]

Y’all explore the old gunnery school?

[@jimreynolds5528]

What you were looking at in the big building were paint booths

[@TaylorVanBeek]

That’s what I thought. Looked just like paint booths to me as well after doing some research.

[@arturodoesitall808]

I like the hiking shoes lol

[@TaylorVanBeek]

Haha not my best choice in shoes for sure!

[@dwainobrien9528]

That thing you were calling a furnace is actually a paint spray booth

[@Yiayia3]

We stored the B-57 and the B-61 drop weapons. We also refurbished the dented drop dummies that the pilots would practice with. We would have to stand them down and repaint them.

[@CreamyPennePasta]

At 10:30 is the special weapons bunker. Nuclear Weps were kept there. Been out many times with former service personnel in the past years. The stories I could tell you

[@TaylorVanBeek]

That’s pretty sweet! The place definitely gives off creepy vibes!

[@barnabasstewart4104]

I wanna hear the stories!!!

[@jfuriathemostwanted5414]

Is this place still standing and where is at in Jacksonville

[@LetsGoKart]

We used to drift are cars here back in the day super cool place. I would assume the furnace looking thing was a powder coating booth.

[@TaylorVanBeek]

Thats awesome!

[@CreamyPennePasta]

Correct. They painted B series nuclear warheads there

[@Howrider65]

Good place to go in a Hurricane we have one close to us.

[@magcitrate]

How can I buy one bunker?

[@strikeryachts]

Looks like a paint shop.

[@fbgduval]

Just checked out some other abandoned stuff across the road by the airport. Didn’t know there was more behind the equestrian center. Heard that jso patrols the area, is that true? Really want to see the bunkers.

[@donaldbennett7522]

That thing you called a big furnace is actually an old paint booth. I paint cars at a collision shop and we have two that are very similar.

[@nightryder1550]

Who ever wants to go explore this area with me im game lets go!

[@hahaxd6703]

les hit it snap?tele?whatsapp?

[@CustCareRep]

"I'm sleeping with my socks on." Good to know. 16:20 "Yellow Water"? Interesting name for a facility. Thanks for another enjoyable video. You have a gift for doing this.

[@TaylorVanBeek]

Thanks for watching!

[@eastwoodsadventures]

Cool explore of an amazing place

[@TaylorVanBeek]

Thank you! It definitely gave off some creepy vibes! haha

[@Ludasn]

When making the hike through the trail, we’re you using gps to make your way towards the area as well as how did you find the path separate from the trail?

[@TaylorVanBeek]

I was using google satellite view to guide my way there. The trails are in the back of a park near this storage place.

[@elisedietz3846]

Really enjoyed this video. Me and my hubby checked out Yellow Water Naval Air Gunnery School, behind the Equestrian Center this past weekend, found some still standing buildings, and the training pool. Drove across the street to find the missile facility, but were not positive how to access it. We ended up at a disc golf, and paintball park. I know JSO utilizes the property for training, and supposedly, there are surveillance cameras everywhere, surrounding the bunkers. Was wondering, if you noticed any. Dying to check this place out, but really don't want the $500 trespassing ticket. How did you access it? I assume you parked by the Equestrian Center?

[@fredgaehring2008]

the room inside with the stack in the rear looks like a old spray boothe to pant cars or anything that needs painting

[@jaxflfreebird]

So did you ever think about residual radiation? Bombs leak. Containers leak. Accident happen. Stuff gets old and rust or corrodes.

[@dalehorne9316]

Taylor I was stationed there in the early 1980’s we did not store nukes in the bunkers there were no nukes at Cecil. If they are at a base they would be underground and been in a hardened facility

[@Yiayia3]

Our Marines would stand guard and walk along all the tops of the buildings

[@ExploringWithin]

Cool place

[@TaylorVanBeek]

Thank you!

[@dylanrowland8911]

where is this place in jax?

[@colinjones9393]

I’d like to see some of the footage from the T. rex fight!

[@TaylorVanBeek]

I’ll have to wear my go pro next time! Haha

[@OuterLimitsOpenRoad]

Haha shoe check. Bill is former military police so it's great to go to abandoned bases with him. I get the best detailed tour. We've been to a few. The most photogenic was KI Sawyer in the U.P. of Michigan. Do not drink the water. That's a WHOLE thing.

[@TaylorVanBeek]

That's cool! I'll have to make my way up to Michigan at some point!

[@gabrieltaylor5382]

Dude, I used to live in Jacksonville, Fl myself. And you're doing exactly what I love to do! I'd love to explore some of these places in Jacksonville with you. Of course you'd want to meet in Jackonsville, and we could do that before going exploring.

[@TaylorVanBeek]

There is some really cool places in Jacksonville for sure!

[@Sikboi]

I live in Jax I'd love to go to some spots like that. I'm into haunted places and abandoned places like this

[@gabrieltaylor5382]

​@@Sikboiyou wanna meet up sometime and explore?

[@JBeamGT3]

@@gabrieltaylor5382 I'd love to, I'm currently looking for good places to organize underground raves in north Florida.

[@C4Explore]

Dang, this is incredible! Gotta love some military ruins...looks flat enough that one could bike through it (I'm not by any means fit, and that looks like a LOT of walking). I really enjoyed your commentary also, you're very entertaining! 👍🙂

[@TaylorVanBeek]

Thank you! Still getting better with the editing skills but having fun learning!

[@TheRealBambihooves]

I was born and raised and still live in westside Jax. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Yiayia3]

That building that you found was where we worked on the bomb dummy units. I used to drive the forklift all over that building

[@edwardyork4321]

The big boxes inside the big Building are what is left of Paint Boothes. Same thing they have at your local Car Body Shop 👍

[@lilsouljia6449]

Where is this

[@kellywilson8440]

I was stationed across the street at NAS Cecil Field 85/88 , We took our motorcycle riding course at Yellowwater , There were watch towers about 50 feet apart all over in the woods with armed Marines with binoculars watching your every move !

[@lysandrodelarosa-cj8gg]

Whats day addy fo dis place?

[@EliAlexanderClark]

Well, if you leave the 6.0 idling you’ll get caught!

[@sjschmitt1979]

Kept ZERO nukes in there but go ahead, spread the booooooshhhheeeeet

[@bobmarlowe3390]

Yes, they did. They used to shut down the roads in the area when they were transporting them to the ships at Mayport. I spent time at all 3 bases in Jax when I was in. If you tried to drive in to Yellow Water, there was a stop sign in the middle of the woods with nothing around it. If you didn't stop at that stop sign, you would have a whole crew of Marines, locked and loaded, surrounding you before you knew it. I've talked to some of the Marines that were stationed there.

[@JeffreyRust-oq7rw]

Keep Yaking you Yaker!!!

[@jaxflfreebird]

Asbestos insulation!!!!! Especially around that chimney pipe you saw. That is probably straight up asbestos.

[@rexrosal1863]

Awesome video, Taylor!!! Me and my family were stationed at/lived on Cecil Field back in the 1980's so this location/your video really got my attention. I'm a huge fan of abandoned places and the fact that it's connected (not in a physical way) to Cecil Field makes it more intriguing because me and my family had lived there. I only found out about the place a few months ago and here I am, sitting at my computer like an idiot trying to "find" the location on Cecil Field when the location is further North. LOL. The location is only 9 miles from my house and I would love to visit it but I am kind of worried about getting arrested so reading articles and watching KZbin videos about the place will have to do until the location is open to the public.

[@TaylorVanBeek]

It's a neat place for sure. Thanks for watching!

[@mikleach]

Paint Booth 14:45

[@walpyandthewoods]

Taylor, if your still around Jacksonville let's get together on a few explorations (share locations lol) I'm originally from Detroit, Mi so of course this is in my blood. I moved to Florida a few years ago and have found a few decent locations such as this one. Let me know if interested. Have a great one sir. Subbed, gotta support like minded individuals. Adios.

[@TaylorVanBeek]

For sure man. I'd love to swamp some spots! I've got another abandoned school I think I'm going to check out on the north side of Jacksonville this weekend.

[@walpyandthewoods]

@@TaylorVanBeek the girlfriend and I are always trying to check out new places. I hear there's a school that's also got power even though it's abandoned out that way.

[@theredneckbuddha2763]

I made it in with a friend of mine maybe six months ago, we didn't go very far. Supposedly it's a road training area for JSO

[@TaylorVanBeek]

That's what I heard also. The trail I took in had no marking or anything of what it was

[@theredneckbuddha2763]

@@TaylorVanBeek We returned just recently, got into the complex again to view the bunkers close-up, do you know anything about the security? We didn't see anyone either times we had gone, but we were in a rush as a precaution, do you know if there's a way we could take our time like you did? Or do we just have to get lucky?

[@MediocreMotorsports]

@@theredneckbuddha2763may I ask where you parked? Was going to check it out tomorrow possibly on bikes.

[@theredneckbuddha2763]

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[@MediocreMotorsports]

@@theredneckbuddha2763 thanks for the quick reply. So we should be good if we park at the equestrian center and ride bikes from there? Thanks again

[@Yiayia3]

That wasn't a big furnace that was the painting booth

[@dr.steinberg1911]

Hey I live in Florida and want to visit this place can u send me a route or something like that because I'm not sure how to get there?

[@dr.steinberg1911]

Or more specifically some sort of address

[@theredneckbuddha2763]

What's a way I can contact you?

[@howtoplay1306]

What’s the name of the park.

[@TaylorVanBeek]

It's the Taye Brown Regional Park.

[@howtoplay1306]

I appreciate it, is there a pathway that leads you to the compound from there?

[@howtoplay1306]

@@TaylorVanBeek I’m at the park now, which way do you head to get there.

[@brantley231playz5]

Where is this, I love urbexing and want to see it!

[@shawnsmith9453]

It's called Cecil Field, and hardly top secret.

[@TaylorVanBeek]

Yes it’s definitely not top secret anymore.

[@fredmccoy40]

oh there was a day that it was top secret , was stationed at the Marine Barracks back in the 70's patrolled around those egos, (Earth Covered Magazines) a many of times.

[@ImNotCreativeEnoughToMakeUser]

​@@TaylorVanBeek Never really was. Everyone in the area knows about it.

[@ImNotCreativeEnoughToMakeUser]

Nope, not secret at all. They now allow schools to bring their students on-base for field trips.

[@joelane69]

​@@ImNotCreativeEnoughToMakeUserMaybe known it was there but I bet you wouldn't have tried going down there when we were standing guard there. The "limited area" was classified top secret.

[@mickyoli]

Yellow Water Nuclear Weapons Storage Area??

[@TaylorVanBeek]

Yup!

[@WAFFENAMT1]

My guess was for regular missiles/ rockets/ bombs and weapons ordnance not nuclear..

[@profitininfinitenumbers7189]

I rode my scooter around that place and the cop said I was trespassing almost got a ticket Seen those bunkers

[@craigedelmann6476]

paint booth

[@y1rq]

whats the address? id love to go w my homeboys

[@minnt-y5007]

What’s the address please?

[@seanjames5799]

One of the worst cities in the United States. Mosquitoes and other things that bite. Reminds me of the roads leading to every correctional institution in the state of Florida.

[@TaylorVanBeek]

There are definitely some sketchy areas in Jacksonville but out towards the beaches, I have yet to see any major crime thank goodness! Haha

[@seanjames5799]

@@TaylorVanBeek , I was homeless in Jacksonville Beach and there's more crime than you think. The drug use and prostitution are out of control there. It's even worse in the downtown area. I live in Seattle Washington now and I'm doing MUCH better. I just celebrated 18 months clean and sober on the 17th of October and I don't think I could have done that in Jacksonville.

[@TaylorVanBeek]

@@seanjames5799 I'm glad you got out of a bad situation! Seattle is a cool place. I'll be out there in January!

[@seanjames5799]

@@TaylorVanBeek , I'll be in Omaha Nebraska by the time you get here.

[@tbone67gthenderson78]

I’m pretty sure you are trespassing on government property and you might be in violation

[@UrbanparanormalExplores]

Just found your 👻

[@TaylorVanBeek]

Awesome man! I appreciate the support!

[@strikeryachts]

Gators.