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Map of California Lighthouses

California has 48 lighthouses along the Pacific coast, and 26 of them are open to visit. The best known are Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Alcatraz Island Lighthouse and Point Pinos Lighthouse. The oldest is Alcatraz Island Lighthouse, first lit in 1854. Pigeon Point Lighthouse is the tallest at 115 feet. You can climb the tower at two of them. You can stay the night at Pigeon Point Lighthouse, East Brother Island Lighthouse and Point Montara Lighthouse.

48

lighthouses

26

open to visit

2

you can climb

1854

oldest

Lighthouses you can visit in California

The 26 lighthouses here with tours, a museum, an overnight stay or grounds open to walk. Hours change by season, so check before you go.

Lighthouses you can climb in California

All 48 lighthouses in California

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, California

Pigeon Point Lighthouse

First lit 1872 · Overnight stays

Alcatraz Island Lighthouse, California

Alcatraz Island Lighthouse

First lit 1854 · Open to visitors

Point Pinos Lighthouse, California

Point Pinos Lighthouse

First lit 1855 · Open to visitors

Point Reyes Lighthouse, California

Point Reyes Lighthouse

First lit 1870 · Open to visitors

East Brother Island Lighthouse, California

East Brother Island Lighthouse

First lit 1874 · Overnight stays

Farallon Island Lighthouse, California

Farallon Island Lighthouse

First lit 1855

Lime Point Lighthouse, California

Lime Point Lighthouse

First lit 1883

Old Point Loma Lighthouse, California

Old Point Loma Lighthouse

First lit 1855 · Open, climb the tower

Point Cabrillo Lighthouse, California

Point Cabrillo Lighthouse

First lit 1909 · Open to visitors

Battery Point Lighthouse, California

Battery Point Lighthouse

First lit 1856 · Open, climb the tower

Cape Mendocino Lighthouse, California

Cape Mendocino Lighthouse

First lit 1868 · Grounds open

Los Angeles Harbor Lighthouse, California

Los Angeles Harbor Lighthouse

First lit 1913 · Grounds open

Mile Rocks Lighthouse, California

Mile Rocks Lighthouse

First lit 1906 · Seen by boat or from shore

New Point Loma Lighthouse, California

New Point Loma Lighthouse

First lit 1891

Piedras Blancas Lighthouse, California

Piedras Blancas Lighthouse

First lit 1875 · Open to visitors

Point Bonita Lighthouse, California

Point Bonita Lighthouse

First lit 1855 · Grounds open

Point Diablo Lighthouse, California

Point Diablo Lighthouse

First lit 1923

Point Fermin Lighthouse, California

Point Fermin Lighthouse

First lit 1874

Rubicon Point Lighthouse, California

Rubicon Point Lighthouse

First lit 1916

Santa Barbara Lighthouse, California

Santa Barbara Lighthouse

First lit 1856 · Grounds open

Anacapa Island Lighthouse, California

Anacapa Island Lighthouse

First lit 1912

Ballast Point Lighthouse, California

Ballast Point Lighthouse

First lit 1890

Carquinez Strait Lighthouse, California

Carquinez Strait Lighthouse

First lit 1910

Desert Lighthouse, California

Desert Lighthouse

California

Fort Point Lighthouse, California

Fort Point Lighthouse

First lit 1855

Humboldt Harbor Lighthouse, California

Humboldt Harbor Lighthouse

First lit 1856 · Grounds open

Long Beach Lighthouse, California

Long Beach Lighthouse

First lit 1949 · Private, not open

Mare Island Lighthouse, California

Mare Island Lighthouse

First lit 1873

Oakland Harbor Lighthouse, California

Oakland Harbor Lighthouse

First lit 1903

Point Arena Lighthouse, California

Point Arena Lighthouse

First lit 1870 · Open to visitors

Point Arguello Lighthouse, California

Point Arguello Lighthouse

First lit 1901

Point Blunt Lighthouse, California

Point Blunt Lighthouse

First lit 1915 · Private, not open

Point Conception Lighthouse, California

Point Conception Lighthouse

First lit 1856 · Grounds open

Point Hueneme Lighthouse, California

Point Hueneme Lighthouse

First lit 1874 · Open to visitors

Point Montara Lighthouse, California

Point Montara Lighthouse

First lit 1875 · Overnight stays

Point San Luis Lighthouse, California

Point San Luis Lighthouse

First lit 1890 · Open to visitors

Point Sur Lighthouse, California

Point Sur Lighthouse

First lit 1889 · Grounds open

Point Vicente Lighthouse, California

Point Vicente Lighthouse

First lit 1926 · Grounds open

Punta Gorda Lighthouse, California

Punta Gorda Lighthouse

First lit 1912 · Grounds open

Roe Island Lighthouse, California

Roe Island Lighthouse

First lit 1891

Santa Cruz Breakwater Lighthouse, California

Santa Cruz Breakwater Lighthouse

First lit 1964

Southampton Shoal Lighthouse, California

Southampton Shoal Lighthouse

First lit 1905

St. George Reef Lighthouse, California

St. George Reef Lighthouse

First lit 1892 · Open to visitors

Table Bluff Lighthouse, California

Table Bluff Lighthouse

First lit 1892 · Grounds open

Trinidad Head Lighthouse, California

Trinidad Head Lighthouse

First lit 1866

Yerba Buena Lighthouse, California

Yerba Buena Lighthouse

First lit 1875 · Private, not open

Lions Lighthouse, California

Lions Lighthouse

Grounds open

Sugar Pine Point Lighthouse, California

Sugar Pine Point Lighthouse

First lit 1921 · Grounds open

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