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.
Pigeon Point Lighthouse
Overnight stays
Alcatraz Island Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Point Pinos Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Point Reyes Lighthouse
Open to visitors
East Brother Island Lighthouse
Overnight stays
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Point Cabrillo Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Battery Point Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Cape Mendocino Lighthouse
Grounds open
Los Angeles Harbor Lighthouse
Grounds open
Piedras Blancas Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Point Bonita Lighthouse
Grounds open
Santa Barbara Lighthouse
Grounds open
Humboldt Harbor Lighthouse
Grounds open
Point Arena Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Point Conception Lighthouse
Grounds open
Point Hueneme Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Point Montara Lighthouse
Overnight stays
Point San Luis Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Point Sur Lighthouse
Grounds open
Point Vicente Lighthouse
Grounds open
Punta Gorda Lighthouse
Grounds open
St. George Reef Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Table Bluff Lighthouse
Grounds open
Lions Lighthouse
Grounds open
Sugar Pine Point Lighthouse
Grounds open
Lighthouses you can climb in California
All 48 lighthouses in California
Pigeon Point Lighthouse
First lit 1872 · Overnight stays
Alcatraz Island Lighthouse
First lit 1854 · Open to visitors
Point Pinos Lighthouse
First lit 1855 · Open to visitors
Point Reyes Lighthouse
First lit 1870 · Open to visitors
East Brother Island Lighthouse
First lit 1874 · Overnight stays
Farallon Island Lighthouse
First lit 1855
Lime Point Lighthouse
First lit 1883
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
First lit 1855 · Open, climb the tower
Point Cabrillo Lighthouse
First lit 1909 · Open to visitors
Battery Point Lighthouse
First lit 1856 · Open, climb the tower
Cape Mendocino Lighthouse
First lit 1868 · Grounds open
Los Angeles Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1913 · Grounds open
Mile Rocks Lighthouse
First lit 1906 · Seen by boat or from shore
New Point Loma Lighthouse
First lit 1891
Piedras Blancas Lighthouse
First lit 1875 · Open to visitors
Point Bonita Lighthouse
First lit 1855 · Grounds open
Point Diablo Lighthouse
First lit 1923
Point Fermin Lighthouse
First lit 1874
Rubicon Point Lighthouse
First lit 1916
Santa Barbara Lighthouse
First lit 1856 · Grounds open
Anacapa Island Lighthouse
First lit 1912
Ballast Point Lighthouse
First lit 1890
Carquinez Strait Lighthouse
First lit 1910
Desert Lighthouse
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Fort Point Lighthouse
First lit 1855
Humboldt Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1856 · Grounds open
Long Beach Lighthouse
First lit 1949 · Private, not open
Mare Island Lighthouse
First lit 1873
Oakland Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1903
Point Arena Lighthouse
First lit 1870 · Open to visitors
Point Arguello Lighthouse
First lit 1901
Point Blunt Lighthouse
First lit 1915 · Private, not open
Point Conception Lighthouse
First lit 1856 · Grounds open
Point Hueneme Lighthouse
First lit 1874 · Open to visitors
Point Montara Lighthouse
First lit 1875 · Overnight stays
Point San Luis Lighthouse
First lit 1890 · Open to visitors
Point Sur Lighthouse
First lit 1889 · Grounds open
Point Vicente Lighthouse
First lit 1926 · Grounds open
Punta Gorda Lighthouse
First lit 1912 · Grounds open
Roe Island Lighthouse
First lit 1891
Santa Cruz Breakwater Lighthouse
First lit 1964
Southampton Shoal Lighthouse
First lit 1905
St. George Reef Lighthouse
First lit 1892 · Open to visitors
Table Bluff Lighthouse
First lit 1892 · Grounds open
Trinidad Head Lighthouse
First lit 1866
Yerba Buena Lighthouse
First lit 1875 · Private, not open
Lions Lighthouse
Grounds open
Sugar Pine Point Lighthouse
First lit 1921 · Grounds open
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