Map of Michigan Lighthouses
Michigan has 106 lighthouses along the Great Lakes, and 50 of them are open to visit. The best known are Mission Point Lighthouse, Spectacle Reef Lighthouse and Stannard Rock Lighthouse. The oldest is Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, first lit in 1825. White Shoal Lighthouse is the tallest at 121 feet. You can climb the tower at 13 of them. You can stay the night at Eagle River Lighthouse, Middle Island Lighthouse and Pipe Island Lighthouse.
106
lighthouses
50
open to visit
13
you can climb
1825
oldest
Lighthouses you can visit in Michigan
The 50 lighthouses here with tours, a museum, an overnight stay or grounds open to walk. Hours change by season, so check before you go.
Mission Point Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Cheboygan Crib Lighthouse
Grounds open
Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Lighthouse
Grounds open
Ludington Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
South Haven Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Wawatam Lighthouse
Grounds open
Au Sable Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Beaver Island Head Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Big Bay Point Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Big Sable Point Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Charity Island Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Copper Harbor Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Crisp Point Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Eagle River Lighthouse
Overnight stays
Fort Gratiot Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Forty Mile Point Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Inner and Outer Lights
Open to visitors
Grand Traverse Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Harbor Beach Lighthouse
Grounds open
Holland Harbor Lighthouse
Grounds open
Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse
Grounds open
Little Sable Point Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Marquette Harbor Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Menominee Pier Lighthouse
Grounds open
Muskegon Breakwater Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Muskegon Pier Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
New Presque Isle Lighthouse
Grounds open
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Old Presque Isle Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Ontonagon Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Peche Island Rear Range Lighthouse
Grounds open
Peninsula Point Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Point Betsie Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Point Iroquois Lighthouse
Grounds open
Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Port Austin Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Port Sanilac Lighthouse
Grounds open
Sand Point Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Seul Choix Lighthouse
Grounds open
South Manitou Island Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Sturgeon Point Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Tawas Point Lighthouse
Open to visitors
White River Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Whitefish Point Lighthouse
Open to visitors
William Livingstone Memorial Lighthouse
Grounds open
Manitou Island Lighthouse
Grounds open
Middle Island Lighthouse
Overnight stays
Munising Front Range Lighthouse
Grounds open
Pipe Island Lighthouse
Overnight stays
Lighthouses you can climb in Michigan
Ludington Lighthouse
56 ft tower
Au Sable Lighthouse
89 ft tower
Big Sable Point Lighthouse
112 ft tower
Fort Gratiot Lighthouse
85 ft tower
Grand Traverse Lighthouse
Climb the tower
Little Sable Point Lighthouse
Climb the tower
Muskegon Pier Lighthouse
48 ft tower
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse
49 ft tower
Peninsula Point Lighthouse
Climb the tower
Point Iroquois Lighthouse
66 ft tower
Sand Point Lighthouse
43 ft tower
South Manitou Island Lighthouse
66 ft tower
White River Lighthouse
38 ft tower
All 106 lighthouses in Michigan
Mission Point Lighthouse
First lit 1870 · Open to visitors
Spectacle Reef Lighthouse
First lit 1874 · Seen by boat or from shore
Stannard Rock Lighthouse
First lit 1883 · Seen by boat or from shore
Cheboygan Crib Lighthouse
First lit 1884 · Grounds open
Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Lighthouse
First lit 1868 · Grounds open
Isle Royale Lighthouse
First lit 1875
Ludington Lighthouse
First lit 1871 · Open, climb the tower
Poe Reef Lighthouse
First lit 1929 · Seen by boat or from shore
Rock Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1855
South Haven Lighthouse
First lit 1872 · Open to visitors
Wawatam Lighthouse
First lit 1998 · Grounds open
Alpena Lighthouse
First lit 1875
Au Sable Lighthouse
First lit 1874 · Open, climb the tower
Beaver Island Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1856
Beaver Island Head Lighthouse
First lit 1858 · Open to visitors
Big Bay Point Lighthouse
First lit 1896 · Open to visitors
Big Sable Point Lighthouse
First lit 1867 · Open, climb the tower
Charity Island Lighthouse
First lit 1857 · Open to visitors
Charlevoix South Pier Lighthouse
First lit 1948
Copper Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1848 · Open to visitors
Crisp Point Lighthouse
First lit 1904 · Open to visitors
DeTour Reef Lighthouse
First lit 1931 · Seen by boat or from shore
Detroit River Lighthouse
First lit 1875 · Seen by boat or from shore
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1851 · Open to visitors
Eagle River Lighthouse
First lit 1858 · Overnight stays
Fort Gratiot Lighthouse
First lit 1825 · Open, climb the tower
Forty Mile Point Lighthouse
First lit 1896 · Open to visitors
Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse
First lit 1848 · Seen by boat or from shore
Frankfort Lighthouse
First lit 1873
Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Lighthouse
First lit 1839
Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner Lighthouse
First lit 1881
Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse
First lit 1868 · Private, not open
Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Inner and Outer Lights
First lit 1895 · Open to visitors
Grand Traverse Lighthouse
First lit 1852 · Open, climb the tower
Granite Island Lighthouse
First lit 1868 · Private, not open
Gravelly Shoal Lighthouse
First lit 1939 · Seen by boat or from shore
Harbor Beach Lighthouse
First lit 1858 · Grounds open
Holland Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1872 · Grounds open
Huron Island Lighthouse
First lit 1868 · Seen by boat or from shore
Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Lighthouse
First lit 1919
Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse
First lit 1950 · Grounds open
Little Sable Point Lighthouse
First lit 1874 · Open, climb the tower
Little Traverse Lighthouse
First lit 1884 · Private, not open
Manistee Pierhead lights
First lit 1870
Manistique East Breakwater Lighthouse
First lit 1916 · Private, not open
Manning Memorial Lighthouse
First lit 1990
Marquette Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1852 · Open to visitors
McGulpin Point Lighthouse
First lit 1869
Menominee Pier Lighthouse
First lit 1927 · Grounds open
Muskegon Breakwater Lighthouse
First lit 1930 · Open to visitors
Muskegon Pier Lighthouse
First lit 1851 · Open, climb the tower
New Presque Isle Lighthouse
First lit 1870 · Grounds open
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse
First lit 1892 · Open, climb the tower
Old Presque Isle Lighthouse
First lit 1840 · Open to visitors
Ontonagon Lighthouse
First lit 1853 · Open to visitors
Passage Island Lighthouse
First lit 1882
Peche Island Rear Range Lighthouse
First lit 1908 · Grounds open
Peninsula Point Lighthouse
First lit 1865 · Open, climb the tower
Point Betsie Lighthouse
First lit 1858 · Open to visitors
Point Iroquois Lighthouse
First lit 1856 · Grounds open
Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse
First lit 1848 · Open to visitors
Port Austin Lighthouse
First lit 1878 · Open to visitors
Port Sanilac Lighthouse
First lit 1886 · Grounds open
Rock of Ages Lighthouse
First lit 1908 · Seen by boat or from shore
Round Island Lighthouse
First lit 1895 · Seen by boat or from shore
Round Island Passage Lighthouse
First lit 1947 · Seen by boat or from shore
Saginaw River Rear Range Lighthouse
First lit 1839
Sand Hills Lighthouse
First lit 1919 · Private, not open
Sand Point Lighthouse
First lit 1867 · Open, climb the tower
Seul Choix Lighthouse
First lit 1892 · Grounds open
South Fox Island Lighthouse
First lit 1867
South Manitou Island Lighthouse
First lit 1840 · Open, climb the tower
Squaw Island Lighthouse
First lit 1892 · Private, not open
St. Helena Island Lighthouse
First lit 1873
St. Martin Island Lighthouse
First lit 1905 · Private, not open
Sturgeon Point Lighthouse
First lit 1869 · Open to visitors
Tawas Point Lighthouse
First lit 1853 · Open to visitors
Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse
First lit 1831
Waugoshance Lighthouse
First lit 1850 · Seen by boat or from shore
White River Lighthouse
First lit 1872 · Open, climb the tower
White Shoal Lighthouse
First lit 1910 · Seen by boat or from shore
Whitefish Point Lighthouse
First lit 1849 · Open to visitors
William Livingstone Memorial Lighthouse
First lit 1930 · Grounds open
Bois Blanc Lighthouse
First lit 1867 · Private, not open
Grand Island North Lighthouse
First lit 1867 · Private, not open
Grays Reef Lighthouse
First lit 1936
Gull Rock Lighthouse
First lit 1867 · Seen by boat or from shore
Ile Aux Galets Lighthouse
First lit 1888 · Seen by boat or from shore
Lansing Shoals Lighthouse
First lit 1928 · Seen by boat or from shore
Manitou Island Lighthouse
First lit 1850 · Grounds open
Martin Reef Lighthouse
First lit 1927
Mendota (Bete Grise) Lighthouse
First lit 1869 · Seen by boat or from shore
Middle Island Lighthouse
First lit 1905 · Overnight stays
Minneapolis Shoal Lighthouse
First lit 1934 · Seen by boat or from shore
Munising Front Range Lighthouse
First lit 1908 · Grounds open
Munising Rear Range Lighthouse
First lit 1908
North Manitou Shoal Lighthouse
First lit 1935 · Seen by boat or from shore
Poverty Island Lighthouse
First lit 1875 · Seen by boat or from shore
Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Lighthouse
First lit 1941
Round Island Lighthouse
First lit 1892
St. Clair Flats Front and Rear Range Lighthouse
Michigan
Grassy Island Lighthouse
Michigan
Windmill Point Lighthouse
First lit 1933
Copper Harbor Front Range Lighthouse
Michigan
North Manitou Island Lighthouse
First lit 1899
Pipe Island Lighthouse
First lit 1888 · Overnight stays
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