The Islands of California

Information about lighthouses in California.

Pigeon Point Light Station
California state historic park located on a cliff off the central coast of California. The Pigeon Point Lighthouse is 115 tall, making it one of the tallest lighthouses in the United States. It was lit for the first time at sunset on November 15, 1872.

Historic California Lighthouses
- Alcatraz Island Lighthouse (1909) San Francisco Bay
- Anacapa island Lighthouse (1932) Channel Islands
- Battery Point Lighthouse (1856) Battery Point Island
- Cape Mendocino Lighthouse (1868) Moved from coastto Shelter Cove)
- Carquinez Straight Lighthouse (1910)
- East Brother Island Lighthouse (1874) San Pablo Bay
- Farallon Island Lighthouse (1855) Southeast Farallon Island
- Fort Point Lighthouse (1864) San Francisco Harbor Entrance
- Lime Point Lighthouse / San Francisco Bay Entrance
- Los Angeles Harbor Lighthouse (1913) San Pedro Breakwater
- Oakland Harbor Lighthouse (1903) Oakland Harbor Entrance
- Piedras Blancas Lighthouse (1879) San Simeon Bay North Entrance
- Pigeon Point Lighthouse (1872) San Francisco Bay Southern Approach
- Pont Arena Lighthouse (1908) Two miles north of Point Arena
- Point Blunt Lighthouse (1956) Angel Island, San Francisco Bay
- Point Bonita Lighthouse (1877) San Francisco bay Entrance
- Point Cabrillo Lighthouse (1909) Between Point Arena and Cape Mendocino)
- Point Conception Lighthouse (1882) Santa Barbara Channel
- Point Fermin Lighthouse (1874) San Pedro Harbor
- Point Hueneme Lighthouse (1941) Santa Barbara Channel
- Point Loma Lighthouse, New (1891) South end of Point Loma
- Point Loma Lighthouse, Old (1855) South end of Point Loma
- Point Montara Lighthouse (1928) Southern Approach to SF Bay
- Point Ninos Lighthouse (1855) South Entrance to Monterey Bay
- Point Reyes Lighthouse (1870) Gulf of the Farallones
- Point Sur Lighthouse (1889) Moro Rock, Big Sur District
- Point Vicente Lighthouse (1926) Palos Verdes, N of LA Harbor
- Punta Gorda Lighthouse (1912) 12 miles S of Cape Mendocino
- San Luis Obispo (1890) Port Harford, SLO Bay / to be museum
- Southampton Shoals Lighthouse (1905) Moved from SF Harbor
- Saint George Reef Lighthouse (1892) Six miles off Point St. George
- Table Bluff Lighthouse (1892) Moved from Humboldt Harbor
- Trinidad Head Lighthouse (1871) Trinidad Harbor
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse (1875) Goat Island, SF Bay

California Lighthouse Resources
NPS List of Historic California Light Stations

See also
Natural Attractions in California
More California Attractions
California Travel Guide