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Pigeon Point Lighthouse
Pescadero, California
Tall white lighthouse on a bluff, with whale watching and tide pools nearby.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 45 min

At 115 feet it's one of the tallest lighthouses on the US coast. The grounds are open and the setting on a rocky headland is lovely. Whales are visible in winter and spring.
Good to know
- Tours of the tower resume periodically, check the park site
- Bring binoculars in season
- Best time
- Morning for light
- Getting there
- Highway 1, ample parking
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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