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Point Reyes Lighthouse
Point Reyes, California
Staircase down a sea cliff to a 1870 lighthouse on one of the windiest, foggiest points on the coast.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A historic lighthouse perched on a rock headland, reached by a long staircase. In winter and spring you can see grey whales from the headland. The lens room is open on certain days only, and the headland is often shrouded in fog.
Good to know
- The staircase has about 300 steps
- Check the NPS site for open days
- Winter weekends are best for whales
- Best time
- Clear winter morning for whales
- Getting there
- Long sealed road from Inverness, large car park
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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