Pigeon Point Light Station or Pigeon Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse built in 1871 to guide ships on the Pacific coast of California. It is the tallest lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States. It is still an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. Pigeon Point Light Station is located on the coastal highway, 5 miles south of Pescadero, California, between Santa Cruz and San Francisco. The 115-foot, white masonry tower, resembles the typical New England structure.
The lighthouse and the land around have been preserved as Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park, a California state park. The lighthouse is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and designated as a California Historical Landmark. The lighthouse is currently undergoing major renovations funded by the California state legislature in 2021. Research published 2022 by the San Mateo County Office of Sustainability found that the lighthouse was vulnerable to erosion caused by sea level rise.
The tower has been closed to visitors since 2001, but there is a hostel in the former lighthouse keepers' house and free history walks are available on weekends.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon_Point_Lighthouse
Official website http://www.norcalhostels.org/pigeon
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pigeon.point.lighthouse.hostel/
Email info@pigeonpointhostel.org
Phone +1 650 879 0633
Address 210 Pigeon Point Road, Pescadero, CA 94060, USA
Coordinates 37°10'54.269" N -122°23'37.987" E
