List of lighthouses in California
There are several lighthouses in the U.S. state of California, including a few listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
| Name | Image | Location | Coordinates | Year first lit | Automated | Year deactivated | Current Lens | Focal Height |
| Alcatraz Island Light | San Francisco | 1854 1909 | 1963 | Active | DCB-24 | |||
| Anacapa Island Light | Anacapa Island | 1912 1932 | 1967 | Active | DCB-24 | |||
| Ano Nuevo Light | Año Nuevo Island | 1890 1914 | Never | 1948 | - | |||
| Ballast Point Light | San Diego | 1890 | Never | 1960 | - | |||
| Battery Point Light | Crescent City | 1856 | 1953 | Active | 375mm | |||
| Cape Mendocino Light | Shelter Cove | 1868 | 1951 | 1971 | - | |||
| Carquinez Strait Light | Vallejo | 1910 | Never | 1951 | - | |||
| East Brother Island Light | Richmond | 1874 | 1969 | Active | FA 251 | |||
| Farallon Island Light | San Francisco | 1856 | 1972 | Active | VRB-25 | |||
| Fort Point Light | San Francisco | 1855 1864 | Never | 1934 | - | |||
| Humboldt Harbor Light | Eureka | 1856 | Never | 1892 | - | |||
| Lime Point Light | San Francisco | 1900 | 1961 | Active | - | |||
| Lions Lighthouse for Sight | Long Beach | 2000 | ||||||
| Long Beach Light | Long Beach | 1949 | Always | Active | ||||
| Los Angeles Harbor Light | Los Angeles | 1913 | 1973 | Active | DCB-24 | |||
| Mare Island Light | Vallejo | 1873 | Never | 1917 | - | |||
| Mile Rocks Light | San Francisco | 1906 | 1966 | Active | DCB-24 | |||
| Oakland Harbor Light | Oakland | 1890 1903 | Never | 1966 | - | |||
| Parkers' Lighthouse | Long Beach | |||||||
| Piedras Blancas Light | San Simeon | 1875 | 1975 | Active | VRB-25 | |||
| Pigeon Point Light | Half Moon Bay | 1872 | 1974 | Active | DCB-24 | |||
| Point Arena Light | Point Arena | 1870 1908 | 1977 | Active | DCB-224 | |||
| Point Arguello Light | Lompoc | 1901 1934 | 1934 | 1967 | - | |||
| Point Blunt Light | San Francisco | 1915 1956 | 1976 | Active | ||||
| Point Bonita Light | San Francisco | 1855 1877 | 1980 | Active | Second-order Fresnel | |||
| Point Cabrillo Light | Caspar | 1909 | 1973 | Active | Third-order Fresnel | |||
| Point Conception Light | Lompoc | 1856 1882 | 1973 | Active | VRB-25 | |||
| Point Diablo Light | San Francisco | 1923 | Always | Active | ||||
| Point Fermin Light | Los Angeles | 1874 | Never | 1942 | - | |||
| Point Hueneme Light | Port Hueneme | 1874 1941 | 1972 | Active | LED | |||
| Point Knox Light | San Francisco | 1900 | 1963 | - | ||||
| Point Loma Light | San Diego | 1855 | Never | 1891 | Third-order Fresnel | |||
| Point Loma Light | San Diego | 1891 | 1973 | Active | VLB-44 | |||
| Point Montara Light | Montara | 1900 1928 | 1970 | Active | FA 251 | |||
| Point Pinos Light | Pacific Grove | 1855 | 1975 | Active | Third-order Fresnel | |||
| Point Reyes Light | Point Reyes Station | 1870 | 1975 | Active | First-order Fresnel | |||
| Point San Luis Light | Avila Beach | 1890 | 1974 | 1975 | - | |||
| Point Sur Light | Carmel-by-the-Sea | 1889 | 1972 | Active | DCB-224 | |||
| Point Vicente Light | Rancho Palos Verdes | 1926 | 1973 | Active | Third-order Fresnel | |||
| Punta Gorda Light | Fortuna | 1912 | Never | 1951 | - | |||
| Roe Island Light | Roe Island | 1891 | Never | 1945 | - | |||
| Rubicon Point Light | South Lake Tahoe | 1919 | Never | 1921 | - | |||
| Santa Barbara Light | Santa Barbara | 1856 1928 | 1928 | Active | ||||
| Santa Cruz Light | Santa Cruz | 1870 1967 | 1941 | Active? | ||||
| Santa Cruz Breakwater Light | Santa Cruz | 1964 2002 | Always | Active | ||||
| Southampton Shoal Light | San Francisco Bay | 1905 | Never | 1960 | - | |||
| St. George Reef Light | Crescent City | 1892 | Never | Active | ||||
| Sugar Pine Point Light | Tahoma | 1921 | Never | 1985 | - | |||
| Table Bluff Light | Table Bluff | 1892 | 1953 | 1971 | - | |||
| Trinidad Head Light | Trinidad | 1871 | 1974 | Active | 375mm | |||
| Yerba Buena Light | San Francisco Yerba Buena Island | 1875 | 1958 | Active |
Notable Faux Lighthouse
| Name | Image | Location | Year built | Status | Lens used | Height |
| Passamaquoddy Lighthouse | Los Osos | 1976 | torn down after filimg | Fresnel Lens |