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.
NameImageLocationCoordinatesYear first litAutomatedYear deactivatedCurrent LensFocal Height
Alcatraz Island LightSan Francisco
1854
1909
1963ActiveDCB-24214
Anacapa Island LightAnacapa Island1912
1932
1967ActiveDCB-24277
Ano Nuevo LightAño Nuevo Island
1890
1914
Never1948
-
Ballast Point LightSan Diego
1890Never1960
-
Battery Point LightCrescent City18561953Active
375mm077
Cape Mendocino LightShelter Cove186819511971
-422
Carquinez Strait LightVallejo1910Never1951
-056
East Brother Island LightRichmond18741969ActiveFA 251061
Farallon Island LightSan Francisco
18561972ActiveVRB-25358
Fort Point LightSan Francisco1855
1864
Never1934
-110
Humboldt Harbor LightEureka
1856Never1892
-045
Lime Point LightSan Francisco19001961Active-020
Lions Lighthouse for SightLong Beach2000065.62
Long Beach LightLong Beach
1949AlwaysActive050
Los Angeles Harbor LightLos Angeles
19131973ActiveDCB-24073
Mare Island LightVallejo
1873Never1917
-076
Mile Rocks LightSan Francisco19061966ActiveDCB-24049
Oakland Harbor LightOakland1890
1903
Never1966-
Parkers' LighthouseLong Beach
Piedras Blancas LightSan Simeon18751975ActiveVRB-25142
Pigeon Point LightHalf Moon Bay18721974ActiveDCB-24148
Point Arena LightPoint Arena1870
1908
1977ActiveDCB-224155
Point Arguello LightLompoc
1901
1934
19341967-124
Point Blunt LightSan Francisco
1915
1956
1976Active060
Point Bonita LightSan Francisco
1855
1877
1980ActiveSecond-order Fresnel124
Point Cabrillo LightCaspar19091973ActiveThird-order Fresnel081
Point Conception LightLompoc
1856
1882
1973ActiveVRB-25133
Point Diablo LightSan Francisco
1923AlwaysActive
Point Fermin LightLos Angeles
1874Never1942-120
Point Hueneme LightPort Hueneme1874
1941
1972ActiveLED052
Point Knox LightSan Francisco19001963
-
Point Loma Light San Diego
1855Never1891Third-order Fresnel
462
Point Loma Light San Diego
18911973ActiveVLB-44088
Point Montara LightMontara1900
1928
1970ActiveFA 251070
Point Pinos LightPacific Grove18551975ActiveThird-order Fresnel089
Point Reyes LightPoint Reyes Station
18701975ActiveFirst-order Fresnel265
Point San Luis LightAvila Beach189019741975-116
Point Sur LightCarmel-by-the-Sea18891972ActiveDCB-224270
Point Vicente LightRancho Palos Verdes19261973ActiveThird-order Fresnel155
Punta Gorda LightFortuna1912Never1951-
Roe Island LightRoe Island1891Never1945
-041
Rubicon Point LightSouth Lake Tahoe1919Never1921-200
Santa Barbara LightSanta Barbara1856
1928
1928Active142
Santa Cruz LightSanta Cruz1870
1967
1941Active?060
Santa Cruz Breakwater LightSanta Cruz
1964
2002
AlwaysActive060
Southampton Shoal LightSan Francisco Bay1905Never1960
-
St. George Reef LightCrescent City1892NeverActive
146
Sugar Pine Point LightTahoma1921Never1985-
Table Bluff LightTable Bluff189219531971-
Trinidad Head LightTrinidad18711974Active375mm196
Yerba Buena LightSan Francisco
Yerba Buena Island
18751958Active095

Notable Faux Lighthouse

NameImageLocationYear builtStatusLens usedHeight
Passamaquoddy Lighthouse
Los Osos1976torn down after filimgFresnel Lens
052