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Historic Lighthouses and Light Stations in California
The year in parentheses refers to the year in which the light was first lit in the existing tower.
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Alcatraz Island Light (1909)
Location: Alcatraz Island/San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Anacapa Island Light (1932)
Location: Entrance to Santa Barbara Channel
Channel Islands National Park
Battery Point (Crescent City) Light (1856)
Location: Battery Point Island
Cape Mendocino Light (Old) (1868)
Location: Relocated from coast to shelter cove
Carquinez Strait Light (1910)
Location: Relocated from Carquinez Strait entrance
East Brother Island Light (1874)
Location: Off Point San Pablo/San Francisco Bay
Farallon Island Light (1855)
Location: Southeast Farallon Island
Fort Point Light (1864)
Location: San Francisco Harbor entrance
Fort Point National Historic Site
Lime Point Light
Location: San Francisco Bay entrance
Los Angeles Harbor Light (1913)
Location: San Pedro Breakwater - Angels Gate
Oakland Harbor Light (1903)
Location: Relocated from Oakland Harbor entrance
Piedras Blancas Light (1879)
Location: Northern entrance to San Simeon Bay
Pigeon Point Light (1872)
Location: Southern approach to San Francisco Bay
Point Arena Light (1908)
Location: 2 miles north of Point Arena
Point Blunt Light (1956)
Location: Angel Island/San Francisco Bay
Point Bonita Light (1877)
Location: Point Bonita/San Francisco Bay entrance
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Point Cabrillo Light (1909)
Location: Between Point Arena & Cape Mendocino
Point Conception Light (1882)
Location: West entrance to Santa Barbara Channel
Point Fermin Light (1874)
Location: Point Fermin/San Pedro Harbor
Point Hueneme Light (1941)
Location: East entrance to Santa Barbara Channel
Point Loma Light (New) (1891)
Location: Southern end of Point Loma
Cabrillo National Monument
Point Loma Light (Old) (1855)
Location: Southern end of Point Loma
Point Montara Light (1928)
Location: Southern approach to San Francisco Bay
Point Pinos Light (1855)
Location: South entrance to Monterey Bay
Point Reyes Light (1870)
Location: Gulf of the Farallones
Point Reyes National Seashore
Point Sur Light (1889)
Location: Moro Rock, Big Sur District
Point Vicente Light (1926)
Location: Palos Verdes/North of Los Angeles Harbor
Punta Gorda Light (1912)
Location: 12 miles south of Cape Mendocino
San Luis Obispo (Port Harford) Light (1890)
Location: San Luis Obispo Bay
Southampton Shoals Light (1905)
Location: Relocated from San Francisco Harbor
St. George Reef Light (1892)
Location: 6 miles off Point St. George
Table Bluff Light (1892)
Location: Relocated from Humboldt Harbor
Trinidad Head Light (1871)
Location: Trinidad Harbor
Yerba Buena Island (Goat Island) Light (1875)
Location: Island in San Francisco Bay
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