A three-story lighthouse with white sides and a red roof on the edge of an ocean-facing cliff.

A Look into the Lens

Point Reyes National Seashore

  • Every week on Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 1:30 PM from May 29, 2025 to September 30, 2025
  • Free

1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Thursdays through Mondays.

See inside the Point Reyes Lighthouse and discover its history and function with a park ranger. Access requires a strenuous descent and ascent of 313 stairs. The stairs close when weather and winds are hazardous, i.e., if the winds are in excess of 40 mph (64 kmph). The clockwork room (the second-level chamber)—which houses the original clockworks and from which one can get a close look at the first-order Fresnel lens—is open with a ranger present from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm on Thursdays through Mondays (closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays) until further notice.

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Fees

This event is free to attend.

Location

Point Reyes Lighthouse

Latitude and Longitude 37.995621, -123.023154

Schedule

Days:

Every week on Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

Dates:

May 29, 2025 to September 30, 2025

Time:

1:30 PM

Duration:

2 hours

Contact Information

Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center
415-669-1534
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Event Type

  • Talk
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