# 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.
Lighthouse Friends (California)
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Year first lit | Automated | Year deactivated | Current Lens | Focal Height |
| Alcatraz Island Light | San Francisco (Alcatraz Island) | 37°49′34.5″N 122°25′19.8″W﻿ / ﻿37.826250°N 122.422167°W﻿ / 37.826250; -122.422167 | 1854 (First) 1909 (Current) | 1963 | Active | DCB-24 | 214 214 ft (65 m) |
| Anacapa Island Light | Anacapa Island | 34°00′57″N 119°21′34″W﻿ / ﻿34.015827°N 119.359548°W﻿ / 34.015827; -119.359548 | 1912 (First) 1932 (Current) | 1967 | Active | DCB-24 | 277 277 ft (84 m) |
| Ano Nuevo Light | Año Nuevo Island | 37°06′30″N 122°20′16″W﻿ / ﻿37.1083°N 122.3378°W﻿ / 37.1083; -122.3378 (Island coordinates) | 1890 (First) 1914 (Last) | Never | 1948 (Cut down in 1976) | None | Un­known |
| Ballast Point Light | San Diego (Point Loma) | 32°41′11.0″N 117°13′57.0″W﻿ / ﻿32.686389°N 117.232500°W﻿ / 32.686389; -117.232500 | 1890 | Never | 1960 (Demolished) | None | Un­known |
| Battery Point Light | Crescent City | 41°44′39″N 124°12′11″W﻿ / ﻿41.744094°N 124.203099°W﻿ / 41.744094; -124.203099 | 1856 | 1953 | Active (Inactive: 1965–1982) | 375mm | 077 77 ft (23 m) |
| Cape Mendocino Light | Shelter Cove | 40°26′23.66″N 124°24′21.71″W﻿ / ﻿40.4399056°N 124.4060306°W﻿ / 40.4399056; -124.4060306 | 1868 | 1951 | 1971 (Replaced) | None | 422 422 ft (129 m) |
| Carquinez Strait Light | Vallejo | 38°04′04″N 122°12′50″W﻿ / ﻿38.067816°N 122.213832°W﻿ / 38.067816; -122.213832 | 1910 | Never | 1951 (Replaced by beacon) | None | 056 56 ft (17 m) |
| East Brother Island Light | Richmond | 37°57′48″N 122°26′01″W﻿ / ﻿37.963233°N 122.433643°W﻿ / 37.963233; -122.433643 | 1874 | 1969 | Active | FA 251 | 061 61 ft (19 m) |
| Farallon Island Light | San Francisco (Farallon Islands) | 37°41′56″N 123°00′06″W﻿ / ﻿37.698966°N 123.001651°W﻿ / 37.698966; -123.001651 | 1856 | 1972 | Active | VRB-25 | 358 358 ft (109 m) |
| Fort Point Light | San Francisco | 37°48′38″N 122°28′38.4″W﻿ / ﻿37.81056°N 122.477333°W﻿ / 37.81056; -122.477333 | 1855 (First) 1864 (Current) | Never | 1934 (Replaced by bridge) | None | 110 110 ft (34 m) |
| Humboldt Harbor Light | Eureka (Humboldt Bay) | 40°46′7.1″N 124°13′15.7″W﻿ / ﻿40.768639°N 124.221028°W﻿ / 40.768639; -124.221028 | 1856 | Never | 1892 (Collapsed in 1933) | None | 045 45 ft (14 m) |
| Lime Point Light | San Francisco | 37°49′32″N 122°28′42″W﻿ / ﻿37.825447°N 122.478321°W﻿ / 37.825447; -122.478321 | 1900 | 1961 | Active | None | 020 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Lions Lighthouse for Sight | Long Beach | 33°45′37″N 118°11′39″W﻿ / ﻿33.7602334°N 118.1941101°W﻿ / 33.7602334; -118.1941101 | 2000 | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | 065.62 65.62 ft (20.00 m) |
| Long Beach Light | Long Beach (Port of Long Beach) | 33°43′24″N 118°11′13″W﻿ / ﻿33.723237°N 118.186821°W﻿ / 33.723237; -118.186821 | 1949 | Always | Active | Un­known | 050 50 ft (15 m) |
| Los Angeles Harbor Light | Los Angeles (Port of Los Angeles) | 33°42′31″N 118°15′06″W﻿ / ﻿33.70857°N 118.25160°W﻿ / 33.70857; -118.25160 | 1913 | 1973 | Active | DCB-24 | 073 73 ft (22 m) |
| Mare Island Light | Vallejo (Mare Island) | 38°04′29″N 122°15′02″W﻿ / ﻿38.074834°N 122.250464°W﻿ / 38.074834; -122.250464 | 1873 | Never | 1917 (Demolished in the 1930s) | None | 076 76 ft (23 m) |
| Mile Rocks Light | San Francisco | 37°47′34″N 122°30′37″W﻿ / ﻿37.792765°N 122.510366°W﻿ / 37.792765; -122.510366 | 1906 | 1966 | Active | DCB-24 | 049 49 ft (15 m) |
| Oakland Harbor Light | Oakland | 37°46′53″N 122°14′38″W﻿ / ﻿37.781335°N 122.243817°W﻿ / 37.781335; -122.243817 | 1890 (First) 1903 (Last) | Never | 1966 | None | Un­known |
| Parkers' Lighthouse | Long Beach | 33°45′36″N 118°11′31″W﻿ / ﻿33.7598744°N 118.1920629°W﻿ / 33.7598744; -118.1920629 | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known |
| Piedras Blancas Light | San Simeon | 35°39′56.3″N 121°17′03.6″W﻿ / ﻿35.665639°N 121.284333°W﻿ / 35.665639; -121.284333 | 1875 | 1975 | Active | VRB-25 | 142 142 ft (43 m) |
| Pigeon Point Light | Half Moon Bay | 37°10′54.3″N 122°23′38.1″W﻿ / ﻿37.181750°N 122.393917°W﻿ / 37.181750; -122.393917 | 1872 | 1974 | Active | DCB-24 | 148 148 ft (45 m) |
| Point Arena Light | Point Arena | 38°57′17.1″N 123°44′25.8″W﻿ / ﻿38.954750°N 123.740500°W﻿ / 38.954750; -123.740500 | 1870 (First) 1908 (Current) | 1977 | Active | DCB-224 | 155 155 ft (47 m) |
| Point Arguello Light | Lompoc (Point Arguello) | 34°34′37.4″N 120°38′49.9″W﻿ / ﻿34.577056°N 120.647194°W﻿ / 34.577056; -120.647194 | 1901 (First) 1934 (Last) | 1934 | 1967 | None | 124 124 ft (38 m) |
| Point Blunt Light | San Francisco (Angel Island) | 37°51′11.64″N 122°25′9.25″W﻿ / ﻿37.8532333°N 122.4192361°W﻿ / 37.8532333; -122.4192361 | 1915 (First) 1956 (Current) | 1976 | Active | Un­known | 060 60 ft (18 m) |
| Point Bonita Light | San Francisco (Point Bonita) | 37°48′56″N 122°31′46″W﻿ / ﻿37.815614°N 122.529578°W﻿ / 37.815614; -122.529578 | 1855 (First) 1877 (Current) | 1980 | Active | Second-order Fresnel | 124 124 ft (38 m) |
| Point Cabrillo Light | Caspar | 39°20′54.97″N 123°49′34.02″W﻿ / ﻿39.3486028°N 123.8261167°W﻿ / 39.3486028; -123.8261167 | 1909 | 1973 | Active | Third-order Fresnel | 081 81 ft (25 m) |
| Point Conception Light | Lompoc (Point Conception) | 34°26′55.51″N 120°28′14.71″W﻿ / ﻿34.4487528°N 120.4707528°W﻿ / 34.4487528; -120.4707528 | 1856 (First) 1882 (Current) | 1973 | Active | VRB-25 | 133 133 ft (41 m) |
| Point Diablo Light | San Francisco (Golden Gate) | 37°49′13″N 122°29′58″W﻿ / ﻿37.820171°N 122.499423°W﻿ / 37.820171; -122.499423 | 1923 | Always | Active | Un­known | Un­known |
| Point Fermin Light | Los Angeles (San Pedro) | 33°42′20″N 118°17′37″W﻿ / ﻿33.705420°N 118.293649°W﻿ / 33.705420; -118.293649 | 1874 | Never | 1942 | None | 120 120 ft (37 m) |
| Point Hueneme Light | Port Hueneme | 34°08′43″N 119°12′36″W﻿ / ﻿34.145176°N 119.210019°W﻿ / 34.145176; -119.210019 | 1874 (First) 1941 (Current) | 1972 | Active | LED | 052 52 ft (16 m) |
| Point Knox Light | San Francisco | — | 1900 | Un­known | 1963 (Demolished) | None | Un­known |
| Point Loma Light (old) | San Diego (Point Loma) | 32°40′19″N 117°14′27″W﻿ / ﻿32.671983°N 117.240938°W﻿ / 32.671983; -117.240938 | 1855 | Never | 1891 | Third-order Fresnel (Deactivated) | 462 462 ft (141 m) |
| Point Loma Light (new) | San Diego (Point Loma) | 32°39′54″N 117°14′33″W﻿ / ﻿32.665071°N 117.242621°W﻿ / 32.665071; -117.242621 | 1891 | 1973 | Active | VLB-44 | 088 88 ft (27 m) |
| Point Montara Light | Montara | 37°32′11″N 122°31′10″W﻿ / ﻿37.536503°N 122.519311°W﻿ / 37.536503; -122.519311 | 1900 (First) 1928 (Current) | 1970 | Active | FA 251 | 070 70 ft (21 m) |
| Point Pinos Light | Pacific Grove | 36°38′00″N 121°56′02″W﻿ / ﻿36.633389°N 121.933783°W﻿ / 36.633389; -121.933783 | 1855 | 1975 | Active | Third-order Fresnel | 089 89 ft (27 m) |
| Point Reyes Light | Point Reyes Station (Point Reyes) | 37°59′44″N 123°01′24″W﻿ / ﻿37.995621°N 123.023215°W﻿ / 37.995621; -123.023215 | 1870 | 1975 | Active | First-order Fresnel | 265 265 ft (81 m) |
| Point San Luis Light | Avila Beach | 35°09′37″N 120°45′39″W﻿ / ﻿35.160362°N 120.760882°W﻿ / 35.160362; -120.760882 | 1890 | 1974 | 1975 | None | 116 116 ft (35 m) |
| Point Sur Light | Carmel-by-the-Sea | 36°18′22.79″N 121°54′05.36″W﻿ / ﻿36.3063306°N 121.9014889°W﻿ / 36.3063306; -121.9014889 | 1889 | 1972 | Active | DCB-224 | 270 270 ft (82 m) |
| Point Vicente Light | Rancho Palos Verdes | 33°44′31″N 118°24′39″W﻿ / ﻿33.741867°N 118.410738°W﻿ / 33.741867; -118.410738 | 1926 | 1973 | Active | Third-order Fresnel | 155 155 ft (47 m) |
| Punta Gorda Light | Petrolia | 40°14′58″N 124°21′01″W﻿ / ﻿40.249433°N 124.350220°W﻿ / 40.249433; -124.350220 | 1912 | Never | 1951 | None | Un­known |
| Roe Island Light | Roe Island | 38°04′04″N 122°01′41″W﻿ / ﻿38.067856°N 122.028166°W﻿ / 38.067856; -122.028166 | 1891 | Never | 1945 (Later destroyed) | None | 041 41 ft (12 m) |
| Rubicon Point Light | South Lake Tahoe | 38°59′45″N 120°05′41″W﻿ / ﻿38.99583°N 120.09472°W﻿ / 38.99583; -120.09472 | 1919 | Never | 1921 | None | 200 200 ft (61 m) |
| Santa Barbara Light | Santa Barbara | 34°23′47″N 119°43′21″W﻿ / ﻿34.396320°N 119.722625°W﻿ / 34.396320; -119.722625 | 1856 (First) 1928 (Current) | 1928 | Active | Un­known | 142 142 ft (43 m) |
| Santa Cruz Light | Santa Cruz | 36°57′05.34″N 122°01′36.36″W﻿ / ﻿36.9514833°N 122.0267667°W﻿ / 36.9514833; -122.0267667 | 1870 (First) 1967 (Current) | 1941 | Active? | Un­known | 060 60 ft (18 m) |
| Santa Cruz Breakwater Light | Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz harbor) | 36°57′38.5″N 122°00′08.0″W﻿ / ﻿36.960694°N 122.002222°W﻿ / 36.960694; -122.002222 | 1964 (First) 2002 (Current) | Always | Active | Un­known | 060 60 ft (18 m) |
| Southampton Shoal Light | San Francisco Bay | 37°52′54.981″N 122°24′00.837″W﻿ / ﻿37.88193917°N 122.40023250°W﻿ / 37.88193917; -122.40023250 | 1905 | Never | 1960 (Moved to yacht club) | None | Un­known |
| St. George Reef Light | Crescent City | 41°50′11″N 124°22′33″W﻿ / ﻿41.83633°N 124.37587°W﻿ / 41.83633; -124.37587 | 1892 | Never | Active (Inactive: 1975–2012) | Un­known | 146 146 ft (45 m) |
| Sugar Pine Point Light | Tahoma | 39°03′41″N 120°06′50″W﻿ / ﻿39.061266°N 120.113971°W﻿ / 39.061266; -120.113971 | 1921 | Never | 1985 | None | Un­known |
| Table Bluff Light | Table Bluff | 40°41′45.02″N 124°16′26.16″W﻿ / ﻿40.6958389°N 124.2739333°W﻿ / 40.6958389; -124.2739333 | 1892 | 1953 | 1971 | None | Un­known |
| Trinidad Head Light | Trinidad | 41°3′7.0″N 124°9′5.2″W﻿ / ﻿41.051944°N 124.151444°W﻿ / 41.051944; -124.151444 | 1871 | 1974 | Active | 375mm | 196 196 ft (60 m) |
| Yerba Buena Light | San Francisco Yerba Buena Island | 37°48′26.27″N 122°21′44.29″W﻿ / ﻿37.8072972°N 122.3623028°W﻿ / 37.8072972; -122.3623028 | 1875 | 1958 | Active | Un­known | 095 95 ft (29 m) |

## Notable Faux Lighthouse

| Name | Image | Location | Year built | Status | Lens used | Height |
| Passamaquoddy Lighthouse (Used in the 1977 movie Pete's Dragon) | | Los Osos | 1976 | torn down after filming | Fresnel Lens (Replica) | 052 52 ft (16 m) |