Maintenance and development of the Station is funded entirely by admission fees, memberships, and lodging fees. Tours are conducted of the lighthouse with its First Order fresnel lens, and of the museum housed in the original Fog Signal Building, built in 1869. Lodging is available in three former Keepers' quarters on the grounds. Discounts apply for longer stays and United States Lighthouse Society Members. Less than 23 miles south of San Francisco on the rugged California coast, the historic Point Montara Fog Signal and Light Station has been restored and revitalized as a youth hostel.
All guests share fully-equipped kitchens, common rooms and bathrooms with hot showers.
Special rooms for families and couples are available by reservation. An outdoor hot tub may be rented by guests during the evening hours. Limited disabled access. Please contact the hostel for information. Reasonable rates, and rental of keeper's apartment includes an hour's worth of daily record-keeping and maintenance chores.