Saugerties Lighthouse
A brick lighthouse built in 1869 where Esopus Creek meets the Hudson River. It is reached on foot along a wetland trail, and overnight stays can be booked.
The lighthouse sits on a sandbar at the river mouth. From the parking lot on the edge of the town of Saugerties, it is about an 800 m walk along a forest wetland trail, and the river views along the way are wide and open. Inside the lighthouse is a small museum with guided tours on weekends.
Two guest rooms upstairs are available as an inn. They must be booked several months in advance. Spending the night in the lighthouse to watch the sunrise over the Hudson River is a unique experience. The Hudson is tidal, so at high tide parts of the trail can become slippery and flooded.
Opening hours
Trail open sunrise to sunset; guided tours on summer weekends
Nearby sights
- Opus 40
- Kaaterskill Clove
- Overlook Mountain Fire Tower & Hotel Ruins
- Thomas Cole National Historic Site
- North-South Lake & Catskill Mountain House Site
- Olana State Historic Site
- Kaaterskill Falls
- Karma Triyana Dharmachakra