Point Cabrillo Light Station
Point Cabrillo Light
A lighthouse completed in 1909 that still keeps its original Fresnel lens. The headland meadows are a good place for whale watching and wildflowers.
It is an 800 m walk from the parking lot to the lighthouse. The lighthouse and keeper's cottage house a maritime museum, and you can climb the tower to see the third-order Fresnel lens. Some keeper's cottages are available to rent. The grassy headland is open, with wildflowers in spring, and gray whales migrating and spouting in winter. Admission is free, though donations are welcome.
Opening hours
About 11:00–16:00 (lighthouse)
Nearby sights
- Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
- Mendocino Headlands State Park
- Mendocino Village Historic District
- Temple of Kwan Tai
- Kelley House Museum
- Russian Gulch State Park
- Big River Beach
- Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens