Cabot Head Lighthouse
A restored lighthouse station at the tip of the peninsula's eastern shore, with a small museum and a climb to the top for views over Georgian Bay. The approach is a gravel road through wilderness.
Cabot Head Lighthouse lies north of Dyers Bay. The original lighthouse was built in 1896, and today a local group has restored it into a lighthouse station museum. It presents the lives of the lighthouse keepers and the stories of nearby shipwrecks. Visitors can climb the tower for views over Georgian Bay and the Niagara Escarpment. This is also the site of the Bruce Peninsula bird observatory, where spring and autumn migration seasons offer bird banding. The final stretch is a narrow gravel road, and drivers must yield at single-lane passing points. The drive from Tobermory takes about an hour. Visitors can book the lighthouse keeper programme to stay for a week and experience life as a lighthouse keeper.
Opening hours
Approx. late May–early October, 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Halfway Log Dump
- Indian Head Cove
- The Grotto
- Cyprus Lake
- Lion's Head Lookout
- Singing Sands
- Greig's Caves
- Flowerpot Island