Piedras Blancas Light Station Historical Tours

What: Docent-Led Tour of Piedras Blancas Light Station
When: Check the website for current tour schedule. Book online here.
Reservation Needed: Yes, contact Piedras Blancas Light Station Association at (805) 927-7361 to make arrangements.

Go back in time to the lonely and blustery life of the lighthouse keeper with a visit to the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse. First lit on February 15, 1875, to guide ships along the Central Coast of California, the 100-foot-high lighthouse operated for 100 years. In 1975, the tower was automated and the station went unmanned. In the fall of 2001, the Bureau of Land Management began restoring the light station and grounds.

Piedras Blancas Light Station has been congressionally designated an Outstanding Natural Area. Teeming with wildlife, the surrounding area is home to elephant seals, otters, peregrine falcons, harbor seals and California sea lions; and if you go during whale season you might spot a mother and calf as they make their way north.

Stewardship travelers and visitors are invited to join tours of the light station. Meet at the former Piedras Blancas Motel, located 1.5 miles north of the light station. Do not wait at the gate to the site!