Tier 3 · Curiosities
Carquinez Strait Light
Carquinez Strait Light Station
Crockett · Contra Costa County · Bay Area
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Original structure demolished; no public access to any remnant. Tier 3 appendix entry.
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The Carquinez Strait Light (also known as the Carquinez Strait Lighthouse or the Vallejo Light) was a lighthouse marking the entrance to the Carquinez Strait, the narrow passage connecting San Francisco Bay to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The original structure (1910) was a screw-pile lighthouse. It was decommissioned and demolished; a replacement automated light now marks the strait.
Why it matters
Marks the strategic entrance to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta waterway. The original screw-pile structure was one of the few of its type on the West Coast.
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- Officialen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carquinez_Strait_Light
- Officiallighthousefriends.com/light.asp
- Secondaryen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carquinez_Strait_Light
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Research confidence: medium · Last verified 2026-05-13