Tier 2 · Notable

Lime Point Light

Lime Point Light Station

Sausalito · Marin County · Bay Area

Active aidstandingPublic accessmoderateNational Park Service / U.S. Coast Guard

Lime Point Lighthouse beneath the north anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge — Photo: Radomianin· Public domain· Wikimedia Commons

Year first lit

1900

Current structure built

1900

Tower height

20 ft

Focal plane

15 ft

Optic

Automated fog signal and light

Light characteristic

Fl W 5s (flashing white every 5 seconds)

Owner

National Park Service / U.S. Coast Guard

Manager

NPS – Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Coordinates

37.8273, -122.4779 Map

Current hours

Trail accessible during daylight hours. Lighthouse exterior only.

Fees

Free

History

Built 1900 at the north end of the Golden Gate. Active fog signal station. Accessible via Marin Headlands trail. Views of Golden Gate Bridge.

Logistics

Recommended base

Sausalito or San Francisco

Accessibility

Accessible via Marin Headlands trail. Exterior only. No interior access.

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Fort Point Light

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Demolished to make way for the Golden Gate Bridge; the only California lighthouse destroyed by a major infrastructure project. The fort itself is open to visitors.

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Sources

Officialnps.gov/goga
Secondarylighthousefriends.com/light.asp
Secondaryen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_Point_Light
Imagescommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lime_Point_Light.jpg

Image rights: NPS images generally public domain. Wikimedia Commons has CC-licensed images.

Research confidence: medium · Last verified 2026-05-13