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Tier 2

Point Hueneme Lighthouse

Point Hueneme Light Station

Port Hueneme · Ventura County · Southern California

One of the few Art Deco California lighthouses (alongside Long Beach Harbor), and a working military-base light station — a category that's largely closed to the public elsewhere on the coast. Worth knowing about even if you can't easily visit.

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Point Hueneme Lighthouse at Port Hueneme
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Visit essentials

Access

no public access (military base)

Current hours

Not open to public

Accessibility

Located within Naval Base Ventura County. No public access.

The light

Year first lit

1874

Current structure built

1941

Tower height

48 ft

Focal plane

52 ft

Optic

Automated LED beacon

Light characteristic

Fl W 5s (flashing white every 5 seconds)

Stewardship & location

Owner

U.S. Coast Guard / Naval Base Ventura County

Manager

U.S. Coast Guard

Coordinates

34.1476, -119.2091 Map

The story

Original 1874 lighthouse replaced by the current 1941 Art Deco structure — a 48-foot tower with a 52-foot focal plane. The site stands inside Naval Base Ventura County and remains an active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation. Light characteristic: Fl W 5s.

The visit

No general public access; the base is restricted. The Coast Guard occasionally hosts limited open-house events at Naval Base Ventura County — check current schedules with the base public affairs office. Visible from Hueneme Beach in good light.

Make a day of it

Base yourself in

Oxnard or Ventura

Nearby lighthouses

Historic Santa Barbara Lighthouse

Santa Barbara Lighthouse

Santa Barbara, Central Coast

Tier 2Active aidRestrictedeasy

The earthquake history is the entry's reason for being. California has few lighthouses whose original structure is gone due to seismic damage, and Santa Barbara is the cleanest example.

Anacapa Island Light Station in the Channel Islands

Anacapa Island Light Station

Ventura, Southern California

Tier 2Active aidPublic accessdifficult⚠ Verify

The most accessible of the Channel Islands lights and the only one with regular public visitation. The Spanish-revival station buildings on a treeless ocean headland are a distinctive piece of 1930s Coast Guard architecture.

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Sources

Image rights: USCG images public domain.

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