Access, tours, hours, fees, and closures change often. Always verify with the official source before driving.
Museums, a lightship, a lifesaving station and lost lights complete the story. These records are separate from the lighthouse count and passport. Visitor details come from the September 7 research and need confirmation before travel.
Lost light
Screw-pile lighthouse lit 1901/1902, destaffed 1934; structure demolished 1942 (Rowlett) or 1945 (Oregon Encyclopedia); successor beacon removed 1964/65; a modern pile-mounted light (USCG 6-9995) remains on the shoal; original lens displayed at Mukilteo Lighthouse (WA), fog bell at Columbia River Maritime Museum.
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Lost light
Paul J. Pelz design lit February 1875; deactivated 1899, replaced by a Fort Stevens fog signal and then by Desdemona Sands Light in December 1901; buildings burned by the Lighthouse Service in 1912; the separate life-saving station's 1889 boathouse, 1925 shop and 1939 station house survive.
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Lost light
Built 1895 at the Willamette-Columbia junction; deactivated 1935 and thereafter unattended; dwelling destroyed by fire (1955 per Rowlett and the USCG Historian's Office; June 13, 1959 per Wikipedia); pilings remain and are charted as an obstruction.
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Companion destination
1950-built, 128-ft steel lightship that served the Columbia station 1951-1979; National Historic Landmark; replaced by an automated buoy; restored in Portland 2021-22; open aboard daily 11 a.m.-3 p.m. with engine-room tours, $5 lightship-only admission.
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Companion destination
1792 Marine Drive, Astoria; opened to the public August 1963; open daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Thanksgiving and Christmas; hosts the Lightship Columbia, the Barbey Maritime Center, and the Desdemona Sands fog bell.
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Companion destination
Built 1934 by the Coast Guard, decommissioned 1970, later used by Oregon State University for marine research; NRHP-listed 1998 with five remaining buildings, the only Forge River type station left on the West Coast; museum opened in the barracks in 2000; WWII observation tower removed at decommissioning; park open for day use year-round.
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Companion destination
Housed in the former Umpqua River Coast Guard station beside the lighthouse; museum admission includes the lighthouse tour; a local artisans' gallery opened in a neighboring former Coast Guard barracks in 2023; season conflicts between sources (year-round vs. May-September).
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Companion destination
Companion destination for Cape Arago Lighthouse, which is closed to the public: the museum displays the lighthouse's fourth-order Fresnel lens, installed in April 2016. Hours not verified from fetched sources.
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