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The Race Point Lighthouse will be open for touring on the 1st and 3rd Sundays in June, July and August 2024. You can get to the lighthouse by walking or your own four-wheel drive vehicle with the proper permit; we do not provide public transportation for the tower tours .
Race Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Cape Cod, in Provincetown, Massachusetts; it is on the National Register of Historic Places. The original tower, first illuminated in 1816, was replaced in 1876 with the current 45-foot tall iron-plated tower and a new keeper's dwelling.
Race Point Lighthouse remains an active navigational guide maintained by the Coast Guard. It has a solar-powered VRB-25 optic exhibiting a 400,000 candlepower white flash every ten seconds from a height of forty-one feet that is visible for twelve miles.
May 1, 2024 · The Race Point Lighthouse will be open for touring on the 1st and 3rd Sundays in June, July and August 2024. You can get to the lighthouse by walking or your own four-wheel drive vehicle with the proper permit; we do not provide public transportation for the tower tours .
It is a 2 mile walk from the Race Point Beach, or an easier and shorter walk from the Hatches Harbor parking lot off the Province Lands Rd between Race Point and Herring Cove Beaches. The lighthouse tower is open for tours on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays during the season. Closed if the piping plovers close access to the beach.
I.W.P. Lewis inspected Race Point Light in 1842. He recognized the light's importance, but found reason to be critical: The light is useful to all vessels leaving Boston, and bound to the eastward, or round the cape, through the South channel; and also as a point of departure for Provincetown harbor, as well as Boston.
Historic Info. Preservation Needs. Public Access. Quick Lighthouse Facts: Year Built: 1876. Height of Tower: 40 feet. Description: White tower showing a flashing white light every 10 seconds that is visible 16 nautical miles. – Reference: 2005 U.S. Coast Guard Light List. Location: On northwest point of Cape Cod .-
Race Point Lighthouse was first lighted on November 5, 1816. The rubblestone tower’s light was 25 feet above sea level, and was one of the earliest revolving lights - in an attempt to differentiate it from other lighthouses on Cape Cod.
Getting to the Race Point Lighthouse. Reaching this remote lighthouse requires a 4-mile (roundtrip) hike. But don’t worry, it’s relatively flat and follows the Cape Cod National Seashore. Be prepared for soft sand and grassy fields — nothing too crazy though. This is an easy hike for all skill levels.
Phone: 855-722-3959. Description: Race Point Lighthouse is an intact Light Station nestled in the Provincetown dunes and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Keeper’s House has been restored to its 1950s era beauty and welcomes overnight guests from around the world.
