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A secret jewel of the Bay Area, the Point Bonita Lighthouse, built in 1855, was the third lighthouse built on the West Coast and helped shepherd ships through the treacherous Golden Gate straits. Today, the lighthouse is still active and is maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Coordinates: 37.815614°N 122.529578°W. Point Bonita Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at Point Bonita at the San Francisco Bay entrance in the Marin Headlands near Sausalito, California. Point Bonita was the last staffed lighthouse on the California coast. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [3] History.
- 1855 (first)
- 33 ft (10 m)
- brick and cement building
248 reviews. #10 of 300 things to do in Marin County. Lighthouses. Write a review. About. Point Bonita today is part of the largest urban national park in the United States, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. A secret jewel of the Bay Area, Point Bonita is still an active lighthouse.
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Point Bonita Lighthouse. Yes, this lighthouse at the southwest tip of the Marin Headlands is still active and maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard. Getting there is a challenge, parking is limited and the 0.5-mile walk is steep and precarious. This spot, at the “world’s end,” is ruggedly beautiful.
Point Bonita Lighthouse, California Lighthouses, photographs, pictures, history, location, visitor information, maps, description, hotels, Lighthousefriends.com.
The arrow points to the original, 1855 location for the Point Bonita Lighthouse. A site high on the cliff top, a breath-taking 306 feet above the sea, was chosen for the lighthouse by the 12th District Lighthouse Inspector, Campbell Graham. On the East Coast, taller sites were better sites for lighthouses.
