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Point Sur State Historic Park. / 36.30639°N 121.90167°W / 36.30639; -121.90167. Point Sur State Historic Park is a California State Park on the Big Sur coastline of Monterey County, California, United States, 19 miles (31 km) south of Rio Road in Carmel. The 1889 Point Sur Lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 92 acres (37 ha)
- Monterey County, California, United States
- 1986
- Carmel, California
Mar 31, 2024 · About Point Sur State Historic Park. The Point Sur Lightstation sits 361 feet above the Pacific Ocean on a large volcanic rock which juts into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Point Sur is the only complete, turn-of-the century Lightstation open to the public in California, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
It took mariners 11 years of petitioning the U.S. Lighthouse Service Board before money was allocated for Point Sur in 1886. Three years later, on August 1, 1889, the lightstation keys were turned over to the first keeper. He and three assistants staffed the lighthouse and fog signal 24 hours a day.
Point Sur State Historic Park. A little over 6 miles south of Bixby Bridge, Point Sur rises like a velvety green fortress out of the sea. It looks like an island, but is actually connected to land by a sandbar. Atop the volcanic rock sits an 1889 stone light station, which was staffed until 1974. Three-hour guided tours include ocean views and ...
Andrew Molera State Park Highway 1, 20 miles south of Carmel Big Sur 93920 (831) 667-2315. Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Big Sur Station #1, 47555 Highway 1 (seven miles south of Point Sur) Big Sur 93920 (831) 667-2315. Garrapata State Park Highway 1, 6.7 miles south of Rio Road Carmel 93923 (831) 624-4909.
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Point Sur Lightstation. 44350 Highway 1. Big Sur, CA 93920. Halloween at Point Sur. October 21 & 28, 2023. An evening of ghostly fun will begin with a walking tour to the lighthouse in time for sunset. Then on to the Barn for some hearty snacks. The walk includes a 300' rise in elevation and stairs of 38 and 61 steps.
The beach at Point Sur is unfortunately off-limits to the public from the lighthouse and is even signed “No Trespassing” from the fence at the highway. Cows from the El Sur Ranch roam the land between Highway 1 and the beach dunes. This beach has been proposed for acquisition by the state, but it hasn’t happened yet.
