Upcoming Events
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Lens Tours in 2026
The Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers Association is hosting tours to the top of the lighthouse on the last full weekend of every month March through October in 2026. Every once in a while, we’ll add an extra tour if we have the volunteers! Keep an eye on the Point Cabrillo Facebook page in case we add any of those surprise tours.
11am – 2pm on Saturday, March 28, 2026
11am – 2pm on Sunday, March 29, 2026
11am – 2pm on Saturday, April 25, 2026
11am – 2pm on Sunday, April 26, 2026
11am – 2pm on Saturday, May 30, 2026
11am – 2pm on Sunday, May 31, 2026
11am – 2pm on Saturday, June 27, 2026
11am – 2pm on Sunday, June 28, 2026
11am – 2pm on Saturday, July 25, 2026
11am – 2pm on Sunday, July 26, 2026
11am – 2pm on Saturday, August 29, 2026
11am – 2pm on Sunday, August 30, 2026
11am – 2pm on Saturday, September 26, 2026
11am – 2pm on Sunday, September 27, 2026
11am – 2pm on Saturday, October 24, 2026
11am – 2pm on Sunday, October 25, 2026
Tours are first-come, first-serve and will be held from 11am -2pm. We suggest arriving by 1pm to ensure you’ll make it to the top before we stop tours for the day!
First tour starts at 11am, last tour begins at 2pm
$10 per adult, $5 per child
All children must be over 42″ tall to climb the stairs
There are no babies or animals allowed on this tour
Tour guests must be able to climb three sets of ladders
Tours last between 15 – 30 minutes, and are led by the experienced docents of the Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers Association. For more information, you can call the gift shop at 707-937-6122 or email us at info@pointcabrillo.org.
Whale Watching in March+April
The Point Cabrillo Light Station was established in 1909 on a point of land extending westward into the ocean. This location was selected for the Lighthouse by the US Lighthouse Service so that the light would be most visible to shipping on the hazardous coast of Mendocino. This same attribute makes Point Cabrillo a preeminent location from which to watch the annual migration of the gray whales from the lagoons of the Baja Peninsula in Mexico to their summer feeding grounds in the Arctic Ocean.
To learn more about the gray whale migration, click here.
Feel free to give our office a call with any questions!
707-937-6123