State park
Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park
Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park is a state park in Mendocino County, California. Hours: Sunrise - Sunset.
Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park map
Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Sites can be reserved in advance.
- Hours: Sunrise - Sunset.
- No, day use at Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park does not need a reservation; pay the entry fee on arrival.
- Yes, dogs are allowed at Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park.
Before you go
Day use needs no reservation; pay the entry fee on arrival.
Camping at Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park
Sites can be reserved in advance.
Trails
- Light Station Access Road Walk from parking down the access road to the restored lighthouse
What to see
- Historic site Point Cabrillo Lighthouse Fully restored lighthouse open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
- Historic site Lightkeepers' houses Three original lightkeepers' houses and outbuildings on the headland
- Overlook Pacific headland overlook Headland thrusting into the Pacific with whale-watching views
Public lands next to Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park
- BLM unitPoint Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park borders California Coastal National Monument.
- State parkPoint Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park borders Caspar Headlands State Beach, a state park.
- State parkCaspar Headlands State Natural Reserve, a state park, is 0.4 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkRussian Gulch State Park is 0.7 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkJug Handle State Natural Reserve, a state park, is 1.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkMendocino Headlands State Park is 2.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=22276 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_state_parks (accessed 2026-09-28)