The 115-foot tall historic Pigeon Point Lighthouse with surrounding cliffsides and rocks (backdropped by fog, Nov. 2, 2025)
For travelers from San Francisco to Santa Cruz the Pigeon Point Lighthouse is “the lighthouse down the coast” and for mariners at night it is “the flash white once every ten seconds.” This is how Frank Perry introduces the lighthouse in his book The History of Pigeon Point Lighthouse (Otter B Books, Santa Cruz, California, Fifth printing Oct. 2017).
At the entrance to today's Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park you will find a Welcome board that introduces the lighthouse historically and points out why it is there:
Since 1872 Pigeon Point Light Station has guided mariners along the
rocky reefs of the San Mateo coast. Originally called Whale Point, or
Punta de las Ballenas, the area became known as Pigeon Point following
the 1853 wreck of the Carrier Pigeon.
After several more wrecks, and the loss of many more lives,
the lighthouse was built along with a fog signal.
State Park brochure with site map:https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/533/files/PigeonPointFinalWebLayout082615.pdf.
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