Pigeon Point Lighthouse

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Pigeon Point Lighthouse

Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🏖️ Beach · Pescadero

1 hours · Free · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 2.0
1–3 yrs
★ 3.0
3–5 yrs
★ 3.0
5–10 yrs
★ 4.0
  • 🚗
    About 55 min drive
    From Sunnyvale · Parking: Small free lot
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Little shade
    Great on sunny days · Wind-OK
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 1 hours
    Best seasons: Fall · Winter · Spring

One of the tallest lighthouses on the West Coast, with a boardwalk overlooking waves crashing on the rocks; you can often spot gray whales spouting from November-January and March-May.

💡 Tips
Combine with Harley Farms and Arcangeli bakery for a Pescadero half-day trip; it's windy, so bring jackets.

What this place offers

✓lighthouse
✓whale watching
✓tide pools
✓photo spot

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This weekend's weather in Pescadero

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

☀️
Sat 10/17
Sunny · 57–77°F · 0% rain
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Sun 10/18
Partly cloudy · 54–64°F · 1% rain

Location

Pescadero, California

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