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1 day ago · 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.
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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 .
Sur lighthouse and its supporting lightstation buildings, now a California State Historic Park, stand atop a dramatic volcanic rock just off-shore in Big Sur, California. This historic aid-to-navigation has a modern aero-beacon which still guides ships along the treacherous Central California Coast.
Point Sur State Historic Park. 173 reviews. #7 of 40 things to do in Big Sur. State ParksLighthouses. Write a review. About. This historic lighthouse located around Point Sur is now a state park. Duration: More than 3 hours. Suggest edits to improve what we show. Improve this listing. Tours & experiences.
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Point Sur State Historic Park. Highway 1, 19 miles south of Carmel Big Sur, CA 93920 (831) 625-4419. Inside panel image courtesy of Barbara Taylor, NOAA. 2016 California State Parks. 1889, the Since. Point Sur Lighthouse beacon has warned sailors away from the craggy shores of the foggy Pacific Ocean.
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Jutting out into the Pacific Ocean from the spectacular Big Sur Coast, the Point Sur Lightstation stands as a silent sentinel to a by-gone era. Point Sur, a National Historic Landmark, is the only complete turn-of-the-century light station open to the public in California .
Point Sur State Historic Park. California, USA, North America. Top choice in Big Sur. Login Save. 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.
