Central Coast
Lighthouses
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Enjoy
six days exploring Central Coast Lighthouses.
Day 1
• Check in to your hotel in
Cambria or San Simeon
• Visit Cambria’s West Village to view the lens from Piedras Blancas
Lighthouse, located on Main Street
Day 2
• Travel South on Highway 1 to Highway 101 South to Port San Luis to the San
Luis Obispo (Port Hanford) Light (1886). Docent-led tours only. Call (805)
541-TREK for more information
• Return to your
Cambria or San Simeon hotel
Day 3
• Check-out of your
hotel in Cambria or San Simeon
• Travel north on Highway One approximately 15 miles to Piedras Blancas
Lighthouse (1875). Docent-led tours only. Call (888) 804-8608 for more
information
• Continue north on Highway One, through
spectacular Big Sur, approximately
45 miles to
Point Sur Lighthouse (1887). The lens was removed and is now on
display at Monterey Maritime Museum. Docent-led tours only. Call (831)
625-4419
• Continue north on Highway One and check in to your hotel in
Monterey or
Carmel
Day 4
• Visit Monterey Maritime Museum to view the Fresnel lens removed from
Point Sur Lighthouse. Located at 5 Custom House Plaza. Call (831) 375-1643
• Travel approximately 4 miles south to Pacific Grove to Point Pinos
Lighthouse (1855), located on Asilomar Avenue, two blocks north of
Lighthouse Avenue. Call (831) 648-5716
• Return to your hotel in
Carmel or
Monterey
Day 5
• Travel north on Highway One to Santa Cruz. Exit south on Bay Street until
it ends at West Cliff Drive. Turn right on West Cliff Drive for
approximately 1 mile to Santa Cruz Lighthouse (1870)
• Don’t miss a visit to the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum (831) 420-6289
• Return to your
hotel in
Carmel or
Monterey
Day 6
• Depart.
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