Point Arena Lighthouse

Point Arena Lighthouse: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Point Arena Lighthouse

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Point Arena Lighthouse — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.95474, -123.74055. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Point Arena Lighthouse

• Bowling Ball Beach · beach · Mendocino · ~15 km · Must-see
• Gualala Point Regional Park · sanctuary · Sonoma · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sea Ranch Chapel · church · Sonoma · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cow Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~46 km · Must-see
• Kelley House Museum & Research Center · museum · Mendocino · ~49 km · Must-see
• Temple of Kwan Tai · temple · Mendocino · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Baptist Church · church · Mendocino · ~49 km · Must-see
• Russian Gulch State Park · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~52 km · Must-see
• Galbreath Wildlands Preserve · sanctuary · Mendocino · ~53 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve · sanctuary · Mendocino · ~56 km · Must-see
• Jackson Demonstration State Forest · sanctuary · Mendocino · ~58 km · Must-see
• Jug Handle State Natural Reserve · sanctuary · Mendocino · ~59 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church of Ukiah · church · Mendocino · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Mendocino · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sun House · museum · Mendocino · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve · sanctuary · Sonoma · ~67 km · Must-see
• City of Ten Thousand Buddhas · Buddhist site · Mendocino · ~68 km · Must-see
• Salt Point State Park · sanctuary · Sonoma · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Point Arena Lighthouse

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Point Arena Lighthouse

• Cow Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~46 km · Must-see
• Russian Gulch State Park · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sanel Valley · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~68 km · Must-see
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cow Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~74 km · Must-see
• Frog Woman Rock · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~74 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~96 km · Must-see
• Mahnke Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~97 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~98 km · Must-see
• Mount Konocti · viewpoint · Lake · ~105 km · Must-see

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