POINT REYES Inverness, California, USA
GPS Coordinates:	37.9957°N 123.02327°W
Height:	35 feet
Focal Plane:	294 feet
Established:	1870
Present Light Built:	1870
Deactivated:	1975
Optics:	1870 - First order Fresnel lens - still in the lantern room
Current Use:	National park exhibit.
Open To The Public Notes: The lighthous is open all year, Thur. - Mon., 10:00 am - 4:30 pm. Special, evening illuminations of the lens occur on the first and third Saturdays of each month, April through December. Reservations are required for these tours and can be made by calling (415) 669-1534. For weather information at the lighthouse call (415) 669-1534. There are 320 stairs from the observation platform at the lighthouse station and the actual lighthouse below. Walking up the stairs is equivalent to walking up the stairs of a 30-story building. The lens room is open as weather and staffing permit. Access down the stairs to the lighthouse is restricted when wind speeds exceed 40 miles per hour. There are no entry fees. There is also a .5 mile up hill walk from the parking lot to the top of the stairs leading down to the lighthouse. At certain times during the year, there is a shuttle bus connecting parts of the park; the fare is $3.50 for individuals over 12 years old.
Directions: From San Francisco, take Highway 101 north to the Mill Valley/Highway 1 turn off just after Sausalito. Take Highway 1 north through Stinson Beach to Olema. After Olema, but before Point Reyes Station, turn left on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and follow it approximately 20 miles until it terminates at the lighthouse parking area. Sir Franics Drake Boulevard will become Lighthouse Road about 1.5 miles before the parking area. http://www.nps.gov/pore/

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