Tower Height

84 Feet

Focal Plane

214 Feet

Established

1854

Lens Size

4th Order

Latitude

37 49' 34. 78" 

Longitude

122 25' 19. 30

Santa Cruz Lighthouse

The original Santa Cruz Lighthouse was torn down in 1948.

The structure that stands today is the

Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse.

Built in 1967, the memorial is home to the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum, open daily from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Closed on Tuesday and Wednesday during the winter months

and Tuesday during the summer.

Across the bay sits the Walton Memorial Lighthouse, first lit in June of 2002.