Point Sur State Historic Park

Point Sur State Historic Park was established to protect and preserve the Point Sur Lighthouse and the former Point Sur Naval Facility (NAVFAC). Built in 1889 on top of a 361 foot high volcanic rock that jets out into the Pacific Ocean, the Point Sur Lighthouse is the only complete, turn-of-the century Lightstation open to the public in California, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Naval Facility was constructed as part of a worldwide network of defensive listening stations that tracked the movement of Soviet submarines. Both the lighthouse and Naval Facility are open to docent-guided tours.