Public Tours of Race Point Lighthouse
- Schedule -
The Race Point Lighthouse will be open for touring on: COMING SOON!. You can get to the lighthouse by walking or your own four-wheel drive vehicle with the proper permit;
we do not provide public transportation for the tower tours.
The lighthouse will be open from 10:00am to 2:00pm. All donations are deeply appreciated and directly benefit Race Point. Stop by on your way to Hatches Harbor!
**COMING SOON: 2024 Tour Dates. (3/14/2024)
Don’t forget your camera. There is even a gift shop! Email Ron at
rplkeeperforms@racepointlighthouse.org for more information regarding the tower tours.
Note: The touring season will be suspended if any of the various federally-protected shore birds have nested and block access to the lighthouse. Once the chicks fledge, tours will resume. Tour Guidelines:
- Suggested $5 donation per person to climb (Under 8 and over 60 - exempt)
- Only 5 people at a time inside the lamp room. When in the lamp room be very careful of the trap door.
- No one is allowed outside on the gallery (catwalk).
- Children must be supervised at all times by a parent or guardian who is at least 18 years old.
- Children under age 4 are not permitted to climb the ladder from the watch room to the lamp room.
- Appropriate shoe wear is mandatory at all times; no flip flops.
- No pets/ animals are permitted.