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Point Lighthouse tours cancelled for remainder of 2025
The Alki Point Lighthouse will not be open for tours for the rest of summer 2025.
Recent testing has revealed a higher level of lead in the lighthouse structure (from old paint) than was previously found. The Coast Guard, out of an abundance of caution, will not allow public access to the site until the lead level can be significantly reduced.
We are hopeful that a remediation plan and funding will come through and that the lighthouse will again be able to welcome visitors at some point, although we do not have a timeline yet.
Our tour team of volunteer Auxiliary members is hoping to develop some educational content to share on our Facebook page. Keep an eye out for updates on this page and on our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/alkipointlighthouse
Hoping to see you soon!
--Alki Point Lighthouse Tour Team
The Alki Point Lighthouse is a functioning, fully automated aid-to-navigation on an active US Coast Guard site.
Located near Alki Beach in the West Seattle neighborhood, you can see the West Point Light Station in Discovery Park (north), Puget Sound vessel traffic and the Olympic Mountains (west). Mount Rainier (south) can be seen on clear days.
Requests for U.S. Lighthouse Society "passport stamps" for our lighthouse may be sent via email during our off season. There is no charge for this service. Please be sure to include your mailing address.
Questions can be emailed to: [email protected]
| Address: | 3201 Alki Avenue SW Seattle, WA 98116 |
| Hours: | Cancelled until further notice. |
| Admission: | Free |
| Access: | No wheelchair access. Narrow concrete pathways and uneven surfaces. |
| Pets: | No pets on the grounds please. |
| Restroom: | No. Public restrooms are located on Alki Beach. |
| Note: | Children under 6 may go to the landing immediately below the ships ladder but not to the very top of the lighthouse. The final metal spiral ships ladder to the top is steep and requires two hands to climb. |
| Parking: | Small public parking lot directly in front of the site. On street parking can generally be found nearby. |
| Contact: | Please contact the Alki Lighthouse Tours Project Officer at [email protected] if you have any questions.
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