Point Cabrillo Light Station
About
Point Cabrillo Light Station is a 309-acre state park on the California coast, about a mile and a half from the town of Caspar. The land is managed by California's state park agency. Summer into early fall brings the mildest, driest stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show highs around 65°F from July through September, with only two to four wet days a month, while winter months see highs near 52°F and rain on more than half the days. Several trails sit close by. Caspar Uplands Trail is under a mile away, the Headlands Trail and South Headlands Trail are about a mile and a half off, and the Ecological Staircase Trail lies roughly 2 miles away.
Park size
309 acres
Location
Point Cabrillo Light Station
California
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 60–65°F and lows of 45–50°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Ft Bragg 5 N, CA weather station, 12 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan52° high40° low
- Feb54° high41° low
- Mar55° high41° low
- Apr57° high42° low
- May60° high45° low
- Jun63° high47° low
- Jul65° high49° low
- Aug65° high50° low
- Sep65° high49° low
- Oct62° high46° low
- Nov56° high43° low
- Dec52° high40° low
Where it is
- Point Cabrillo Light Station · Public land
- Nearest town
- Caspar, California · 1.3 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- Caspar Uplands TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Headlands TrailHiking1.4 mi
- South Headlands TrailHiking1.5 mi
- South TrailHiking1.8 mi
- Ecological Staircase TrailHiking2 mi
- Cypress TrailHiking2 mi
- Jugs TrailHiking2.6 mi
- South Fork Noyo RiverCanoeing8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
