Key Features

The restored, red-brick Lighthouse offers overnight Bed & Breakfast accommodations, public tours and special events. Furnished as it may have looked in the early 20th century, the Lighthouse contains a small museum, gift shop, parlor, kitchen, keepers’ quarters, and two guest bedrooms.

The operational light-tower offers a panoramic view of the Hudson River Valley and Catskill Mountains.

The Lighthouse can be reached via the half-mile nature trail at the end of Lighthouse Drive in the village of Saugerties, New York. A small dock is available on a limited basis to boaters.

Check the VISIT page for hours, directions, and policies.

State: New York
Location: Hudson River at Esopus Creek, 42°4’19.4″ N 73°55’46.7″W
Nearest Town: Saugerties, NY
County: Ulster
United States Coast Guard District: One
Station Established: 1835
Existing Historic Tower: 1869, attached to keeper’s quarters
Previous Tower: 1835, integral to keeper’s quarters
Automated and destaffed: 1954, eventually replaced by a light atop a pipe structure
Reactivated: 1990, currently operational
Architecture: Square tower attached to Italianate L-shaped red-brick dwelling, circular limestone block crib
Other Structures: Rainwater cistern, Wooden boathouse
Tower Height: 46 feet
Markings/Patterns: Natural with black lantern
Original Optic: Sixth Order “Beehive” Fresnel
Present Optic: Solar-powered LED, installed 1990
Light characteristic: Occulting white light every 4 seconds (4 seconds white, 1 second dark); visible for 5 nautical miles
Height of Focal Plane: 42 feet
Fog Signal Type: Bell (inactive), installed 1909
Current Use: Museum/Bed & Breakfast
Owner/Manager: Saugerties Lighthouse Conservancy with USCG access to optic
National Register Status: Listed 5/29/1979; Reference #79001642
Public Access: Exterior access year-round from sunrise to sunset; Interior scheduled tours on summer weekends or by appointment