Battery Point, a spit of land that juts out into Crescent City Harbor, provides a foothold for Battery Point Lighthouse. Land access to the light changes with the dependable ups and downs of the Pacific tide. The Cape Cod style lighthouse was among the California's first group of lighthouses built in the mid 1800s.
Crescent City is geographically near the top of the state's 1,260 mile long coastline. The rugged North Coast is marked by ever-changing weather. Along with severe weather, the crashing surf and salt air still present challenges for the lighthouse building, now serving as a maritime museum. Battery Point Lighthouse, automated in 1853, remains the oldest working lighthouse in the state.