Race Point Light
Race Point Road
Provincetown, MA 02657
Phone: 508-487-9930
Location: Provincetown's Northern tip of Cape Cod
Open: Public tours on May 19, 20; June 2, 16; July 7, 21;
August 4, 18; September 1, 15; October 6. The grounds
are open year-round. Accessibility: Visitors can reach the
lighthouse by parking at Race Point Beach and walking to
the lighthouse (about 45 minutes). Visitors can also use
own four-wheel drive vehicle or contact Provincetown
dune tour operators.
The facility: Gift shop is open. The keeper's house is
available for overnight stays from spring through fall.
Over-sand transportation to the lighthouse is offered
to the public on May 20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m This lighthouse
is an aid to navigation, maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Race Point Light began operating in November 1816 and
was one of the earliest revolving lights. A keeper�s house
was built in 1840 and another was added in 1876; a fog
bell was installed in 1852.
