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NEXT LIGHTHOUSE TOUR:

Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse Tours, next tour:

For additional information and/or details on upcoming events, contact: Hib Casselberry, Past President —

Email us at:
Phone: 954-942-2102

Mark your calendar for

A fun day at the lighthouse. Enjoy the cool ocean breezes blowing with crispness in the air. Come to 125 North Riverside Drive, on the North side of the Sands Harbor Resort and Mariina. Parking is on the east side of the street in the City (pay) parking lot. The boats will leave from Sands pier from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Friendly members will check you in. A current HLPS membership or a $15 transportation fee is required.

Directions

• From I-95 or US-1 drive east on Atlantic Blvd to N. Riverside Drive.
• Turn North on Riverside Drive.
• The Sands Harbor Resort boat dock is one block North on the West side of the road.
• Parking is across the street in the City (pay) parking lot.

Map

New members may join at this time. Annual dues (tax deductible) are: Individual $25; Family $35; Business or Organization $50. Life membership is $500 or more.

They will give you a wrist band before you board the tour boat for a pleasant ride to the lighthouse.

HLPS members have installed signs at 18 points of interests at this U.S. Coast Guard Light station. You may take the walking tour on your own or go with a guide who may have answers to your questions. You will probably want to climb the tower and enjoy the spectacular view from the Observation Deck. Back at ground level story tellers will share stories about life at the light station, Keepers, and their families that lived there. Over at the Barefoot Mailman Statue, a local re-enactor of those barefoot troopers, will have his historic stories of how “he” walked up and down the beach from West Palm to the Miami River six days a week with his precious mail pouch to deliver news to the sparsely populated outposts. Kids (both young and old) can ask about the weekly 68 mile journey 40 miles walking and 28 miles by boat.

HILLSBORO INLET LIGHTHOUSE TOUR SCHEDULE:

Tour Requirements:

• Active member of HLPS on tour date, Join Now, or may join the day of the tour, or pay the transportation fee.
• Shoes: Flat shoes with rubber soles and closed toes, NO sandals, flip flops, or shoes with heels.
• Children must be accompanied by an adult and 48" minimum height to climb the tower, a U.S. Coast Guard requirement.
• Transportation+tour estimated time: 2-3 hours, plan accordingly.
• NO pets, the Coast Guard doesn't allow them.
  
  

Map and Directions:

See: Map and Directions

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Printable Brochure:

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MEDIA TOURS:

Scheduled periodically.
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Take our quick tour of interesting features of the lighthouse: Commemorative Bell
Rotation Gears	Entrance from the Hillsboro Club
Lighthouse keeper's Dwelling	Stairs to the tower
View from the Lighthouse (looking North)

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SITE MAP (Click here to view descriptions of our 18 Point Walking Tour)

Entrance Gate US Coast Guard Dock West Gazebo West Lawn (Grass Area) Concrete Parking Area Assistant Keeper's Dwelling Principal Keeper's Dwelling Barn and Storage Building, Now a Dwelling Original Entry Gate to the Station Barn and Storage Building Generator and Radio Building, Now Mini-Museum USCG Bell, Plaque and Flag Staff Atlantic Beach Access & Horse Patrol, WW II Lighthouse Tower and "Beaver" monument Memorial Plaques, Barefoot Mailman Inlet Beach, Dredge System and Sand Trap Old Oil House, Boat Dock and Boat Shed What Used-to-be Third Dwelling (Cottage)