Hours and Admission
Hours
Jan-Apr: Open 7 Days
May-Dec: Tuesday-Sunday
10am-5pm, last lighthouse tour at 4pm, please allow 2 hours to visit site and trail.
Children must be at least 48" tall to climb the Lighthouse. Children under that height may still go on tour but will have to stay with an adult at the deck area of the lighthouse.
Admission
The Lighthouse is on a US Coast Guard base. Visitors are permitted access only on a guided tour through the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum. The admissions desk is located in the Museum gift shop.
Prices are: $9 for adults, $5 children ages 6-18, 5 & under and active US military with ID admitted free. Admission includes Museum exhibits and Lighthouse Tour. Last lighthouse tour at 4pm. Children must be at least 48" tall to climb the Lighthouse. Children under that height may still go on tour but will have to stay with an adult at the deck area of the lighthouse.
For groups of 15+ and school tours click on Group Tour information.
For Veteran Affairs Information contact Lighthouse Volunteer of Veteran's Affairs, Chris McKnight at 561-747-8380 x101.
For Your Safety
Tower-top tour restrictions: climbers must be 48” or taller, no spike heeled shoes. Food & drink, tri-pods, pets and wet clothing are not permitted on tour or in the museum. Photography is not permitted inside the museum. For general information call 561-747-8380 x101.
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum offers climbing tours of the landmark 1860 lighthouse. The waterfront Museum in the restored WWII Naval housing building offers its local history exhibit, Five Thousand Years on the Loxahatchee. Outdoor exhibits include the Keeper's Workshop, Tindall Pioneer Homestead, Pennock Plantation Bell and Seminole Chickee. Also available are a museum store featuring lighthouse merchandise, books, clothing and fine gifts and a Sweet Shop with our own Lighthouse Fudge. The Lighthouse & Museum offers LENS Educational Programs including, Hike Through History, Lectures, Lighthouse Chickee Chats (for kids), Sunset & Moonrise Tours and Weddings & Special Events.
The Hiking Trial on the north side of Beach Rd. meanders through Florida Scrub habitat and leads to an observation tower overlooking a quiet manatee refuge surrounded by red mangroves. Visitors are encourage to bring their cameras and binoculars for exceptional flora and fauna sightings. The Lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is part of the federally designated Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area in the National Landscape Conservation System.
Click on Calendar of Events tab for events & program information.
Please note that Pets, Grills & Motorized Water Craft are not permitted in Lighthouse Park.
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Media/TV & Filming
For media inquiries, or film & television requests please call 561-747-8380 x105.
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The DuBois Pioneer Home in DuBois Park was closed in 2008 for renovations by Palm Beach County. The home is currently owned and operated by PBC Parks & Recreation. For DuBois Home and Park information, call 561-966-6600.
The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum is operated by the Loxahatchee River Historical Society, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and partner in the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area, National Conservation Lands.