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Please send us your favorite pictures, comments or articles about the Cape St. George Lighthouse.  We love to hear from our visitors.  Please include your name and where you are from so we can share with other visitors.

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2025 Articles & Photos

  • 03/06/2025 - Gulf Coast Journeys:  St. George Island Lighthouse

 

2024 Articles & Photos

  • 02/20/2024 191 years on, rescued lighthouse tells Florida's story - Spectrum Bay News 9
  • 9/24/2024, Floricua News, The fascinating stories behind 6 Florida lighthouses,
  • BryceLovesTech Drone Footage on YouTube
  • Library of Congress - Photos

2023 Articles & Photos

  • 2023 Veterans Day Group Photo
  • 1/27/2023 San Diego Jewish World -  Cape St. George Island Lighthouse and the Jews
  • Lighthouse Digest Jul/Aug 2023

2022 Articles & Photos

  • Trailer Traveler - Every Lighthouse Has a Story

2021 Articles & Photos

  • Bookalighthouse St. George Lighthouse Lost & Found
  • WCTV Tallahassee
  • 1/29/2021 Panama City News Herald GLOW
  • 1/29/2021 US Lighthouse Society News
  • WTXL Tallahassee ABC 27
  • 1/31/2021 AP News - Lighthouse to Reopen
  • 1/31/2021 WFSU News - Lighthouse to reopen

2020 Articles & Photos

  • 6/3/2020 Climb The St. George Island Lighthouse In The Florida - Red Around the World
  • 6/1/2020 30A TV - Short Trips From 30A
  • 12/18/2020 US Lighthouse News - Lighthouse News of the Week

2019 Articles & Photos

  • 2019 Veterans Ceremony Program
  • 2019 Veterans Group Picture
  • 3/29/2019 Chattanooga Times Free Press 
  • 2/9/2019 WJHG News Channel 7
  • 2/3/2019 Tallahassee Democrat  
  • 7/22/2019 United States Coast Guard - U.S. Department of Homeland Security

2018 Articles & Photos

  • 2018 Veterans Ceremony
  • 2018 Group Picture Veterans Ceremony 
  • 10/19/2018 Tallahassee Democrat Hurricane Michael Photos
  • Visit Florida Video with Kate Aguiar 
  • 3/11/2018 Bristol Herald Courier, Virginia  
  • 12/16/2008 Orlando Sentinel - Rising From Ruin

2017 Articles & Photos

  • 11/17/17 Veterans Day Flyer
  • 11/17/17 Veterans Day Program
  • 11/17/17 First Annual SGI Veterans Day Event
  • 11/27/17 Lighthouses Along Florida's Forgotten Coast - Floridiana Magazine

2016 Articles & Photos

  • 4/28/16 Reception Celebrates Lens Exhibit
  • 4/14/16 Fresnel Lens Installed in Lighthouse Museum
  • 3/5/16 Lighthouse Optic Restored
  • 2/1/16 Technical Problems with Lighthouse Optic
  • 1/1/16 Replica Fresnel Lens to be Exhibited in Museum
  • 8/4/2016 Apalachicola Times
  • 5/4/2016 Apalachicola Times 
  • 3/30/2016 Apalachicola Times
  • 3/9/2016 Apalachicola Times 

2015 Articles & Photos

  • 3/10/15 Lighthouse Supports Chili Cook-Off
  • 2/15/15 Tour of Homes a Success
  • National Geographic
  • 5/20/2015 WTXL Tallahassee ABC 27 - One Tank Trip

2014 Articles & Photos

  • 8/19/2014 Journal Gazette & Times-Courier, Illinois

2008 Articles & Photos

  • 8/3/2008 Ocala StarBanner
  • 5/1/2008 Florida Trend - Rescuing St. George's Lighthouse

2005 Articles & Photos

  • 10/22/2005 Herald Net Everett, Washington - Historic Lighthouse Falls to Sea

Know Before You Go

Hours of Operation

Spring/Summer Hours
March 1 – Labor Day
Open 7 days a week
Mon- Sat: 10AM – 5PM
Sun: Noon – 5PM

Fall Hours
September 2 – October 31
CLOSED MONDAY
Tues. –  Sat: 10AM – 5PM
Sun: Noon – 5PM

Winter Hours
November 1 – February 28
CLOSED MONDAY
Tues. –  Sun:  Noon – 5PM

Climbing Fees for Lighthouse
• Adults $7.00
• Youth 7-12 $5.00
• Children 6 & under – No Charge
• US Military or Veterans with ID – $5.00
No Charge For
– St. George Lighthouse Assn. Members
– Florida Lighthouse Assn. Members
– St. Augustine Lighthouse Members
– Veterans on Veterans Day and Memorial Day
(Does Not Apply to Full Moon Climbs or Special Fee Events)

No Charge for entry to the Gift Shop and Museum or Free Climbing Day held annually in April each year.

PLEASE NOTE: You must be at least 40 inches tall to climb the lighthouse. Visitors to the lighthouse climb 92 wooden spiral stairs and an eight-rung metal ladder. Access to the lantern room is through a 24″ X 21″ scuttle hole.  The height of the lighthouse is 77-feet tall.

Spring/Summer Hours
March 1 – Labor Day
Open 7 days a week
Mon – Sat: 10AM – 5PM
Sun: Noon – 5PM

Fall Hours
September 2 – October 31
CLOSED MONDAY
Tues. –  Sat: 10AM – 5PM
Sun: Noon – 5PM

Winter Hours
November 1 – February 28
CLOSED MONDAY
Tues. – Sun:  Noon – 5PM

Cape St. George Lighthouse, Museum & Gift Shop

2B East Gulf Beach Drive
St. George Island, Florida 32328
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