Welcome to the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse

The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse has stood on the Cape for over 155 years. Situated amidst America’s Premier Gateway to Space, the lighthouse is owned by the United States Space Force and maintained as an active aid to navigation by the United States Coast Guard. Visits to the lighthouse, museum, and gift shop are available via prescheduled tours, only.

Since we are located on an active military installation, you cannot drive your own vehicle onto the facility. Members of the public can only visit by taking a tour, which must be booked at least four days prior. Please see our Visit page for tour information.

Active duty military with CAC cards may come onto the station to visit the lighthouse, but cannot escort non-badged visitors without prior approval of SLD 45. Unlike most other military installations, a retired military ID will not gain you access to CCSFS. You will have to take the public tour. Open House for CCSFS badged personnel occurs every Wednesday from 10:00 – 1:00. Hangar C will also be open during these hours.

PLEASE NOTE: Only US Citizens or Permanent Residents (green card) are allowed on the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at this time.

CAPE CANAVERAL LIGHTHOUSE VIRTUAL TOUR – created by the University of South Florida Center for Digital Heritage & Geospatial Information

CAPE CANAVERAL LIGHTHOUSE VIDEO

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For more tours, videos, podcasts and stories, please visit our Explore and Learn page.

The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation is supported by the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners and the Space Coast Office of Tourism.

Latest News

Thank you to everyone who supported our fundraiser:

RACE TO MAKE HISTORY

Checkout this News 6 Hidden Gem report on our Lighthouse!

Check out this new Hometown News article by our own volunteer, Kerri McMullen!

Check out this Hometown News article on volunteering at the lighthouse from one of our own docents, Kerri McMullen. If you would like to volunteer and help us share the lighthouse history and experience, please complete the Volunteer Form on our Get Involved page.

Hidden gem at Cape Canaveral | North Brevard | hometownnewsbrevard.com

Members and Brick Holders are eligible to take a quarterly tour of the lighthouse and Hangar C. If you’re not yet a member or brick holder, please consider becoming a member or buying a brick before our next quarterly tour so you can take advantage of this special FREE event, only open to those individuals.

See our Visit Page to book your tours.

Upcoming Events

Join Museums of Brevard for the 5^th Annual Museums of Brevard Holiday Tour. See beautiful architecture and gorgeous holiday decorations! This unique event is a wonderful way to kick off the holiday season and makes a great gift idea for the person who has everything. The tours will be held December 6th-8th and December 13th-15th. Later dates are available and most houses will accept visits into January. You can visit 3 of the 6 historic homes for $30. Add the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse for just $10 more. Lighthouse tours will be available December 6th, December 29th and January 4th. Reservations must be made at least 7 days prior.

Tickets on sale now! Available for purchase online only. Click here for tickets.

Ticket sales close on Saturday, December 21st. Only 250 tickets available. So, don’t delay!

Please come visit all of us!

The Museums of Brevard (MOB) is a 501(C)3 nonprofit association of museums and historic sites in Brevard County, Florida (including the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse). Together we: advertise and promote each other’s facilities both individually and jointly; share activity information and coordinate upcoming events; share best practices and lessons learned in museum administration and management, including fundraising, grant writing and collections management; and assist other members with special requests.

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ECAC PROGRAM FOR BREVARD STUDENTS

The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse is partnering with the Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum and the Sands Space History Center as proud members of the ECAC education program – Education & Citizenship Armed Forces Coalition of the Space Coast. Students from any public, private, charter or home school may come out to visit all three venues together. The Sands Space History Center is accessible outside the gate to the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, but the Lighthouse and Space Force Museum require reservations and special clearance to visit, though both are included in a single tour.

Free 3-hour caravan tours are available in June and July on the 1^st and 3^rd Saturdays of the month at 9:30, and from August through May on the 2nd Saturday of the month. There will be no tours in December. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED AT LEAST 2 WEEKS PRIOR for the free caravan tour. Please email lighthousetours@canaverallight.org with Subject: “Brevard School Tours”. Paid tours at other times may be booked on our Visit page. Discounts may be available. The Sands Space History Center is free and available Tuesday thru Friday 9-2, Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-4, Monday Closed. The Lighthouse, the Space Force Museum and the Sands Space History Center are unable to offer service hours.

Message from Our Foundation President

First, I want to THANK you, our members, and volunteers for answering our call for help. Your support in writing letters and attending the meetings made a significant difference during this grant endeavor.

WE DID IT!! After losing out to the Governor’s VETO pen for the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation (CCLF) Phase 2 Light Station Reconstruction project, we regrouped and submitted a Capital Facilities Grant to the Brevard County Tourist Development Council (TDC). As I reported before, the TDC Capital Facilities Committee recommended to the TDC that CCLF receive the requested amount of $775,000. On August 28, 2024, the TDC voted to recommend to the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners that the grant be approved for the requested amount. Prior to the meeting, CCLF requested members to attend the meeting wearing their BLUE shirts. After the meeting, the TDC Chair made the comment that he liked all the BLUE shirts in the audience.

On September 17, 2024, the grant request went before the Board of County Commissioners, and again CCLF requested members and volunteers to attend the meeting wearing their BLUE shirts; this time we had more BLUE shirts in the audience. By a three to two vote the grant was APPROVED.

The Capital Facilities Grant is a reimbursable grant; CCLF must spend the money before we get the money from the County. Groundbreaking must occur within 18 months, and project completion within 5 years. Neither requirement is a problem because as Rocky Johnson says, “we are SHOVEL READY.”

CCLF has formed a steering committee and is extremely fortunate to have the three key people from Phase 1 on the Phase 2 steering committee. Our tentative project schedule starts with the code compliance review and update, approvals / permits, and competitive bid award. We hope to have groundbreaking and start construction in the first part of 2025, with completion in the fourth quarter of 2025. There is a lot to be done, but we are ready!

During construction, the Phase 2 Team (P2T) will be outfitting the cottages, final design, exhibits and displays created, and furnishings acquired and displayed. This is the same team that planned and developed the museum. If you have knowledge of antiques and/or technology for the “Experience Cottage” and would to help plan these cottages PLEASE email me at cclf-president@canaverallight.org or Becky Zingarelli at museumdirector@canaverallight.org. We hope to open the cottages to the public within three months of receipt of the Certificates of Occupancy. It is a challenging schedule, but with everyone’s help we can make it happen.

CCLF has come a long way, but there is still so much to do. I will keep you informed as we move forward with the project. If you have any questions PLEASE email me at cclf-president@canaverallight.org and I will respond as soon as possible. Thanks for all your help in getting the grant money and keeping our light shining into the future.

Please visit our website https://canaverallight.org for additional information.

Thank you for your help in keeping our light shining into the future.

Ron