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
All tours have been temporarily suspended. We hope to resume shortly. Please check back for updates.
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.
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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
MUSEUMS OF BREVARD
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.
Check out the MOB Brochure and see all the sites!
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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 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month (unless otherwise noted) 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
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and will enjoy a Happy New Year. For the Light-house Foundation, 2024 was a roller coaster year. Early on, we learned of several legal documents with the Space Force that needed updating. Fortunately, the SLD 45 Legal Office collaborated with us in correcting the documentation, and permitted us to continue operating tours of the lighthouse and the gift shop. Next, it looked like we were going to get money from the State to complete Phase 2 of the Cottage Restoration Project. Unfortunately, this appropriation was vetoed in the final budget signed by the Governor. However, when one door closes another one opens. We applied for and received a Tourist Development Council Capital Facility Grant from Brevard County for $775,000. So the year turned out to be great, with the Lighthouse ready to launch into the next phase of building out “What was once, will be again!”
As we enter 2025, I am positive this year will be better than last year. With our legal issues behind us, and assurances of collaboration from the Space Force leadership, I am confident we can resolve any new issues that might arise. We expect to start construction on the two new cottages in the Spring / Summer with construction taking about nine months and the outfitting taking about three months. That puts the grand opening in the Spring / Summer of 2026.
The Lighthouse Foundation could use your help during the various events we have scheduled in 2025. At the present time we have Descendants’ Day scheduled in March. We need a volunteer with a four-wheel drive to help get the older descendants back to the cemeteries and grave sites. This is a big day for the descendants since they only get to visit the grave sites once a year. Please let us know if you are available to help.
This summer, we will hold our Third Annual Christmas in July Fundraiser. Please let us know if you are available to help.
Most importantly, I would like to thank everyone who volunteered their time and effort to enable the lighthouse to have a successful year. I am not going to list everyone because there would not be enough space in this newsletter. Your personal contributions are all significant and sincerely valued.
Wishing all of you a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Please visit our website https://canaverallight.org for additional information.
Thank you for your help in keeping our light shining into the future.
Ron
Visit
Since the lighthouse is on an active military installation, it can only be reached by taking a tour
Shop
Our online shop is under construction. Please check back or visit our gift shop at the museum or Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral.
Get Involved
Our donors, members and volunteers play a vital role in making the lighthouse available to everyone
