BALD HEAD ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
(910) 457-5003

Old Baldy, the state's oldest remaining lighthouse, is open for tours on Bald Head Island. Built in 1817, the 90-foot brick structure helped guide ships safely to the mouth of the Cape Fear River until 1935 when it was replaced by new light at Caswell Beach. The over 100 steps and a wooden ladder lead to the top of the Bald Head Island Lighthouse offer a spectacular view of the island, Atlantic Ocean and Cape Fear River. Admission is free.

Bald Head Island can be reached only by passenger ferry from Southport; a ferry operates daily between downtown Southport and the island. For ferry schedule and rates, call the dockmaster at (800) 234-1666 or (910) 457-5000.

OAK ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
(910) 278-1133

Completed in 1958, the Oak Island lighthouse, located on the Oak Island U.S. Coast Guard Station in Caswell Beach, stands 169 ft.
The main light is a four-light rotating fixture, reaching 24 nautical miles offshore and flashing every 10 seconds.

While the lighthouse is not open to the public, the U.S. Coast Guard welcomes visitors to take pictures on Oak Island outside the tower and offers a tour of the Coast Guard Station on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. No reservation is needed. For larger groups wishing to visit the station, call the Oak Island Coast Guard Station.

PRICE'S CREEK LIGHTHOUSE

Price's Creek lighthouse built in 1848 is a mere 20 feet tall with a red brick exterior. Though no longer operational, this is all that remains of a series of eight lighthouses that were built to guide ships up the Cape Fear River to Wilmington in the days of the blockade-running Confederate ships attempting to bring supplies past the Union blockade to waiting troops. While it is located on private property, it is visible from the Southport-Fort Fisher Ferry as you leave the Southport, NC dock.The ruins of this pre-Civil War lighthouse is all that remains of this historic structure.