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Photographer's Guide
to American Gulf Coast Lighthouses

Key West Light, Florida. Nikon N90s, Nikkor 24mm f/2.8. More Lighthouse Photos.

Alabama Lighthouses

Lighthouse	Location	Operational?	Public Access to Grounds?	Photography Notes
Mobile Middle Bay Light	Mobile	No	No	Can be reached by boat and shot from the water.
Mobile Point Light	Gulf Shores	No	Yes
Sand Island Light	Gulf Shores	No	No	Can be reached by boat and shot from the water.

Florida Lighthouses

Lighthouse	Location	Operational?	Public Access to Grounds?	Photography Notes
Anclote Key Light	Anclote	No	No
Boca Grande Light (Rear Range)	Gasparilla Island	Yes	Yes	Skeletal frame.
Boca Grande Light (Front Range)	Gasparilla Island	Yes	Yes
Cape San Blas Light	Cape San Blas	No	Yes	Can be photographed from boat.
Cape St. George Light	Little St. George Island	No	Yes
Cedar Key Lighthouse	Seahorse Key	No	No	Access to the island (a national wildlife refuge) is prohibited, and you can't shoot from a boat because the lighthouse is hidden by trees.
Crooked River (Carrabelle) Light	Carrabelle	No	Yes	Skeletal frame. Also, grounds used to be closed to public, but in Dec. 2004, Dave Winn reports: "I recently toured the area and now the public can drive right up to the lighthouse and walk around the base. The road is clearly marked off Highway 98 and the locals are working on a restoration project." For more info, see the Carrabelle Lighthouse Association website.
Dry Tortugas (Loggerhead Key) Light	Loggerhead Key	Yes	Yes	You'll need to get a boat or plane to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park; Key West is the best place to find one.
Egmont Key Light	St. Petersburg	Yes	Yes
Key West Light	Key West	No	Yes	Touristy. Because of surrounding trees, only angle is close and up.
Pensacola Light	Pensacola	Yes	Yes	On Navy base. You'll need to get a pass from the gate.
Sand Key Light	Florida Keys	Yes	No	Skeletal frame. Can be photographed from boat.
Sanibel Island Light	Sanibel	Yes	Yes	Skeletal frame, but with keepers' house.
St. Joseph Point Light	Beacon Hill	No	No
St. Marks (Range Rear) Light	St. Marks	Yes	Yes	Part of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.
Tortugas Harbor (Fort Jefferson) Light	Garden Key	Yes	Yes	You'll need to get a boat or plane to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park; Key West is the best place to find one.

Louisiana Lighthouses

Lighthouse	Location	Operational?	Public Access to Grounds?	Photography Notes
Chandeleur Island Light	New Orleans	Yes	No
Franks Island Light	Mississippi Delta	No	No	Not much of it is left. You'll need a boat or plane to access it.
New Canal Light	New Orleans	Yes	Yes
Pass A L'outre Light	Head Of Passes, Mississippi River Delta	No	No	Very remote; best way to shoot is by plane. Light is abandoned and half buried in mud.
Pass Manchac Light	Ponchatoula	No	No
Port Pontchartrain Light	Milneburg	No	No
Sabine Pass Light	Sabine Pass	No	No	Rusty Key writes: "There is some public access, especially if you have a boat. Otherwise the road is open and passable only in dry conditions, which in southeast Louisiana isn't very often. The lighthouse website gives all the information on access and a map to the road that leads to the lighthouse."
Ship Shoal Light	Burwick	No	No
South Pass Range Lights	Venice	Yes	No	Skeletal frame.
Southwest Pass Entrance Light	Plaquemines	Yes	No
Southwest Reef Light	Burwick	No	Yes
Tchefuncte River Range Rear Light	Madisonville	No	Yes
West Rigolets Light	West Rigolets	No	Yes	You'll need a boat to get there. Light is old, wooden, square, short and abandoned. But nicely rustic. Light hits it all day. Surrounded by sand and some brush.

Mississippi Lighthouses

Lighthouse	Location	Operational?	Public Access to Grounds?	Photography Notes
Biloxi Light	Biloxi	Yes	Yes

Texas Lighthouses

Lighthouse	Location	Operational?	Public Access to Grounds?	Photography Notes
Half Moon Reef Light	Port Lavaca	No	Yes
Lydia Ann Light	Port Aransas	Yes	No
Matagorda Island Light	Matagorda Island, Port O'connor	Yes	Yes
Point Bolivar Light	Point Bolivar	No	No
Port Isabel (Point Isabel) Light	Port Isabel	No	Yes

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