Point Wilson Lighthouse sits on Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend, marking the strategic turning point where the Strait of Juan de Fuca feeds into Admiralty Inlet and Puget Sound. First established in 1879 with a wooden tower atop a keeper’s house, the current reinforced concrete, octagonal tower was built in 1914 and stands 46 ft tall (focal height 51 ft), making it the tallest on Puget Sound . It still uses its original fourth‑order Fresnel lens and emits a distinctive white light with a red flash every 20 seconds . Automated in 1976, the lighthouse remains one of Washington’s most important navigational aids, listed on both the National and State Heritage Registers .
Point Wilson Lighthouse sits on Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend, marking the strategic turning point where the Strait of Juan de Fuca feeds into Admiralty Inlet and Puget Sound. First established in 1879 with a wooden tower atop a keeper’s house, the current reinforced concrete, octagonal tower was built in 1914 and stands 46 ft tall (focal height 51 ft), making it the tallest on Puget Sound . It still uses its original fourth‑order Fresnel lens and emits a distinctive white light with a red flash every 20 seconds . Automated in 1976, the lighthouse remains one of Washington’s most important navigational aids, listed on both the National and State Heritage Registers .
