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+1 650-879-0633
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Address:
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210 Pigeon Point Rd, Pescadero, CA, 94060 |
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Dogs Allowed
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Today |
7:30 am – 10:30 pm
Open now
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Local time (Pescadero) | 9:37 AM Saturday, June 7, 2025 |
Monday | 7:30 am – 10:30 pm |
Tuesday | 7:30 am – 10:30 pm |
Wednesday | 7:30 am – 10:30 pm |
Thursday | 7:30 am – 10:30 pm |
Friday | 7:30 am – 10:30 pm |
Saturday | 7:30 am – 10:30 pm |
Sunday | 7:30 am – 10:30 pm |
Specialties
Housed in historic lighthouse keepers’ quarters, the hostel is perched on a cliff above the Pacific, 50 miles south of San Francisco. Accommodations are in shared, gender-specific dorm rooms, or in private rooms. Bathrooms are shared. Guests may choose to stay in: Shared dorm rooms (6 beds per room) or a private single/double room. We have shared guest lounge common areas. The hostel has self-service kitchens where guests can prepare their own meals. Each kitchen is fully equipped with stove, oven, microwave, coffeemaker, and ample refrigerator/freezer space. Pots and pans, dishes, and utensils are also provided.
Each kitchen has a dining area attached. When the weather is nice, guests may also opt for the outdoor patio with picnic tables and barbecue.
Services and amenities:
Satellite Internet facilities and free WiFi, parking, baggage and bicycle storage, secure lockers, wheelchair accessibility, Group meeting space
A certified green business.
History
Established in 1981.
The Pigeon Point Lighthouse has stood 115 feet tall since 1872, the year it began to guide mariners from its perch in Pescadero. The clipper ship Carrier Pigeon ran aground near what was then called Whale Point on June 6, 1853. The point of land was renamed Pigeon Point. The original first-order Fresnel lens is still in place in the tower. Invented by Augustine Fresnel, the lens consists of 1,008 glass prisms enclosing a light source. The prisms concentrate the light, allowing a low-intensity light source to project a strong beam over a great distance.
Pigeon Point switched to a 1,000-watt electric light bulb, increasing the light to 680,000 candlepower (visible for more than 20 miles).
As the Pigeon Point lighthouse’s Fresnel lens rotated around the light source, it produced a flash pattern of light every 10 seconds. An automated Aero beacon was installed in 1972, but the 10-second light pattern is still maintained today. The hostel started in 1981in the USCG Family Quarters.
Meet the Manager
Jeff P.
Manager
I grew up on the beaches of Pescadero, San Gregorio and Santa Cruz since before I could swim in 1972. Started surfing every spot since I was 12 years old. I started hostelling when I went to Europe with my friend in 1986. Graduated from UCSC in 1995 with a BA in Cultural Anthropology. Did native plant restoration at Pescadero State Beach in 1996. Started as a part time maintenance and assistant at HI Pigeon Point in 1997 and worked with the Pigeon Point Environmental Education Program as a naturalist till 2003. Worked at a Senior Park Aid for State Parks at the Lighthouse guiding tours. Volunteered at Ano Nuevo State Reserve guiding the public to see the Northern Elephant Seals from 1997 – 2004. Kayak guide at Elkhorn Slough and Monterey in summers of 1999 – 2000. General Manager of HI-Pigeon Point Lighthouse since 2003. 2004 Joan and Bob Beard Award for managing a hostel with the highest levels of service and hospitality. Certified Green Business with County of San Mateo in 2008.