Point Sur Lightstation State Historic Park
The Point Sur State Historic Park is located on the Big Sur coastline of Monterey County, 19 miles (31 km) south of Rio Road in Carmel, at the Point Sur Lighthouse. It is both a California state park and on the National Register of Historic Places.
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