This lighthouse has a 65-foot tower, which started in 1890. It is located near Reedsport and Umpqua Lighthouse State Park. First illuminated in 1894, Umpqua River lighthouse gives off very distinct red and white flashes. Visitors can check out the inside of the lighthouse, nearby park, or Lake Marie.
About Umpqua River Lighthouse
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December 25, 2025LaurieB980Jenny is an excellent tour guide of the Lighthouse!
We stopped off at this lighthouse to view it on our way down to another site for which we had timed tickets, and decided to return the next day to do the tour of the museum and of the lighthouse. It was well worth the almost hour back drive from our hotel! Jenny was our tour guide and she did an amazing job of telling us about all of the history surrounding this Coast Guard lighthouse site. We had a few minutes before our tour began, so we went into the museum for as much as we could see prior, then intended to return after the tour was completed. Her husband who was manning the museum next to the gift shop, also did a good job of answering some other questions we asked as after our great tour, we then finished up our time seeing the rest of the museum. We both felt this was a site while worth taking a tour of as Jenny gave us so much great information about it.
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October 17, 2025Holly M
If you love Lighthouses, then this is one not too miss!
The Umpqua Lighthouse and museum is a must see when you come to this beautiful area! The tour of the Lighthouse was my favorite thing about this trip! Great camp hosts and volunteers
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August 22, 2025Shortywood03
Self-righting boats - you only need to hold your breath for 45 seconds when not if the boat overturns.
The lighthouse is amazing and the story the volunteers told has me wanting to go to more lighthouses. The self-righting boat was a very useful example of how the Coasties risk their lives protecting us from storms. The volunteer who took us up the 58 stairs in the lighthouse told quite the tale of the lighthouse. Even with 4 young children on the tour, I was fascinated.
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July 1, 2025Sandy O
Interesting experience
We visited the museum and took a tour of the lighthouse. We had a wonderful guide who provided us with interesting facts about the lighthouse. There are 68? stairs to the top of the lighthouse and you are able to stick your head up into the opening at the top. Most of the inside got painted gray over the brass so hope that gets uncovered at some point. The museum was also contained interesting information that we enjoyed reading about.
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March 29, 2025cohoman
Tours Available
This is an active lighthouse owned by the U.S. Coast Guard. For a nominal fee ($8.00), visitors can take a guided tour that includes climbing the steps to the top, where you can partially step inside the Fresnel lens. It’s a unique experience, though a bit disorienting since the lens is slowly rotating. The tour fee also includes access to the lighthouse museum for a self-guided visit. If you’re a fan of lighthouses, this is definitely one to check out!