Point Bonita Lighthouse

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.

Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.

Point Bonita Lighthouse is at the western tip of the Marin Headlands on the north shore of the Golden Gate, within Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The Golden Gate Bridge approach lies about three miles east. Visitors reach the lighthouse on a half-mile trail from the parking area at the end of Conzelman Road.

The original 1855 lighthouse stood high on the headland but was often above the fog it was meant to mark. In 1877 the station was moved to the tip of the point, separated from the headland by a steep slot of cliff. A short suspension bridge carries the approach across the slot to the lantern room.

The first Point Bonita light was lit in 1855 on the high ground of the headland. The station was moved to its present location at the tip of the point in 1877, 124 feet above the water. The approach tunnel was cut through the rock that year by Chinese labourers.

Yes. The second-order Fresnel lens installed in 1855 is still in service, one of the few original Fresnel lenses still lighting an active aid to navigation in the United States. The lens was manufactured in Paris and shipped to California for the new station on the Golden Gate.

Yes. The lighthouse is open Saturday through Monday, generally from late morning to mid-afternoon, with hours subject to weather and National Park Service staffing. The walk from the parking area at the end of Conzelman Road is about half a mile each way and passes through a short tunnel before the bridge.

The original 1877 bridge was wood. In 2012 the National Park Service replaced it with a fibre-reinforced polymer suspension bridge of the same span and pattern. The new bridge is engineered to carry the wind and salt-air loads of the headland and has restored full visitor access to the lighthouse.

Yes. Point Bonita is an active aid to navigation under the U.S. Coast Guard, with the National Park Service managing the site and visitor programs. The 1855 second-order Fresnel lens still casts the light. It marks the north side of the Golden Gate for vessels entering San Francisco Bay.

Point Bonita is one of the quieter landmarks of the Golden Gate, on the Marin side rather than the bridge itself. A Small or Medium in the Glossy finish sits well in a hallway or study, with a handwritten note from the studio.

Point Bonita is one of the oldest active lighthouses on the U.S. West Coast and the only one in the country reached by a suspension bridge. The artwork holds the tower and the headland rather than the technical detail. The Medium in the Glossy finish reads well alongside other lighthouse pieces.

The Pacific blues, the white tower, and the Marin headland greens read well in coastal-modern, California-modern, and New England rooms. The painterly stained-glass treatment also reads as a single colour anchor in a quieter space with linen and oak.

Above a sofa, a single Large at 24 inches anchors the wall; a 4-tile Mural at 36 inches fills a longer space. Above a console, the Medium or the smaller 4-tile Mural is the usual call.

Yes. The Dura Satin and Matte finishes are scratch-resistant and made for high-moisture rooms, including showers and full-height backsplashes. The Glossy finish is reserved for show-pieces and framed wall art rather than wet installations.

A microfibre cloth and water. No abrasive pads, no bleach. The colour lives in the surface of the tile and will not fade or scratch off in normal household use.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is drawn in Wender Studios' own visual language; the painting was made in-house, and the studio holds the original. We do not license third-party art.