The Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, is offering our first ever public tours during June, July and August as we celebrate 150 years of lighting the way on Narragansett Bay.

Dates and times vary.

Take a self-guided tour of the historic 1871 Pomham Rocks Lighthouse. The last of five lighthouses situated on the Providence River, this lighthouse is still a working navigational light and has been beautifully restored both inside and out.

Recently, we celebrated the 150th anniversary of our first lighting on December 1, 1871. Part of this celebration was the return of our fourth-order Fresnel lens from the Custom House Maritime Museum in Newburyport, MA. Step into the parlor where you will see this absolutely stunning artifact of lighthouse history.

To get to Pomham Rocks Lighthouse, you will take a 30-minute boat ride to the island and along the way you will see the former sites of the Sassafras Point (now part of the Port of Providence) and Fuller Rock Lighthouses. Our interior tours will also give a nod to the other lighthouses that lit the way for mariners since the nineteenth century at the northern end of the Bay.

There are several posters throughout the lighthouse from which you will learn about the history of the local lighthouses and the keepers. After touring the historic interior, there is an optional climb to the lantern room where you will enjoy beautiful views of Narragansett Bay and the working port of Providence. With luck you will experience one of the huge tankers going by, seemingly so close you could almost touch it!

Our knowledgeable docents will also be available to answer any questions you may have and tell you a story or two!

Tour FAQs:

• The entire tour and boat ride will take approximately 2 ½ hours
• All passengers must be at least 6 years of age
• Due to the location, we are not handicap-accessible