State Historic Site
Absecon Lighthouse Historic Site
- Status
- Status not posted
- Entrance fee
- Not posted
- Day-use reservations
- None mentioned
- Dogs
- Not stated — check with park
- Camping
- None listed
- Official site
- dep.nj.gov
Official page last checked Oct 29, 2026. How we keep this current
Overview
Covering about 2 acres, Absecon Lighthouse Historic Site lies in Atlantic County, about 2 miles east of Atlantic City.
Visitors come for historic sites.
Things to do
Historic sites and tours
Amenities
Facilities
- Parking
✓ listed by the park · ✕ the park says it is not available. Anything not shown here isn’t mentioned by the official source — that means unknown, not unavailable.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- Atlantic City — about 2 mi east (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 39.3663, -74.4141
Nearby state parks
Somers Point Mansion Historic Site
10.6 mi west (straight line)
Corson's Inlet State Park16.2 mi southwest (straight line)
Bass River State Forest17.6 mi north (straight line)
Wharton State Forest22.8 mi northwest (straight line)
Belleplain State Forest24.3 mi west (straight line)
Penn State Forest25.8 mi north (straight line)
Warren Grove Recreation Area26.8 mi north (straight line)
Carranza Memorial Historic Site30.7 mi north (straight line)
Sources and freshness
- New Jersey State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites — park page — last checked Oct 29, 2026
- NJDEP Open Space (State Owned) Facility layer, filtered to LAND_MANAGER 'State Parks, Forests and Historic Sites' with a FACILITY_URL park page
- USGS PAD-US 4.1 (boundary and acreage)
“Last checked” is when our system last read the official source. No change has been detected since this page was first published. Hours, fees and rules can change without notice — confirm with the park before you go. Methodology