Map & Travel Information

Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse is just east of the Colonial Michilimackinac Visitor's Center in Mackinaw City near the south end of the Mackinac Bridge. Take Exit 339 off northbound I-75, turn left at Nicolet and right on Huron. The Lighthouse Information Center is in the 1907 Fog Signal House, a small brick building east of Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse.

Planning Your Visit

NOTE: Tours to the top of the lighthouse tower are available. The climb is about 4 stories via 51 steps and an 11-rung, vertical ladder through a narrow access opening. You should be over 4 feet tall and wear shoes that have no chance of falling off your feet while climbing the stairs and ladder (no bare feet or flip-flops).

Plan on spending approximately an hour touring Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse. There is frequently a breeze off Lake Huron, so the temperature may feel 5-10 degrees cooler than areas further inland. Plan on walking the grounds around the lighthouse.

Free parking is available at Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, and also a few hundred feet west at the Colonial Michilimackinac Visitor's Center.

Accessibility

Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse is currently under restoration, and certain areas are open to the public.

The grounds of Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse and the approach from the parking lot is grass lawn. The Fog Signal Building and Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse are equipped with ramps.

Difficult Access: A confined curved staircase leads to the tower in the lighthouse.

Alternate Programs: A video presentation of the lighthouse tower tour is available on the first floor of the lighthouse.

Download a Site Map of this Location!

Using the link below, you can view a site map for Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse. The map is in Adobe Acrobat format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader® which may be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe Website.

Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse Site Map

2007 Guide to Access
Supplement to the Site Map

Plan Your Visit