Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse
Tourist attraction · Old Saybrook ·

Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse

Tourist attraction · Old Saybrook ·

Operational lighthouse, best viewed by boat or distant view

private access
difficult access
private road
no public access
private property
historical locations
private neighborhood
lighthouse
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse by null

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Long Island Sound, Old Saybrook, CT Get directions

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Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse

Norma S.

Google
excellent place for those who love hiking. what I regret is that it really is a place that is difficult to access for visitors. I parked at an old lighthouse that is almost at the exit. There are only private houses. walk from that lighthouse down a path. and at the end of that path, to the right is another small path only to walk on foot. you enter through there, and at the end... you will find a beautiful landscape and you will be able to reach the lighthouse that is in the distance in the sea, by a path of large stones. just be prepared to walk and when crossing the stone path, they are quite firm.

MC B

Google
No public access even to see it from far away. Residents only - private road, private beach, private everything

Becka A.

Google
Wish I read the reviews first. There’s no way of getting here they have signs everywhere “private road only residents”

E H.

Google
PRIVATE LIGHTHOUSE WHICH IS RIDICULOUS! How can only “private” residents have access to a public lighthouse. SEGREGATION AT ITS FINEST

lilith M.

Google
dont come here they dont allow non residents on the streets there's no way to get to the beach dont waste your time

lery L.

Google
Who gave permission to build houses there, the local administration, and to make the lighthouse area private?

Amy D.

Google
Nearly impossible to access. The road that goes to the old lighthouse that was referred to by another reviewer is clearly marked as private properly and not for visitors, so there just wasn’t any place to park. It’s a shame when a neighborhood restricts access to historical locations like these two lighthouses. The whole area is opulent houses and a golf course. The only saving grace was I had a telephoto lens so at least got a shot. Do better Saybrook.

April W.

Google
Very frustrating that we drove all the way here, hours out of our way, as we love to see lighthouses, only to be turned away as its a 'private neighborhood' and we aren't allowed to drive in. That is like much of the Connecticut coast. If it's not private, it's privatized so that visitors have to pay $60 just to hang out at the beach. Ridiculous. I'll go back to MN, tourists are clearly unwelcome here.