Cape May Point: The Lighthouse & the WWII Coast

Cape May Point, United States

A contemplative ~1.5-mile loop across the Point, beginning at the 1859 lighthouse and ending at the Sunset Beach flag ceremony, threading dunes, war ruins, and a great bird-migration corridor.

Stops on this walk

Cape May Lighthouse (1859)
WWII Gun Bunker (Battery 223)
The Point Overlook
Cape May Point State Park Trails
WWII Fire Control Tower No. 23
SS Atlantus (Concrete Ship)
Sunset Beach & the Flag Ceremony

Read the story: Where America Ends: A Walk Across Cape May Point, From Guiding Light to Gun Battery →

Part of: Beach Town Walking Tours on the Jersey Shore

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