Colorado Point Lighthouse
Colorado Point Lighthouse
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Ashley Lakose
7 contributions
Nov 2024 • Couples
Such a beautiful view from the top. You get to climb up to the top of the lighthouse. Mind you this climb is not for the faint of heart as the stairs are steep and not very wide plus they allow people to come up as you are trying to come down and not enough room. Once you make it to the top you have a 360 degree view of Aruba and it is stunning!
Written November 20, 2024
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AlanD-Denver
Denver, Colorado203 contributions
Jan 2020
Seroe Colorado is at the very northeast end of Aruba and very rural. With a regular car, you can drive off-road and head toward the water. There's so much space that you can have acres to yourself.
Written January 6, 2020
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dsakfong
Parker, CO48 contributions
Jun 2016 • Couples
Came here for the sweeping views from this southeastern tip of Aruba.
No idea if this unusually shaped lighthouse is working anymore. Poles for aerial power/comms lines no longer seem connected.
Wind farm, crashing waves and glimpses of the National Park to the north, San Nicholas, the refinery, and the dirt roads in Sero Colorado to the west, Baby Beach and Rogers Beach to the S/SW, and the ocean to the east.
Easy to get to by compact car. Road gets a little narrow and the uphill angles make you hope any other opposing driver is careful, but worth a side trip.
Remains of what looks like a circular cannon mount or foundation of a structure on the north side of the parking area, and some excavation off of the south side of the parking area.
Rock here shows the volcanic origin of Aruba... Just be careful walking around the parking lot, esp with any kids, due to broken glass from beer bottles all around.
No idea if this unusually shaped lighthouse is working anymore. Poles for aerial power/comms lines no longer seem connected.
Wind farm, crashing waves and glimpses of the National Park to the north, San Nicholas, the refinery, and the dirt roads in Sero Colorado to the west, Baby Beach and Rogers Beach to the S/SW, and the ocean to the east.
Easy to get to by compact car. Road gets a little narrow and the uphill angles make you hope any other opposing driver is careful, but worth a side trip.
Remains of what looks like a circular cannon mount or foundation of a structure on the north side of the parking area, and some excavation off of the south side of the parking area.
Rock here shows the volcanic origin of Aruba... Just be careful walking around the parking lot, esp with any kids, due to broken glass from beer bottles all around.
Written June 19, 2016
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Fedor-and-Rivka
Bocholtz, The Netherlands643 contributions
Jul 2014 • Couples
The “Lighthouse" is just a small turret. Around it are the remains of the four gun emplacements, which were built in the Second World War and actually were used. It is nice to see such pieces of history
The hill is rather bare, but the road to it has nice rocks and there is a nice view. Beware of the cacti when you go out for a walk.
The hill is rather bare, but the road to it has nice rocks and there is a nice view. Beware of the cacti when you go out for a walk.
Written August 6, 2014
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t0nylist0n
Davenport, IA175 contributions
Nov 2017
If you are a geology nerd, your brain will explode.
This is not the traditional, historic lighthouse we tend to picture, but it is at an incredibly beautiful point. Just a few hundered feet northeast of the lighthouse is the natural bridge (down low near the surf). Do watch for rocks and cactii as you walk!
If you nerds look carefully, you will see the remains of the lava that lifted the coral reef out of the water and made it a hill!
It’s a bit of a drive and you do not need a 4WD, but the view is worth it!
This is not the traditional, historic lighthouse we tend to picture, but it is at an incredibly beautiful point. Just a few hundered feet northeast of the lighthouse is the natural bridge (down low near the surf). Do watch for rocks and cactii as you walk!
If you nerds look carefully, you will see the remains of the lava that lifted the coral reef out of the water and made it a hill!
It’s a bit of a drive and you do not need a 4WD, but the view is worth it!
Written November 25, 2017
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AndyR2
Chattanooga, TN355 contributions
Jul 2013 • Family
Not far from Baby Beach and Rodgers Beach is the Colorado Lighthouse. Set up on a high point the lighthouse itself is nothing to see, but the views from this point are amazing. Great place for some pictures.
Written July 10, 2013
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Douglas Bartholomew-Saunders
Cambridge, Canada334 contributions
Dec 2019
The original lighthouse is long gone although the foundation is there. This lighthouse is actually a steel pole with a bulb on top of it. Serves the purpose for ships at see but as lighthouse go ... this one is a bust. There are some good vistas over the sea but mostly this is a baron, arid, volcanic rock and cacti covered part of the island. Five minutes is all you'll need.
Written December 23, 2019
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Bob S
Pelham, NH184 contributions
Dec 2019 • Friends
Drove up to this highest point could see Venezuela hills. Nice view but thats about it up there 1 and done kinda thing
Written December 5, 2019
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Lorie303
Aruba38 contributions
Jun 2019 • Couples
The drive to the south "lighthouse" is about a 90 min drive from the hotel area on the northwest side of the island, but the views of the surf are gorgeous. The walk from the parking area to the best views is about 1/4 mile down a dirt road. The "lighthouse" at the South end is small compared to the lighthouse on the Northside! It's more of a light box.
Written June 21, 2019
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Kari C
Campbell, CA153 contributions
Sep 2018 • Couples
Let me start by saying that it is nothing like the California lighthouse because it was torn down and replaced by what others have posted (pictures).
There is plenty of parking but no restroom facilities anywhere around.
Wear boots or tennis shoes and walk down the hill to get a spectacular ocean view. And keep in mind Venezuela is only about 17 miles away.
There is plenty of parking but no restroom facilities anywhere around.
Wear boots or tennis shoes and walk down the hill to get a spectacular ocean view. And keep in mind Venezuela is only about 17 miles away.
Written September 19, 2018
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There are these buses that takes you from the main station to all the beaches. The closest one I believe is Nord but it's a pretty nice distance. I second Kevin's renting a Jeep . Two days with a rental would give you time to see all the major points.
Written September 28, 2017
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