**Subject to Change. Updated information will appear here as well as on the Challenge page of the website.
Challenge Fees and Schedules – Updated: 6/24/19
Mandatory Site | Hours Open | Fees (Subject to Change) | Open for Tours? | Handicap Access | Restrooms |
CONCORD POINT Sat – 8am-6pm Sun – 8am-6pm | Free grounds and light Off-Street Parking at Lighthouse | Yes | Grounds | Yes |
SEVEN FOOT KNOLL Sat – 8am-6pm Sun – 8am-6pm | $1 pp, free with Lightship Chesapeake ticket Area street, lot and garage parking.($8. up to one hour at suggested Pier V Parking Garage, Pier V at Pratt Street). Please note: Sunday there is an Orioles baseball game at 1pm which will result in a significant traffic increase up to two hours before and after the game. If at all possible and particularly those unfamiliar with the city, you may want to visit this location early in the day,late in the day, or Saturday, to avoid when the Inner Harbor is busiest. | Yes | Pier Only | Yes, surrounding restaurants |
LIGHTSHIPCHESAPEAKE Sat – 8am-5pm* Sun – 8am-5pm* (*Times are currently tentative to tour the lightship). Any change in touring times will be posted on the website prior to the event. Passport stamp and Challenge gift available at ship entrance free without touring the ship. | Before 10am – Tour the ship FreeAfter 10am – $5.00 pp to tour the ship. **Presenting the ticket from Lightship Chesapeake gains FREE access to Seven Foot Knoll. Same Parking (and short walk) to/from Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse | Yes | Pier Only | Yes, surrounding restaurants |
HOOPER STRAIT Fri – 10am-7pm (Early Bird) Sat – 8am-6 pm Sun – 8am-6pm Although the light closes at 6 on Friday, volunteers will be on location until 7 to accommodate those Challengers taking the Add-On Bonus Cruise. | $5 pp grounds and Light.Parking at CBMM Lot Note: Souvenir available (no charge) outside museum for those not wishing to access the lighthouse. | Yes | Grounds and Museum | Yes, in museum |
CHOPTANK Fri – 10am-7pm (Early Bird) Sat – 8am-6pm Sun – 8am-6pm | Free Follow directions to the lighthouse and you’ll see the designated parking area. | Yes | Grounds andLighthouse (Handicap Lift to Light) | Yes, between the parking area and the lighthouse and surrounding area |
DRUM POINT Sat – 8am-6pm* Sun – 8am-6pmNote: Due to a previously scheduled event, there will be no access to the lighthouse after 5pm on Saturday. Photographs may be taken and volunteers will be available. | Free Grounds and LightMuseum Parking | Yes | Grounds and Museum | Yes, in museum |
COVE POINT Sat – 8am-6pm* Sun – 8am-6pm* *Note: Last shuttle departs Drum Point for Cove Point at 5pm! | Free Grounds and Light *Free Shuttle from Drum Point | Base Only | Grounds | No |
POINT LOOKOUT Sat – 8am-6pm Sun – 8am-6pm | $5. per vehicle– State Park Fee Note: Must notify park personnel that you are at the Park for the Challenge. Parking at Lighthouse | No | Grounds | Yes, in park |
PINEY POINT Sat – 8am-6pm Sun – 8am-6pm | Free Grounds$3. pp to Climb (Children 5 and Under Climb Free)Free Lighthouse and Museum Parking | Yes | Grounds | Yes, in museum |
FORT WASHINGTON Sat – 8am-6pm Sun – 8am-6pm | Free entrance to the park.Follow signs to Lighthouse. Short walk from Parking Area to Lighthouse | View only | No | Yes, in park |
BLACKISTONE LIGHTHOUSE REPLICA Sat – 8:00am-6pm Sun – 8:00am-6pm Note: First Boat to the Island Departs Museum at 8:30am; Last Boat to the Island Departs Museum at 5pm | $7 pp Boat ride from Mainland, St. Clement’sIsland Museum, Colton’s Point, MD Note: High winds/heavy rains could cause boat cancellation. Call ahead in the event of inclement weather: (301) 769-2222. Challenge volunteers will not be set up at this location. So be sure to sign the finishers log and collect the completer souvenir at the last mandatory lighthouse you visit. | Yes | OnlyMuseum | Yes, in museum |
MILLERS LIGHTHOUSE Sparrows PointSat – 8am-6pm Sun – 8am-6pm | Limited Volunteers WILL be set up at this location. You will collect your event souvenir here. (Lighthouse to be viewed offshore from the Dock of the Bay Restaurant.) | View only | Yes,Restaurant | Yes, inRestaurant/ Restaurant open for breakfast, lunch, dinner |
SANDY POINT SHOALFri – 10am-7pm (Early Bird) Sat – 8am-6pm Sun – 8am-6pmThis is an offshore caisson-style lighthouse to be viewed offshore from Sandy Point State Park. The park is at the western terminus of the Bay Bridge, along Route 50 (in between mandatory lights Seven Foot Knoll in Baltimore and Hooper Strait in St. Michaels.) Enter Sandy Point State Park, Exit 32.Park Open: sunrise to sunset | Free park entrance to Challengers. Please let Contact Station Staff know you are participating in the Challenge. Viewing area is in East Beach which is the first left after the contact station. | View only | Park Grounds | Yes, in park |
Please Note: All Maryland State and Federal Park Passes apply Challenge Weekend.