59 School Street, Box 1310, Edgartown MA 02539 - 508.627.4441
Martha's Vineyard Museum MV Museum
MVM Campus

Telegraph Hill; East Chop Drive, Oak Bluffs
Address: 229 East Chop Avenue, Oak Bluffs

The East Chop Lighthouse is open seasonally on Sunday evenings around sunset. A lighthouse keeper will be available and the doors will be open during designated hours. Picnickers are welcome. Parking is available, but limited, on East Chop Drive. The Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) busses will stop at the intersection of East Chop Drive and New York Avenue, but you must walk up the hill to the lighthouse.

Read the Martha's Vineyard Magazine's "Illuminating Lighthouses" for more on the historical and cultural significance of the light.


2012 Schedule

June 24 - July 29: Sundays, 7-9pm
August 5 - September 16: Sundays, 6-8pm

All hours are weather permitting.

Admission is $5.00 for adults. Museum members and children under 12 are free.

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Group Visits and Private Rentals

To schedule group visits, please contact Brie Bingham at 508-627-4441 x110. For more information about weddings or private parties, visit our Lighthouse Rentals page.