Destruction Island Light, Lighthouse on Destruction Island, Jefferson County, Washington, United States.

Destruction Island Lighthouse is a 94-foot conical tower on Destruction Island, about 3 miles off Jefferson County, Washington. The white tower is wrapped in an iron skin, with a black gallery, lantern room and domed roof. Four small windows are spaced vertically on its right side, and a small white building with a shallow gabled roof sits at its base.

Construction started in 1890 after years of funding challenges, and the lighthouse first shone on January 1, 1892 to guide ships at sea. It served maritime navigation for more than 100 years before ceasing operations in 2008.

The first-order Fresnel lens, manufactured in France by Henry Le Paute in 1888, now resides at the Westport Maritime Museum for public viewing.

The tower sits on an uninhabited island and is not open to public visits. You can view the white structure clearly from Ruby Beach and other lookout points along Route 101, especially on clearer days.

The first-order Fresnel lens was removed in 1995 and is now shown at the Westport Maritime Museum in Westport, Washington. In 1963 the Coast Guard tried to switch the beacon off for good, but protests by local boaters stopped the plan; the light stayed on until April 2008.