There were no roads to the Point No Point Light Station for the first 40 years. Virtually everyone and everything arrived and departed by boat. A trip to Port Ludlow to pick up mail was nine miles by rowboat over water that was sometimes dangerous to cross. The light station had to be as self-sufficient as possible. Additional outbuildings at the isolated station included a barn, a poultry shed, and a boathouse with a landing for visitors and supplies.

The first road in the area, other than logging roads, was built in 1908. It extended one mile, from Hansville toward Point No Point, but didn’t reach that extra half-mile to the light station until 1919.

In 1975, the Coast Guard constructed two modular auxiliary buildings and a 90-foot radar/radio signal tower on Point No Point, enabling the Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service to monitor and guide ships in north Puget Sound and Admiralty Inlet. In August 1977, the Coast Guard automated the lighthouse and fog signal and a radio-beacon, transmitting a radio signal used in locating a mariner’s position, installed. Now only one person was required for the station’s general maintenance, while Coast Guard personnel from Seattle maintained the optic and navigational aids.

The Point No Point Lighthouse marks the hazardous Point No Point shoal and north entrance to Puget Sound. The Point No Point Light House continues to be key to the Coast Guard.