The North Head Lighthouse is undergoing restoration. Its red roof was painted black last year.

ILWACO, Wash. — Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and Keepers of the North Head Lighthouse are hosting the 118th anniversary of the North Head Lighthouse at Cape Disappointment State Park on Saturday, June 4.

The Discover Pass is not required; June 4 is a state park free day.

The celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is parking at the expanded lighthouse lot; additional parking and a free shuttle will be available at the lot across from Cape Disappointment State Park at 244 Robert Gray Drive.

The event will feature refreshments, a self-guided tour of a lighthouse keeper’s home, museum exhibits, a gift store, sale of a North Head Lighthouse special edition poster by artist Don Nisbett, music, a clown greeting one and all, and two bird and plant tours of the area at noon and 1 p.m.

The Confluence Project at Cape Disappointment State Park is joining the event to interpret its various Maya Lin installations at the state park. There will be interpretive volunteers at the shuttle site, the cedar grove, the Confluence Boardwalk and the Fish Cleaning Table within the park.

North Head Lighthouse is undergoing restoration and is closed for tours, but an easy walk leads to the lighthouse and stunning views of the Pacific Ocean and the coast. This is the kick off day for the North Head Lighthouse raffle, which will directly benefit lighthouse restoration. The prize for the raffle is a two-night stay at a keeper’s residence for six, plus dinner for six at the Depot Restaurant during the stay, which must be between October 2016 and March 2017.

Phase 1 of the lighthouse’s restoration was completed in spring 2015. It replaced and restored damaged metal work throughout the lighthouse and painted its red roof black, the same color it would have been over a century before when it was operated by the Lighthouse Keepers. Phase 2 work is focusing on infrastructure improvements: stucco repair, brick masonry repairs, revised electrical system design and more.

Washington State Parks is also applying for a $385,320 grant to improve access to the lighthouse for people with disabilities.

Call Janet Easley at 360-665-5580 or Lona Niemi at 360-642-2502 for more information.