A man standing on the deck of Saugerties Lighthouse, which sits at the confluence of the Hudson River and Esopus Creek. The Archives Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History has a collection of souvenir postcards of lighthouses. These include postcards of Saugerties Light with links to customized nautical charts provided by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. Saugerties Light is listed on the National Park Service's Maritime Heritage Program list of lighthouses to visit, and as one of New York's Historic Light Stations. The land surrounding the trail to the Lighthouse consists of 17 acres of wooded grounds and tidal wetland flats. Home to nearly 100 species of flora, the trail’s unique plant life includes trees, shrubs, vines, herbs, sedges, grasses and ferns.