The site was refurbished in 1974 including a new lantern room and gallery were built by local preservationists in 1974.

[4] In June 2011, the General Services Administration made the Point Fermin Light (along with 11 others) available at no cost to public organizations willing to preserve them.

The Point Fermin lighthouse has featured as a filming location in several television series productions.

[11] In 1999, the lighthouse was featured as the Griffin residence in Duwayne Dunham's 1999 made-for-television film The Thirteenth Year.

In 2007, the lighthouse is featured in the Huell Howser "Visiting" television series, in the documentary episode 'Pt.