After restoration, getting to the lighthouse is suppose to be easier for the public. I think they plan on having certain days and times were the public will go to the gate and take a bus to the lighthouse. As far as climbing, so far only the choosen few (not me) have been to climb to the top. Us mere mortals can only go about 3 stories high and can't even see the staircase above.

If you can't get in and the weather is fair, I could meet you on a Sunday or maybe even a Saturday (depending on work) and I could take you out in Lighthouse Hunter from Port Canaveral and see it from the Atlantic. The boat is a 18' bowrider. The lighthouse is about 1 1/2 miles from the coast.