Small, old, and odd ferries in the West
Small, old, and odd ferries across the West, each compiled from its own sources: crossing hours, fares, and the season.
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California
- Balboa Island FerryNewport Beach · Boat/ferry companyAn 800-foot, cash-fare ferry across Newport Harbor between Balboa Island and the Balboa Peninsula, run by the Beek family since 1919 on wooden hulls from the early 1950s.
- J-Mack FerryCable drawn ferryA free, cable-drawn Caltrans ferry that carries Highway 220 about 400 feet across Steamboat Slough, from Grand Island to East Ryer Island in the Sacramento Delta, day and night.
- Real McCoy II FerryRio Vista · FerryThe Real McCoy II is classified as an extension of Highway 84. It provides service to Ryer Island residents and its visitors by crossing the Cache Slough to Rio Vista.
Montana
- Carter FerryFort Benton · Cable ferryA free two-car cable ferry across the Upper Missouri in Chouteau County, Montana, run by the county since 1917 and called over with a honk of the horn.
- Stafford-McClelland FerryWinifred · Ferry
- Virgelle FerryVirgelle · LandmarkRing the buzzer and the Ferry Operator will come over the Missouri to pick you and your vehicle up
Oregon
- Buena Vista FerryJefferson · FerryA cable-guided electric ferry carries cars, bicycles, and walkers about 720 feet across the Willamette at Buena Vista, Oregon, on a crossing begun by the town's founder.
- Canby FerryCanby · Car and walk-on ferryA six-car, county-run ferry across the Willamette River between Canby and Wilsonville, Oregon, in service since 1914 and one of three ferries left on the river.
- Wheatland FerryWheatland · FerryOregon's oldest continuously operating ferry crossing, and its busiest; the ferry is the only remnant of the old Wheatland business district.
Washington
- Gifford-Inchelium FerryInchelium · Vehicle and passenger ferryThe tribally run free car ferry across Lake Roosevelt between Gifford and Inchelium, Washington, whose 120-foot boat reached the lake on trucks through the wheat.
- Guemes Island FerryAnacortes · Vehicle and passenger transit serviceSkagit County's car ferry from Anacortes to Guemes Island, the island's only public access, a five-minute crossing made since 1979 by the same diesel boat.
- Keller FerryWilbur · Ferry serviceFerry crossing on Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, in service since the 1890s, that carries State Route 21 between the Colville Indian Reservation in Ferry County and Clark in Lincoln County.
- Oscar B FerryPuget Island · The last ferry on the lower columbia riverThe last ferry on the Lower Columbia River; Wahkiakum County welcomed the Oscar B on February 27, 2015, and it operates at least 18 runs per day.
- Steilacoom-Anderson Island FerrySteilacoom · FerryPierce County-owned ferry route from Steilacoom to Anderson Island with a Ketron Island spur; only road connection to both islands; free youth fares funded by Washington State Move Ahead Washington; eligible for Federal Transit Administration funding distributed by the Puget Sound Regional Council and administered by Pierce Transit, but not classified as a public transit system under Washington law.
- Whatcom Chief FerryLummi Island · Vehicle ferryThe Whatcom Chief is the only road connection to Lummi Island, a first-come, first-served county vehicle ferry running scheduled crossings between Gooseberry Point on the mainland and Lummi Island.
British Columbia
- Adams Lake Cable FerrySorrento · Inland ferryA free cable ferry crosses Adams Lake north of Chase, British Columbia, in six minutes, on demand around the clock, a service that began with a 1995 road barricade.
- Arrow Park Cable FerryA free five-minute cable ferry across the Narrows between Upper and Lower Arrow Lakes south of Nakusp, B.C., on a crossing John Robins worked by log raft in 1926.
- Barnston Island FerryPort Kells · Inland ferryA free tug-and-barge ferry across Parsons Channel from Port Kells, Surrey, to Barnston Island, running since May 1916 and once the island's morning milk boat.
- Big Bar Reaction FerryBig Bar Creek · Reaction ferryA free, engineless reaction ferry crossing the Fraser River at the mouth of Big Bar Creek, 72 kilometres west of Clinton, British Columbia, on a route ferried since 1894.
- Glade Cable FerryGlade · Inland ferryA free three-minute cable ferry across the Kootenay River between Highway 3A and Glade, land Peter Verigin bought for Doukhobor settlement in 1909.
- Harrop Cable FerryHarrop · Cable ferry in british columbia, canadaA free cable ferry across Harrop Narrows on Kootenay Lake's West Arm, running on demand around the clock, defended by the two towns that have no other road out.
- Little Fort Reaction FerryLittle Fort · Inland ferryThe Little Fort ferry runs across the North Thompson River, 93 kilometres north of Kamloops on Highway 5.
- Lytton Reaction FerryLytton · Reaction ferryThe Lytton Reaction Ferry carries two cars at a time across the Fraser north of Lytton, BC, pushed only by the river's current and burning no fuel.
- McLure Reaction FerryKamloops · Inland ferryThe McLure ferry runs across the North Thompson River, 43 kilometres north of Kamloops—off Highway 5 (east side of river).
- Needles Cable FerryFauquier · Cable ferryRuns across the Lower Arrow Lake, about 59 kilometres south of Nakusp on Highway 6, between Fauquier (east side) and Needles (west side).
- Usk Reaction FerryUsk · Inland ferryThe Usk ferry runs across the Skeena River, about 16 kilometres northeast of Terrace, 0.8 kilometres off Highway 16, between South and North Usk.
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