The Long Way
Little Fort
A ferry boat carrying a vehicle across a river with a small motorboat alongside.
Plate I. Little Fort Reaction Ferry on the river. From www2.gov.bc.ca
A small ferry floats on a river with a dock in the foreground.
Plate II. Ferry boat, Little Fort Reaction Ferry. Photograph by Kiwibirdman, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A small orange ferry boat sits on a river with mountains in the background.
Plate III. Little Fort Reaction Ferry. From drivebc.ca

Little Fort Reaction Ferry

Little Fort, British Columbia. Inland ferry.

Details

Where
Little Fort, BC. No street address stated. Directions
When
On demand; 7:00 am - noon; 1:00 pm - 6:20 pm.
Getting there
Across the North Thompson River, 93 km north of Kamloops on Highway 5.
Fees
free of charge to users.
Access
Maximum carrying capacity 9 tonnes, approximately 2 passenger vehicles. Vehicle combination cannot exceed 12m.
Phone
250 374 6690
Website
www2.gov.bc.ca
Managed by
Argo Road Maintenance Inc.
Coordinates
51.422092, -120.201201.

The Little Fort ferry runs across the North Thompson River, 93 kilometres north of Kamloops on Highway 5.

Notable Events

  1. 1850Camille Allen and the Indian Francois left Fort Kamloops on October 19, 1850 to establish a small post up the North River for trading with the natives of that quarter, as recorded in Paul Fraser's Fort Kamloops Journal. nancymargueriteanderson.com
  2. 1913The ferry provided settlers on the west side of the river access to the train station on the east side. en.wikipedia.org

Sources

  1. www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/passenger-travel/water-travel/inland-ferries/little-fort-reaction-ferry
  2. drivebc.ca/?type=ferry&id=10
  3. www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/driving-and-transportation/passenger/inland-ferries/pdf/inlandferryservices_brochure.pdf
  4. www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/passenger-travel/water-travel/inland-ferries
  5. clearwatertimes.com/2025/05/14/valley-voices-from-the-past-a-brief-history-of-little-fort