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By Car/Boat

It’s just a tank of gas away.
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  • 95 miles from Green Bay
  • 130 miles from Appleton
  • 195 miles from Milwaukee
  • 230 miles from Madison
  • 270 miles from Chicago
  • 350 miles from Minneapolis/St. Paul

Destination: Northport Pier, the end of Highway 42.
For Passengers and/or vehicles, take one of the Washington Island ferries. Follow Hwy 42 or 57 through the beautiful Door Peninsula to Sister Bay, then stay on Hwy 42 to Northport Pier, two miles east of Gills Rock.

getting-here-wiflWashington Island Ferry Line (WIFL)

The Washington Island Ferry Line provides year-round service to the Island for both passengers and vehicles.

Washington Island Ferry Line

Washington Island Ferry schedule

getting-here-karfiThe Rock Island Ferry (The Karfi) – (May to October only)

Once you’re here, you can take the Karfi to visit beautiful Rock Island, Wisconsin’s only 900-acre state park, that is also an island! Tour the oldest lighthouse in these waters – Potowatomi – and other treasured sites on the Island.

The Karfi dock at Jackson Harbor is a 9-mile drive from the main Island ferry dock at Detroit Harbor, and provides service for visitors to Rock Island.

Rock Island State Park office phone: 920-847-2235

Karfi schedule

getting-here-island-clipperThe Island Clipper – (May to October/passengers only)

For Passenger Excursions with a narrated crossing, enjoy a scenic ride to Washington Island via the Island Clipper (Voight Marine – Gills Rock/Hwy 42). Docks at Detroit Harbor on Washington Island.

Island Clipper

Island Clipper schedule

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920-847-2179

Washington Island
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2206 West Harbor Road
Washington Island, WI 54246

info@washingtonisland-wi.com

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