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Guemes Island Ferry (Skagit County)

Guemes Island Ferry (Skagit County) runs 2 crossings listed here, 314 sailings a week, busiest at Guemes Island and Anacortes (Guemes ferry). The most frequent is Guemes Island to Anacortes (Guemes ferry).

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routes: 314
sailings a week: 1
vessels

What to know

The Anacortes ticket office accepts credit, debit and contactless payment only; cash is taken on weekdays at 1800 Continental Place, Mount Vernon.
Youth tickets are free for riders aged 18 and under, handed out at departure, unless the young rider is driving.
Drivers should be in their vehicles with tickets ready at least 15 minutes before sailing.
The M/V Guemes, built in 1979, carries 21 vehicles and 99 passengers.
Skagit County has run the service since the early 1960s, and it operates every day of the year.

Checked on 11 September 2026 against web.archive.org.

About Guemes Island Ferry (Skagit County)

No road reaches Guemes Island, so a single county car ferry from Anacortes carries the island's traffic, from school buses to logging lorries and emergency vehicles. Skagit County runs it, and the crossing takes five minutes, with departures through the day on a timetable that changes between the summer and winter seasons.

The fare system is unusual. Every ticket is a round trip and is checked only when boarding at Anacortes, so nothing is collected on the Guemes side. Fares rise in the summer peak season, and non-peak tickets cannot be used then; senior and disabled fares are sold on showing ID.

Loading is first come, first served, and drivers are asked to be in their vehicles with tickets ready well before departure. The schedule also stops for a lunch break in the middle of the day, so plan a midday trip around the gap, and buy online or through the county's app to keep the terminal queue short.