GETTING HERE
It’s just a tank of gas away.
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
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.
Washington Island Ferry Line (WIFL)
provides year-round service to the Island for both passengers and vehicles.
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The Rock Island Ferry
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.
(May to October only)
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.
Daily trips leave at 10 a.m., 1 pm and 4 p.m., May 22 through June 26 and Sept. 8 through Oct. 12, with extra trips Sat. and Sun. at 11 a.m., 12 Noon, and 2 p.m. During the peak months, from June 27 through Sept. 7, the ferry departs every hour on the hour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Website: http://www.wisferry.com/rock.html
Rock Island State Park website: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/ORG/LAND/parks/specific/rockisland/
Rock Island State Park office phone: 920.847.2235
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The Island Clipper
Gills Rock/Hwy 42
For Passenger Excursions with a narrated crossing, enjoy a scenic ride to Washington Island via the Island Clipper (Voight Marine).
Island Clipper – (May to October/passengers only); docks at Detroit Harbor on Washington Island website: http://www.islandclipper.com/ |
• Visit above websites and see appropriate schedules for both means of traveling to Washington Island from the mainland •
Emergency Phone Numbers
Police, Fire & Rescue…………………………..911
Nurse Direct (24 hours)…………..877.746.0003
Washington Island Clinic……….920.847.2424