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Lynchburg Ferry

4.3 (20 reviews)
Open 4:30 am - 8:00 pm

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Karen 2.

great free ferry fun to crossover. small wait for huge boats to go by before crossing.

Crossing the ferry on a motorcycle!!!
Gary W.

Forgo the traffic and construction and take the scenic route to Lynchburg. You will be greeted with a nice breeze, scenic views and a zippy 5-10 minute crossing. Arriving at the Lynchburg Ferry via Deer Park and passing the San Jacinto Battle Monument, you come upon a windy road, but do not get speed happy (especially at night) lest you find yourself in the drink. Only one ferry is operating at the moment which can only ferry 10 cars, or in my case 9 cars and a motorcycle) at a time so plan accordingly. If you do find yourself not making the queue head over to Monument Inn restaurant for some fresh daily seafood or watch the sunset across the road at Joan Seguin Historic Park. Before I forget.....If you do find yourself in the area close to sunset..BRING MOSQUITO REPELLENT!!!!!

Kim H.

Best route to get to the restaurant and historical sites. Free and fast. It's a short ride.

Very small ferry - holds no more than 12 vehicles
Edgar V.

After leaving the San Jacinto Monument and Battleship Texas, I had a choice: go back on the same path I came in on or head further north to the Lynchburg Ferry. I reviewed my old-school GPS (a 1995 paper Key Map) and saw that I could meet up with the interstate and take that back into town. On morning drive-time traffic, I hear often of either the Washburn tunnel (being blocked) or the Lynchburg Ferry (down to one boat or not operating) but those problems were on another planet for all I cared since they were on the far eastern side of our metropolitan area. The landing was about 5 minutes from the park and there is exactly one restaurant (the well-regarded Monument Inn) next to it - at 2 PM Saturday, it was doing a brisk business by the volume of cars in the lot. I had to wait about 10 minutes for the ferry to load, its replacement to arrive, and disgorge its cars. I lucked out and was the first in line for the next ferry - the ferry is a very egalitarian place: first on is first off. And, to balance the load, they load and unload in alternating sides. Compared to the Bolivar ferry which handles a larger volume of cars, has more ferries, and shuttles a greater distance between the Bolivar peninsula and Galveston Island, this operation is small potatoes. Each ferry can handle no more than 12 cars and the ride takes about 5 minutes to traverse the Houston Ship Channel. On the northern landing, the road is barely above sea level so it would not be good to be in the area during a heavy thunderstorm and definitely not with a tropical storm in the region. As we made the short pleasant trip, I wondered why they didn't just build a bridge to dispense with the ferry service. It would seem that the bridge would have to consume more land on both sides of the passage in order to minimize the angle of approach while gaining the required vertical height for large shipping barges to pass. In the end, I'm guessing that the costs of building such a long bridge outweighed the operating costs of the ferry. This was a free and fun diversion to see a different part of town. Great if you want to experience a car ferry but don't want to go all the way down to Bolivar or Galveston. Grouped together with the battleship and the monument, the ferry ride would complement the other activities for kids of all ages. * Check out the main pic I posted to see how small the ferry is. 3.5 stars for this quaint and free experience.

The Ferry as seen while taking a ride on it

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7 years ago

A very very short ride but still fun! Water was choppy and a lovely color of brown. Lol. Person guiding the bus on was helpful and friendly.

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9 years ago

Came during open hours on Sunday, Sept 24 (11:35am) and the ferry is closed. Cost me 30 extra mins on my drive. Poor management.

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