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Discover Alberta’s Ferries

Bleriot Ferry

I bet you didn’t know you can take a ferry in Alberta for free – and that there are six of them scattered around the province!

Land Acknowledgement

This land has welcomed First Nations from across Turtle Island, and settlers and visitors from around the world. Alberta lands are part of Treaties 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10, and the homeland of the Métis.

Alberta Mamas respects and celebrates the sovereignty, lands, histories, languages, knowledge systems and cultures of all Indigenous, Métis, and Inuit nations. We are striving to better listen, understand, and learn from the Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing.

We are all Treaty people.

Map of the Ferries

Find your nearest ferry with this handy map!

Check Ferry Operations & Schedule

Before you head out to take one of these ferries, make sure they’re running!

Crowfoot Ferry

Located on Range Road 201, 5 km south of the junction of Highways 1 and 56 this cable ferry runs from May to the end of September.

It will hold 9 mid-sized cars and crosses 150m of water.

Finnegan Ferry

Located on Highway 862 over the Red Deer River this cable ferry runs from late April until the “end of season”.

It will hold 13 mid-sized cars and crosses 105m of water.

Bleriot Ferry

Bleriot Ferry

Located on Highway 838 over the Red Deer River this cable ferry runs from mid-spring to the end of October.

It will hold 13 mid-sized cars and crosses 105m of water.

Klondyke Ferry

Located on Highway 661 over the Athabasca River this cable ferry runs from early May to mid-November.

It will hold 13 mid-sized cars and crosses 230m of water.

Shaftesbury Ferry

Located on Highway 740 over the Peace River this tug-pushed ferry runs from mid-spring to mid-November.

It will hold 8 mid-sized cars and cross 325m of water.

La Crete Ferry

Located on Highway 697 over the Peace River this self-propelled ferry runs from mid-spring to mid-November.

It will hold 14 mid-sized cars and crosses 680m of water.

Go on a Ferry Road Trip

While the two northern-most ferries are a big drive, the other four can be easily worked into road trips.

Southern Ferries Road Trip

Pick your starting location, and drive a loop around

  • Bleriot Ferry
  • Finnegan Ferry
  • Crowfoot Ferry

Along the way, some points of interest you may want to add include:

Klondyke Ferry & Roadside Attractions Road Trip

This is a great one-day loop starting from Edmonton to see several roadside attractions, take a ferry, and even visit a couple rural museums.

  • Canadian Tractor Museum
  • Bloomsbury Tinman
  • World’s Largest Great Blue Herron, Barrhead
  • Klondyke Ferry
  • Fort Assiniboine Museum & World’s Largest Wagon Wheel & Pickaxe
  • Sangudo Sundial/Grain Elevator
  • Giant Dragonfly, Wabamun

Here’s a map to help you visualize:

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