Washington State FerriesPublic ferry service in Washington, USWashington State Ferries (WSF) is a public ferry system in the U.S. state of Washington that carries passengers and vehicles. A division of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), it operates 8 routes serving 20 terminals within Puget Sound and in the San Juan Islands. The routes are designated as part of the state highway system and also comprise a major public transit network in the Seattle metropolitan area.
Eagle Harbor (Washington)Eagle Harbor is a harbor on the east side of Bainbridge Island, Washington. It is the harbor where the Seattle–Bainbridge Island ferry service operates at the island's main town of Winslow. Washington State Ferries has a shipbuilding and maintenance facility in Eagle Harbor near the ferry terminal that it has used since 1951. The harbor has been home to various shipbuilding companies since the early 20th century.
MV Evergreen StateThe MV Evergreen State is a decommissioned Evergreen State-classferry that was operated by Washington State Ferries from 1954 to 2015. She was built in Seattle and used surplus engines from USS Mitchell, a U.S. Navy destroyer escort that had been purchased by the Puget Sound Navigation Company. She was named for the state of Washington, whose nickname is "The Evergreen State".
Bainbridge Island, WashingtonBainbridge Island is a city and island in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is located in Puget Sound. The population was 24,825 at the 2020 census, making Bainbridge Island the second largest city in Kitsap County. The city limits encompass the entire island. The island is separated from the Kitsap Peninsula by Agate Passage, with Bremerton lying to the southwest. Bainbridge Island is a suburb of Seattle, connected to downtown via a Washington State Ferries route.
Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferryThe Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry is a system of ferry routes operated by Washington State Ferries in the United States. The routes serve Anacortes, Lopez Island, Shaw Island, Orcas Island, San Juan Island, and Sidney on Vancouver Island in Canada. Sidney service was suspended in March 2020 and is not planned to resume until 2030. The ferry routes are part of State Route 20 Spur (SR 20 Spur).
MV TillikumThe MV Tillikum is the sole remaining Evergreen State-classferry operated by Washington State Ferries (WSF) and the oldest ferry operating in the WSF system. HistoryThe Tillikum entered service in April 1959 for the Seattle–Bainbridge Island route. Upon the delivery of the Super-class ferries in 1968, the Tillikum was moved to the Edmonds-Kingston run where it remained until approximately 1980.
Colman DockColman Dock, also called Pier 52, is the primary ferry terminal in Seattle, Washington, United States. The original pier is no longer in existence, but the terminal, now used by the Washington State Ferries system, is still called "Colman Dock". The terminal serves two routes to Bainbridge Island and Bremerton and has an adjacent passenger-only facility at Pier 50 for King County Water Taxi and Kitsap Fast Ferries routes.
Winslow, Bainbridge Island, WashingtonWinslow is the name of the downtown area of the city of Bainbridge Island, Washington, and is the original name of the city, named for shipbuilder Winslow Hall. It encompasses the area around the main street, Winslow Way, and is made up of about 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) overlooking Eagle Harbor.
Puget SoundPuget Sound ( ) is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of Washington. As a part of the Salish Sea, the sound has one major and two minor connections to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which in turn connects to the open Pacific Ocean. The major connection is Admiralty Inlet; the minor connections are Deception Pass and the Swinomish Channel.
MV IllaheeMV Illahee was a Steel Electric-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. Originally built as MV Lake Tahoe in Oakland, California for the Southern Pacific Railroad, she started out serving on SP's Golden Gate Ferries subsidiary on San Francisco Bay. She was purchased by the Puget Sound Navigation Company in 1940, and she was moved to Puget Sound and renamed Illahee until Washington State Ferries acquired and took over operations in 1951.
SeattleCity in Washington, United StatesCity in Washington, United StatesSeattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is the 18th-most populous city in the United States with a population of 784,777 in 2025, while the Seattle metropolitan area at over 4.15 million residents is the 15th-most populous metropolitan area in the nation.
MV QuinaultMV Quinault was a Steel Electric-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. Originally built as MV Redwood Empire in Oakland, California for Northwestern Pacific, she started out serving Southern Pacific Railways on their Golden Gate Ferries line on San Francisco Bay.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.