Park Alert:

All ferries to Spectacle and Peddocks Islands are cancelled Thursday, 9/24 through Sunday, 9/27 due to the approaching nor’easter. The Boston Harbor Islands Welcome Center will be closed Thursday-Sunday. Saturday’s BIPOC Birding Cruise and Reel Fun Fishing events, as well as Sunday’s Charlestown Community Cruise, are cancelled.

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Activities, ranger tours, and most programs are included with your ferry ticket.

Free Fun Friday

Visit Spectacle or Georges Island for FREE as part of Highland Street's Free Fun Fridays!

Explore historic Fort Warren on Georges Island or walk Spectacle island’s sandy beaches and winding trails.  Catch the ferry to either island right from downtown Boston’s Long Wharf North… for free!

Tickets are first-come, first-served.  Limit four tickets per adult.  No advance reservations.  Tickets become available starting at 7:30am the day of the event at the Boston Harbor Cruises Ferry Center at Long Wharf North.  Arrive early, as this event will sell out fast!

Georges Island Ferries Depart at:

  • 9:00AM
  • 10:00 AM
  • 11:00 AM
  • 12:00 PM
  • 1:00 PM
  • 2:00 PM
  • 3:00 PM

Spectacle Island Ferries Depart at:

  • 8:30 AM
  • 10:30 AM
  • 12:30 PM
  • 2:30 PM

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