Date: 4/20/26 1:46 pm From: Mac Myers via groups.io <budogmacm...> Subject: [labird] Cameron ferry and traffic
Given that it's peak spring migration time and LOS is meeting soon, I thought I'd pass along some information. The ferry has been out of service at times. Saturday evening I checked the LADOTD website to check ferry status. It has a new schedule: running 24 hrs. on weekdays; running only 6am-6pm on weekends. It was listed as in service. Sunday, after birding Willow I., I went to the ferry early afternoon, and it was down. The woman blocking the road in her truck said it was "broke." I returned to Willow, and decided to check the phone line for ferry status. It confirmed that the ferry was out of service, so I guess it is more or less up to date in real time. The number is: 888-613-3779, and I think it is good 24 hrs., with press 1 for Cameron.
I was birding Cameron Easter Monday, and headed from Holly Beach to the ferry eastbound around 4pm. The traffic was so heavy that the ferry filled up, and we had to wait for it to return. When we boarded, I could see that other vehicles well behind us in the line also had to await a return. And this was the big ferry. Also, traffic (presumably shift workers) in town and along 27 on the east side was unbelievable. Maybe it's just weekdays??? This Sunday traffic was not especially heavy.
