Date: 4/21/26 9:45 am From: joan garvey via groups.io <joanmgarvey1...> Subject: Re: [labird] Cameron ferry and traffic
We passed by the ferry and it seems operational even though the number you posted says it is out of service.
> On Apr 20, 2026, at 3:45 PM, Mac Myers via groups.io <budogmacm...> wrote:
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> 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.
>
> Mac
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