Nestled in the mountains of central Pennsylvania, just along the Susquehanna River, lies the last known wooden double stern-wheel paddle boats still in operation in the United States: the Millersburg Ferry Boats. With a fleet of two boats, The Roaring Bull V and The Falcon III, the Millersburg Ferry Boats are the only ferries still in service along the whole 464-mile-long Susquehanna River.
Suspected to have started in the 1750’s, the ferry has been in continuous service since 1817 and connects Millersburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with an adjacent landing in Perry County along Routes 11&15, approximately 2 miles south of Liverpool. The landing sites are included in the PA State Historic Marker Program (indicated by the familiar blue and gold signs) and the ferry wall is listed in the National Registry of Historic Sites.
Please call or text 717.692.2442 to see if we are open for the day you plan to visit or visit our Facebook page for daily schedule updates.
Guests pay for their ferry ride once they board the boat. Rates vary. Private charters are also available.
We offer reasonable rates for our ferry services.
Private Charter Rate: $300 for the first hour; $150 each additional hour (50 guests maximum). Available for weddings, business meetings, reunions, birthday parties, anniversaries, school and senior groups. Call to schedule (includes exclusive use of one ferry boat for two hours.) Catering and/or picnic lunches are the responsibility of the purchaser. Charters are scheduled Monday-Friday after 5:00 PM. No Saturday or Sunday Charters.
Private Charter Rate cannot be used as a group rate for a regular visit. Charter rate is only used for a scheduled private charter.
P.O. Box 93 • Millersburg, PA 17061
info@millersburgferry.org
717.692.2442
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