Jamestown Ferry
To approach a return-to-the past experience in the Historic Triangle, some visitors approach the area from the south side of the James River by water from Surry County via State Route 10 and State Route 31 (the John Rolfe Highway) and a ride from Scotland Wharf to Glass House Point aboard one of the four Jamestown Ferries, which include the Pocahontas and Williamsburg. As passengers cross, they can leave their vehicles and can walk about or go up to an enclosed viewing level with restrooms.
During favorable weather and daylight hours, northbound passengers usually see the Jamestown Island much as the first colonists may have approached it. Replicas of Christopher Newport's three tiny ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery are docked near the northern ferry landing at Glass House Point.
The state-operated Jamestown Ferry service is toll-free.
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