A Caladesi ferry visit involves two separate checks: entrance to Honeymoon Island, where the ferry departs, and the ferry ticket itself. Before choosing a departure, check current service, your party's fare categories and the return arrangements. This guide does not guarantee a place on a particular boat or a full four-hour visit for a late purchase.
Budget the gate and ferry separately
The official fees page lists Honeymoon Island admission at $8 for a vehicle with two to eight people, $4 for a single occupant and $2 for pedestrians or bicyclists, with additional-passenger and annual-pass details. The posted ferry fares are $20 per adult, $10 for children aged 6–12 and free for children five and younger.
For two adults and two children aged 6–12 arriving together in one vehicle, those listed gate and ferry charges add to $68: $8 plus $40 plus $20. Confirm the current charges and inclusions before travelling. Food, rentals and other expenses are separate. Do not assume that a state-park pass covers the ferry or every occupant under every pass type.
Choose the departure and return together
The ferry operator posts hourly service beginning at 10 a.m., with additional half-hour departures during its listed busy season and weekends. Service is weather permitting and normally excludes Thanksgiving and Christmas. Tickets are sold at the Honeymoon Island ferry ticket office, not online. Prices and times may change.
The operator describes a maximum visit of up to four hours depending on ticket-purchase time. Confirm your assigned return arrangement when buying the ticket and keep the ticket available. An earlier arrival may give more choices, but this guide does not promise that arriving at a fixed time secures your preferred boat.
Pack for the equipment rules
The operator prohibits beach carts and wagons on the ferry while permitting children's strollers, walkers and wheelchairs. It allows chairs, umbrellas, coolers and items passengers can carry aboard. Check with the operator about any specific equipment or assistance you need before the journey. Pets are not permitted on the ferry.
Pack around the actual transfer: what you can carry from your car, onto the boat and to the beach, while keeping your party's essential items accessible. Leave time to return to the marina rather than planning activities up to the last minute of the return window.
Read the current marina alert
The park's current alert, effective September 29, 2026, describes day-use dock access, an area still under construction, available power and water, no overnight marina accommodations and potentially limited food service. Check it again for your visit. The earlier statement that dock power and water remained unavailable is no longer current.
Ferry access, private-boat access and overnight facilities are different arrangements. If using a private boat or paddling, check the official entry charges, dock availability and route conditions separately. Do not apply the ferry's timetable or return arrangements to another access method.
Confirm the facilities your visit depends on
Use the park's amenities information to identify the facilities and accessibility arrangements relevant to your party. Confirm availability if an amenity is essential. Bring the water, food and supplies your plan requires rather than relying on an operating assumption about concessions.
Revised November 3, 2026: Updated the marina utility information, qualified the ferry's four-hour limit, added primary sources and removed unverified dock-capacity and walking-access advice. The original URL and publication date are preserved.
