Tahlequah Ferry Terminal - Vashon

When it comes to view, no doubt it's one of the best especially seeing the horizon as the sun slowly goes down. But the queue of the cars waiting to hop on the ferry weariness! I mean, with the traffic coming in, and you are in line it's a bit crazy and my anxiety kinda trigger. Then include those staffs working there, most of them ain't no Aloha, tetchy aunties and uncles! But since this is the main hub going to Fort Defiance you gotta deal with it and hope for the best.

Was in town for the Yelp Passport to Vashon Event and with our bellies full and souls recharged, we got in line to board the ferry. The GPS took us straight to where it was easy to see we needed to load. On the way onto the Island we did the touristy thing and hit the deck for the views, but this time we were spent and needed to nap. Luckily the boarding process was easy and once we were on board, we elected to stay in the car for the trip back to the mainland. Sis had no idea the boat had even left the dock because suddenly I was driving off the boat after a quick sail. Getting off the island was even easier and I appreciated the no fuss, no muss ethic as I drove home.

Super efficient on the Vashon side of the ferry. Boat team seemed to be happy doing their tasks.

It 's a short ride from Tacoma to Tahlequah which is located on Vashon Island. Despite the ride not being too terribly lengthy you do have enough time to go up into the ferry and get a good view as long as the weather is clear. The fee may be a bit steep but in the broad scheme of things not too bad. The return trip is free so what you are paying for is more of a round trip. With that in mind in the past we have felt that we should take our time and enjoy Vashon Island without having to rush back to Tacoma and from previous trips over there that isn 't too hard to do. I see some complaints by other reviewers about the ferry staff. I 'm not sure if that is because the other reviewers are more frequent travelers to the island or if it 's something else but I haven 't had any trouble with the ferry staff on the actual boat or at the booths where you get your tickets but I only come to Vashon on average once a year. As I said this is a very short ferry ride... if you want longer ones perhaps the ferries in the San Juan Islands would be something to explore but those require reservations ahead of time so don 't forget that. I also notice... for obvious reasons... loading up on this ferry is easier than the one that goes out north of the island to West Seattle. The line for that West Seattle ferry can be very long... partly because there are a lot more passengers going that way in general and the trip to West Seattle is just a bit longer than this ferry trip back to Tacoma.

Pretty great, we had a great ride, you can get off your car and hang at the deck during the ride. We had a sunny day, it was pretty relaxing, the car space is good. It was on time and smoth ride, I felt it was a little pricy for a 15-20min ride, cause they charged per person instead of per car. :