Your good-natured commute since 1914

Canby Ferry is a car and walk-on ferry that transports people across the Willamette River between Canby and Wilsonville. Every day, the choice is yours: grind out the same old bumper-to-bumper commute, or sit back and relax as you float across the Willamette for a few minutes of peaceful nature.

• From Wilsonville, the north side, you can get on the ferry from Southwest Mountain Road. 
• From Canby, the south side, you’ll get on the ferry by taking North Holly Street. 
• The ride takes about five minutes to get across. 
• The ferry does not have a set schedule; ferry conductors travel on an as-needed basis.  

The ferry is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., except on holidays* and when the river level is at 70 feet or higher.

*Holidays include New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

The M/V MJ Lee II is a steel-hulled, double-ended, passenger/car ferry. The principal characteristics of the vessel are as follows:

• Length overall: 84 feet (including ramps)
• Length at waterline: 53 feet, 2 inches
• Beam overall: 36 feet
• Depth of hull (molded): 4 feet, 9 inches
• Draft: 3.11 feet (design waterline, shell bottom, approx.)
• Displacement: 90.5 long tons (design waterline)
• Gross tonnage: 54 GRT
• Propulsion: Two 75 HP electric gear set Harbormaster Z-drives
• Service speed: 6.4 mph
• Passenger capacity: 43 (including crew)
• Vehicle capacity: 6 autos or 25 tons
• Transportation Wt: 160,000 lbs (80 short tons)
• The first M.J. Lee carried passengers and vehicles for 43 years, from 1953 to 1996.
• The M.J. Lee II went into service in 1997.