Locals typically call them the Ballard Locks, because of their location within Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, northwest of downtown. The facility features two side-by-side locks, including a ...

As we celebrate 100 years since the construction of the Ballard locks and ship canal, we look back on how carving out Seattle’s waterways forever reshaped our landscape and economy. The site where the ...

The locks are free to visit daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and are located in northwest Seattle's Ballard district, north of downtown and about 6 miles west of the University of Washington.

The Hiram H. Chittenden Locks, more commonly called the Ballard Locks, were created in 1917, part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal that connects inland lakes Washington and Union with the Puget ...