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Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
Seattle, Washington
A working lock with a fish ladder where you can watch salmon pass.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Watch boats of all sizes lift and lower between the lake and the sound, then head to the underwater windows at the fish ladder. Salmon run in summer and autumn. Gardens beside the locks are free to wander.
Good to know
- Salmon season peaks in summer
- Free to visit
- Combine with Ballard's restaurants
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Paid lot or street parking in Ballard
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Toilets
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