Lockstation list and information

Rideau Canal National Historic Site

Travel along the historic canal system is made possible by a series of 24 lockstations staffed annually during the navigation season by specially trained Parks Canada lockmasters. Lockage and mooring services are offered to vessels travelling by water, and various other amenities - such as washrooms, campsites and potable water – are available to all visitors. Manicured green space, historic buildings, and friendly fellow travellers await you at any of these lockstations along the route, and each site has its own unique story to tell.

Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada

Rating Trail Condition Comment Links
Easy Ottawa Locks Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Bridge 1 - Pretoria Avenue Bridge – Vertical Lift Operable 2026-05-04: Operable;  
Easy Hartwells Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Hogs Back Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Bridge 4 - Hogs Back Bridge – Swing Bridge Operable 2026-05-04: Operable;  
Easy Black Rapids Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Long Island Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Bridge 5 - Long Island Bridge – Swing Bridge Operable 2026-05-04: Operable;  
Easy Burritts Rapids Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Bridge 9 - Burritts Rapids Bridge – Swing Bridge Operable 2026-05-04: Operable;  
Easy Lower Nicholsons Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Upper Nicholsons Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Bridge 10 - Upper Nicholsons Bridge – Swing Bridge Operable 2026-05-04: Operable;  
Easy Clowes Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Merickville Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Bridge 11 - Merrickville Bridge – Swing Bridge Operable 2026-05-04: Operable;  
Easy Kilmarnock Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Bridge 13 - Kilmarnock Bridge – Swing Bridge Operable 2026-05-04: Operable;  
Easy Edmonds Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Old Slys Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Bridge 15 - Old Slys Bridge – Swing Bridge Operable 2026-05-04: Operable;  
Easy Smiths Falls Combined Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Bridge 19 - Abbot Street Bridge – Swing Bridge Operable 2026-05-04: Operable;  
Easy Smiths Falls Detached Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Poonamalie Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Lower Beveridges Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Upper Beveridges Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Beckwith Street Bridge (Perth) – Swing Bridge Operable 2026-05-04: Operable;  
Easy Colonel by Island Operable 2026-05-04: Operable; Trail details
Easy Narrows Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Bridge 27 - Narrows Bridge – Swing Bridge Operable 2026-05-04: Operable;  
Easy Newboro Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Chaffeys Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Bridge 30 - Chaffeys Bridge – Swing Bridge Operable 2026-05-04: Operable;  
Easy Davis Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Jones Falls Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Brass Point Bridge Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Upper Brewers Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Bridge 39 - Lower Brewers Bridge – Swing Bridge Operable 2026-05-04: Operable;  
Easy Lower Brewers Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details
Easy Bridge 41 - Kingston Mills Bridge – Swing Bridge Operable 2026-05-04: Operable;  
Easy Kingston Mills Operable 2026-05-19: Operable; Trail details

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