Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

Obra de ingeniería en Seattle, Washington, United States

• Abierto todo el año
• Mejores meses: mayo–septiembre
• Duración típica: 2h
• Horario: Mo-Su 07:00-21:00 (registrado 2026-09-30)

Acceso y tarifas

• grounds admission free (tarifa: ninguno)
• parking fee (tarifa: $2.00/hour · max: 3 hours · enforced: Mon–Sat 8am–6pm)

Qué hacer

• free guided tours (time: 2:00pm Wed–Fri · temporada: May 1–Sept 30)
• learn how the locks work
• organized group tours (temporada: durante todo el año · min group: 8 people · reservation: required)
• fotografía
• picnic / relax in the gardens
• salmon viewing (especies: Chinook, coho, sockeye, steelhead)
• visit botanical garden
• visit the fish ladder
• walk across the lock complex
• watch boats pass through the locks
• observación de vida silvestre

Antes de ir

• fish ladder closed mid-may — closes approximately 2 weeks for annual maintenance; check site news for exact dates
• salmon not guaranteed during peak — low tides or hot weather may reduce salmon visibility even during peak periods; daily fish counts available by phone or online

Servicios

• daily fish count updates (acceso: phone or online)

Mejor época para visitar

• salmon viewing season (temporada: junio–septiembre)

Eventos y temporadas

• chinook salmon peak viewing (temporada: agosto)
• coho salmon peak viewing (temporada: September)
• sockeye salmon peak viewing (temporada: mid-June to mid-July)

Características

• 235 ft spillway (gates: six 32x12 ft gates)
• asce historic civil engineering landmark
• carl s. english jr. botanical garden
• dual lock chambers (large: 80 x 825 ft · small: 30 x 150 ft)
• fish ladder & viewing room (horario: 7:00am–9:00pm)
• lock system for boats (waterway: Lake Washington Ship Canal)
• registro nacional de lugares históricos (listed: 1978)
• salmon education center — renovated with public donations

Cerca de aquí

• ballard neighborhood (side: norte)
• puget sound (relación: saltwater connection via canal)

Datos útiles

• annual visitors (cantidad: over 1 million)
• fish ladder maintenance closure (temporada: mid-May, ~2 weeks)
• grounds hours (días: diariamente · open: 7 a.m. · close: 9 p.m.)
• it is an excellent seattle attraction to schedule on a gray day.
• paid parking season a (días: Mon–Sat · horario: 8 a.m.–8 p.m. · months: mayo–septiembre)
• parking free days (días: Sundays and holidays)
• parking payment methods (accepted: debit card, credit card, coins)
• vessel traffic hours (horario: 24/7)
• visitor center hours (off-season) (días: Wed–Sun · horario: 10am–3pm · temporada: Oct 1–Apr 30)
• visitor center hours (summer) (días: Wed–Sun · horario: 10am–6pm · temporada: May 1–Sept 30)

Identificador de catálogo: AVIA-2948-62EB4

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