Seeing the Locks
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Seeing the Locks
What is the best way to see the Locks? I thought about the Grayline tour because you actually get to go thru the Locks on the Argosy boat , but in talking w/ them today I found out that you do not get to get close enough to the ladders to really see anything. I had read watching the salmon run & the seals trying to catch them was enjoyable.
I don't think we will have a car while in Seattle.BTW, there are four of us all adults.
I don't think we will have a car while in Seattle.BTW, there are four of us all adults.
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Drive or take the bus over to the Locks park! Easy drive to the far end of Ballard. It's a great outing and you shouldn't miss the salmon ladder. You can stand and wave at the boat passengers as they wait ina long line to go from one side to the next. Beautiful gardens are all around you and some fun sculpture.
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The locks are located at 3015 NW 54TH ST, and you can get there on bus #17, which leaves from several places downtown. Here is the link to plan your trip:
http://transit.metrokc.gov/
http://transit.metrokc.gov/
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Tell the driver that you want to get off at the locks, and he or she will let you know when you have arrived there.
It's about eight miles from downtown. You will cross the Ballard Bridge and go through Ballard (a former fishing and mill town now incorporated into Seattle) to get there.
It's about eight miles from downtown. You will cross the Ballard Bridge and go through Ballard (a former fishing and mill town now incorporated into Seattle) to get there.
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I was just there last week and there were plenty of fish in the locks visible from the visitor center. It is not too far from Discovery Park so you might want to visit that too if you have time and have transportation. It is a beautiful park!
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will the salmon still be running in Sept? It the locks trip a good one to take then? How much time does the trip to Tillcum Village take and also the locks trip/ If I have a car and stay in downtown seattle- how to get to the locks by car? Thanks
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