Best Time to Visit the Ballard Locks

Best Time to Visit the Ballard Locks

There’s no way to pinpoint the best time to visit the Ballard Locks in Seattle but there are definitely better times to visit the fish ladder than others. The goal is to obviously see migrating salmon when you visit the locks. The fish only pass through from the...
Ballard Locks | Fish Ladder & Boat Passage

Ballard Locks | Fish Ladder & Boat Passage

While the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (better known as the Ballard Locks) was built in the early 1900s for a few different reasons, it’s most popular with locals and tourists to watch boats passing through the locks and salmon swimming through the fish ladder....