Loved walking on the Locks while boats entered. From kayaks to huge freighters. It's fun in the summer to watch the boats line up to enter the locks to either enter or exit. Also it's fun to walk over to the Salmon ladder - seasonal run of Salmon viewed from the windows on the opposite side of the actual locks.... More

It's always fun to go watch the boats and ships making the transition from fresh to salt water, or vice versa. I've had a fascination with the locks since I was a kid, way back when. Note that aside from the gates and valves, the waterflow is entirely by gravity. The large lock is drained for maintenance in November, and... More

had a nice time here. the sun was shinning and the boats were out enjoying the day. watched small and large boats go throught the locks and saw the salmon ladders More

fun to watch the boats go in and out as well as the Salmon. great outing for visitors, locals and families. you can even have a picnic there. More

We loved the locks on the beautiful sunny day of Mother's Day 2012! People watching at it's finest, especially among the boaters, sailors, tourists, kayakers. Everyone appeared to be enjoying themselves. We weren't able to see the fish climbing the fish ladder, but it is due to the time of year and I guess it wasn't the time for spawning.... More

Interesting place to visit, especially for the engineer types. You can stand right atop the locks and see all sorts of boats and vessels. Plan to visit for around an hour. Worth the trip! More

Travelling through the locks on a sailboat on several occasions, and became part of the tourist attraction. I did my best to look like I knew what I was doing when the tour guide came around with a group. :) Best advice? Always, always listen to the lock master. More

You only have to pay for parking. It’s great mindless entertainment to watch the locks transport ships between Lake Union and Puget Sound. A lock master turned us onto Paseo Caribean Restaurant, which has awesome Cuban pork sandwiches. More

i thought the locks in buffalo,ny were better, although this has 2 locks - 1 large and 1 small More