Go Strollers !!

• Getting There
  Ballard Locks
  3015 NW 54th St, Seattle, WA 98107

• Distance and Travel Time (from downtown Seattle): 6.3 miles (19 min)

• Trip Type: Outing

• Parking
  Parking lot (paid) on 54th St in front of the Ballard Locks

• More Info
  Check the link for more information. http://www.ballardlocks.org/

• When to Go
  Any time of year (in June ~ Oct you can see lots of salmon)

• Things to Do
  Stroll around the locks, see fish and seals, watch how the locks work, watch boats going from Lake Union to the Puget Sound and vice versa, enjoy seasonal blooms in the garden, play on the grassy hill, etc.

• Tips
  1) There is a grassy hill next to the locks in the Carl S English Botanical Garden where kids love to run up and down. It is a good way to burn off some energy.
  2) Prepare some cash for parking in case the lot is full and you need to park in a cash only parking zone.
  3) Visiting Golden Gardens Park and/or Green Lake Park (both nearby) in one day is also a good option.

• Other Months
  – [March in Seattle] Ballard Locks (Hiram M. Chittenden Locks)
  – [October in Seattle] Ballard Locks (Hiram M. Chittenden Locks)

Ballard Locks(Hiram M. Chittenden Locks)- Lake Washington Ship Canal

The Fish Ladder

"Salmon Waves" by Paul Sorey

Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Garden

Various Kinds of Flowers