Parks Canada’s fifth-annual Lock & Paddle event is welcoming back paddlers and spectators at the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of Canada this Saturday at 3 p.m.
This year’s theme ‘Lift Your Spirits,’ invites paddlers and attendees to show us what makes them happy! Paddlers get to experience going down the Lift Locks and paddling through the canal. This free all-ages event invites anyone to decorate their vessel, wear a costume or have fun.
To participate, registrants can go apply online.
Beginners or those with accessibility needs can enter the waterway at the Visitor Centre on-site at the event. Canoes can be launched at the following places:
Beavermead Campground - 2011 Ashburnham Drive, Peterborough (Five-minute paddle to Lock 20)
Rogers Cove - 131 Maria Street, Peterborough (Five-minute paddle to Lock 20)
Millennium Park - 130 King Street, Peterborough (20-minute paddle to Lock 20)
Del Crary Park - 100 George Street, Peterborough (35-minute paddle to Lock 20)
Peterborough Lift Lock Visitor Centre - 353 Hunter Street East, Peterborough (Drop-off only)
There is no parking available at the Peterborough Lift Lock or Peterborough Lift Lock Visitor Centre (except for vehicles with Handicapped Accessible signage). A paddle craft drop-off option is available at the Peterborough Lift Lock Visitor Centre.
Parking options nearby:
Trent-Severn Waterway Headquarters (2155 Ashburnham Dr.)
Eastgate Memorial Park (2150 Ashburnham Dr.)
Beavermead Campground (2011 Ashburnham Dr.)
Rogers Cove (131 Maria St.)
