2024 Navigation Season on the NYS Canal System
The New York State Canal Corporation today announced that, conditions permitting, all portions of the New York State Canal system are scheduled to open on Friday, May 17, 2024.
This year marks the 200th consecutive season of navigation along New York’s Canals. The 200th anniversary of the original Erie Canal’s completion and opening will be commemorated as the Erie Canal’s bicentennial in 2025.
There are no tolls or fees for recreational use of the Canal system this year.
The hours of operation for the 2024 season are as follows:
- Standard hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily until October 16, 2024.
The following locks and lift bridges will operate with extended hours, through peak navigation season, May 17 through September 11, as follows:
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.:
- Lock E-8 (Rotterdam)
- Lock E-23 (Brewerton)
- Lock O-1 (Phoenix)
- Lock O-2 (Fulton)
- Lock O-3 (Fulton)
- Lock O-8 (Oswego)
- Lock E-24 (Baldwinsville)
- Main Street Lift Bridge (Fairport)
- Lock E-32 (Pittsford)
- Lock E-33 (Henrietta)
- Spencerport Lift Bridge
- Adams Basin Lift Bridge
- Park Avenue Lift Bridge (Brockport)
- Main Street Lift Bridge (Brockport) [under rehabilitation this season]
- Holley Lift Bridge
- Hulberton Lift Bridge
- Ingersoll Street Lift Bridge (Albion)
- Main Street Lift Bridge (Albion) [under rehabilitation this season]
- Eagle Harbor Lift Bridge
- Knowlesville Lift Bridge
- Medina Lift Bridge
- Middleport Lift Bridge
- Gasport Lift Bridge
- Exchange Street Lift Bridge (Lockport)
- Lock E-34/35 (Lockport)
- Lock CS-1 (Cayuga)
- Lock CS-2/3 (Seneca Falls)
- Lock CS-4 (Waterloo)
The Canal system is scheduled to close to navigation on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
As more information on the hours of operation is made known we will update this article
To report an issue or incident along the Canal system, please call the Canal Corporation’s Emergency Call Center at 833-538-1042.