Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock Visitor Center

We have closed for the 2021 season and will see you again Memorial Day Weekend 2022

We have opened with limited hours through the end of August. We won't be offering tours or allowing people in the observation deck, but weather permitting, the public is welcome to walk the lock wall from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday this week.

The Upper Saint Anthony Falls Lock and Dam is open to visitors! We have a different entrance this year so you can get onto the lock without going through the building. Just look for this tent and sign at the end of the Stone Arch Bridge.

While you are visiting the lock we will have rangers and volunteers available to answer questions about the lock, the falls, and the history of the area. It's pretty hard to talk to people over the roar of the falls while maintaining good social distance though, so consider wearing masks like our rangers here. You don't have to wear them the entire time you are here, but you do when you are closer than 6 feet to someone.

We are open for self guided tours along the lock wall from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. weather permitting.

The Upper Saint Anthony Falls Lock and Dam is open to visitors! We have a different entrance this year so you can get onto the lock without going through the building. Just look for this tent and sign at the end of the Stone Arch Bridge.

While you are visiting the lock we will have rangers and volunteers available to answer questions about the lock, the falls, and the history of the area. It's pretty hard to talk to people over the roar of the falls while maintaining good social distance though, so consider wearing masks like our rangers here. You don't have to wear them the entire time you are here, but you do when you are closer than 6 feet to someone.

An important PSA.

Ferret with a Ranger. While our rangers welcome visits from pets at our entrance tent for the Upper Saint Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, they are not allowed on the lock.