My dog Rashnu didn’t like the little ice creams and the boat gating, it’s to loud and the water upsets Rashnu. Rashnu gasped at how fast the water does the lifting and started to pull as a result of this, this shifted me into the ice cream shop which had the tiger striping ice creams, Rashnu won’t let me walk him there any longer, boats are not the thing for the Rashnu and his daily stroll

There is a small museum on site, which is a good way to spend an hour or so. The day we went, it was cool and rainy, but we still enjoyed standing on the platform with our umbrellas, watching a freighter being raised to the next level. We recently returned on a nicer day and watched another ship pass through.

Been here before but today I watched a USA battleship passing through the canal. Very rare sight ☺️. One can see engineering at it's best. Lots to discover. Why watch on YouTube when you can see live. Had a picnic, there's plenty of tables outside.

I had a great time and the kids enjoyed it too. We were lucky to catch a coast guard vessel going through the locks. There is a nice model of a lock in the adjacent museum for St. Catherine's, but it is not a working model. Apparently they have a schedule for when boats are going through so it may be possible to time your visit appropriately.

Great afternoon outing. Interesting to watch the big ships come in and 12 minutes later are ready to go again. You are right up and close beside the ships. There is also a museum on the canal and for LaCrosse, a gift shop and entry is FREE. The are some beautiful trails to walk or bike on.

Had a great volunteer standing in the observation area who was extremely knowledgeable and happy to answer of group's questions. Also, went into the museum areas which are incredibly well done. Loved our stop here.

Lock 3 is a very fascinating place to watch old world shipping technology raise ships up the Niagara Escarpment. The locks are located on the welland canal and we have been here several times when we have guests to show them the cool technology of shipping. - A Richard Trus review

Excellent, viewing platform for watching ships at lock.

Looking at all the boats

Great place to meet a friend and enjoy the area. If the employee of Flagship Fries did not come smoke near park visitors. She's done it to us twice. It's illegal and she knows it

Great spot to watch the ships go through the lock.

A unique experience watching how this technology was developed more than a century ago

Very educational and interesting place. If you have children they will enjoy the visit. Seeing the ship been move between level of the Canal will be an amazing experience for them.

Well kept place, plenty of parking. Very good facility, free of charge

Great place to watch the ships come in...the whole process is informative an fun.

Great 2 hr bike ride from Lock 3 to Port Colbourne, lunch @ the marina overlooking Lake Erie, then ride back in 90 min... total 68km ride! Fantastic day!!!!

Loved watching the ships

One of our favourite picnic / playground experiences with our grandkids. And boats going through the Locks as well.

Lock three museum was really cool family place my kids and I loved it told alot about our history and lots more and if your lucky the observation deck with the ship coming in is really cool saw a ship come in and leave it was cool I really recommend this place to everyone great friendly stuff and place

There's not a lot to do here. I guess it would be interesting if you've never seen the lift locks in action.

Great starting spot for a bike ride .

Great place to go for a walk along the canal and check out some massive ships.

This is a very well kept place. The only thing I didn't like is the black fence, it's hard to see the ships coming down the canal.

Offers a great vantage point to observe the ships.

Viewing platform to watch boats in the lock during the raising / lowering. Informative plaques located all around the grounds, a museum and a small park.

NO PORTAPOTTY ONSITE

Nice place to watch a ship make it way through a loch. Staff was very helpful. Nice free thing to do.

I like to se how easy they lifted a big ship to next level,so it was a experience more .I came to the area to see the Niagara Falls

This is a nice canal lock. It’s large enough to fit a large cargo ship and it’s part of the Welland Canal, connecting Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. There’s a canal viewing area where you can see ships move through the canal, which is pretty nice.

Educational , lots of information amazing everybody. Species for cars are available and near by st.Cathrine museum adds more info and entertaining to your trip.

Trying to cater to the Tourist and not doing a very good job. Nice place for a picnic though.

Like this lock the one place with a viewing platform for you to be able to see more of whats going on in the lock and how it works. Plus the information inside on the building of all the locks leading up to this one plenty of information

Dorr road is blocked off , don’t go over the bridge to dorr take a right all the way down the the museum

Beautiful long walks and biking on the trail and watching the ships go by makes this a safe and beautiful family outing. Lovely museum as well.

Good place for local history including the canals. Museum added bonus.

What a great surprise this place is. Lots to see and do. A must stop in to learn a little more about this amazine area we live in.