Lock 27 - Young's Point
Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site
This lock is a popular overnight location for boaters, so plan on arriving early. An appealing park area and good fishing are found at this lock. Newly renovated public washrooms add to the visitor experience.
Getting here
- Address: 12th Concession, Lot 37, Young's Point, Ontario
- Nautical chart: #2023 (more on Nautical charts)
- Kilometer marker: 168.1 km (mile 104.5)
- GPS: 44°29'17.5"N 78°13'58.1"W
Hours of Operation
Contact:
- Phone number: (705) 652 - 3925
- Email address: trentsevern@pc.gc.ca
Navigational data
- Lock length: 36.6 m (120 ft)
- Lock width: 9.7 m (32 ft)
- Average lift: 2.1 m (7 ft)
- Max. mooring period: 2 nights
Facilities and services
- Overnight mooring
- No camping
- Paddle dock
- Washrooms
- Potable water
- Picnic area
- Visitor information
History
Constructed: 1870; 1922-1926
Originally built by the Ontario Government in the 1870s, the original lock was a simple wooden crib construction. Transferred to the Federal Government in 1906 a new concrete lock and dam were built in the 1920s. The lockstation commemorates the Young family, Irish emigrants who settled here and Patrick P. Young was Lockmaster for a time.
Tourism information
- Trent-Severn Trail Towns (Lakefield)
- Peterborough and the Kawarthas Tourism
Phone number: (705) 742-2201 or 1-800-461-6424
- Kawarthas Northumberland
Google Street View
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- Lock 8 - Percy Reach
- Lock 9 - Meyers
- Lock 10 - Hagues Reach
- Lock 11-12 - Ranney Falls
- Lock 13 - Campbellford
- Lock 14 - Crowe Bay
- Lock 15 - Healey Falls
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- Lock 18 - Hastings
- Lock 19 - Scotts Mills
- Lock 20 - Ashburnham
- Lock 21 - Peterborough Lift Lock
- Lock 22 - Nassau Mills
- Lock 23 - Otonabee
- Lock 24 - Douro
- Lock 25 - Sawer Creek
- Lock 26 - Lakefield
- Lock 28 - Burleigh Falls
- Lock 30 - Lovesick
- Lock 31 - Buckhorn
- Lock 32 - Bobcaygeon
- Lock 33 - Lindsay
- Lock 34 - Fenelon Falls
- Lock 35 - Rosedale
- Lock 36 - Kirkfield
- Lock 37 - Bolsover
- Lock 38 - Talbot
- Lock 39 - Portage
- Lock 40 - Thorah
- Lock 41 - Gamebridge
- Lock 42 - Couchiching
- Lock 43 - Swift Rapids
- Lock 44 - Big Chute Marine Railway
- Lock 45 - Port Severn
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