Rideau Canal Waterway - Davis Lock 38


		Davis Lock 38

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(history) DAVIS Lock 38 (water map) (road map)
Number of locks: 1	Total Lift: 2.7m ( 9 ft.)	Lock Through Time: 15 min.*
Chart No: 1513 (Sheet 3)	GPS:¹ N 44^o 33.775' W 76^o 17.530'
Chart Sales: No	Lockstation Tel: (613) 359-5620
Washrooms: Yes²	Drinking Water: Yes³	Day Use Docking: Yes
Overnight Mooring: Yes	Docking⁴ Upstream: 140m/460'	Docking⁴ Downstream: 43m/140'
Ice: No	Power: Yes	Boater Camping:⁵ Yes
Boat Launch: No	Picnic Tables: Yes	BBQ Grills: Yes
Parking: Yes	Public Telephone: No	Self Guided Trail: No
Hwy Access: 9 km W of Hwy 15 on Davis Lock Rd.	Lock Connects: Sand Lake to Opinicon Lake

Special Notes: To ensure passage, boaters must arrive at least 30 minutes prior to closing.

Of Interest: Davis is known as a “solitude lock,” one of the most remote locks on the Rideau. It’s named after Walter Davis Jr. who built a sawmill here in about 1818. It features the best preserved example of a defensible lockmaster’s house on the Rideau. Built in 1842, this stone house served as home to the local lockmaster until 1959. The building was fully restored in 1999. The view, from this house into Sand Lake, is, except for the navigation buoys, essentially what Colonel By would have seen when the canal opened in 1832.

Notes: Gas is available at Sand Lake Marina. No local services. Solitude lock.

* Time to actually go through the locks. Allow at least twice this time when trip planning. See Schedule Caveats.
1) GPS data should not be used for navigation. See the GPS page.
2) Washrooms are wheel chair accessible.
3) Check with lockstation staff for potability of water.
4) Includes both blueline and greyline docking - see Lockstation Docking Page.
5) Allows tent camping for those arriving by water and also for cyclists and hikers.

Davis Lock looking WestA view of Davis Lock with part of Sand Lake in the foreground and Opinicon Lake in the background. Known as a "solitude lock" Davis lock is located literally at the end of the road.

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