Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock Visitor Center

10/01/2021

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

02/19/2021

Happening tonight and tomorrow!

02/10/2021

Register now!

01/22/2021

If you live in Minneapolis, your water comes from the Mississippi River! Learn more from Ranger Paula and George with Minneapolis Water.

01/15/2021

We are live with our partners at Mill City Museum this morning!

10/23/2020

09/25/2020

Get some great trail tips for running this fall!

08/12/2020

It’s an exciting few days at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock Visitor Center. The Army Corps has opened up the upper miter gates, helping to divert the water over the falls so Xcel Wnergy workers can make repairs on the horseshoe dam. Come see the flow Wednesday and Thursday from 10am to 4pm.

07/28/2020

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.

07/28/2020

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.

07/25/2020

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.

07/24/2020

Ranger Will is doing a live tour of Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam.

05/22/2020

The visitor center will not be opening Memorial Day Weekend. We are working on a plan to hopefully open later this summer.

06/27/2019

Great shot of the storm coming through this morning.

Stormy morning at the lock

05/28/2019

The falls are running at 43,300 cfs today!

05/26/2019

The falls are going at 41,600 cfs (cubic feet per second) today. Wander the lock wall for an up close view from 12pm - 2pm.

05/25/2019

The Upper St. Anthony Falls Visitor Center is open for the season! Check out the video of the falls raging going at 41,000 cfs (cubic feet per second). It’s a great day to visit the lock!

05/25/2019