Heritage & Culture.
Buckhorn Lockstation (Lock 31) is a working Parks Canada Trent-Severn site — masonry, gates, and operating equipment of the original heritage canal infrastructure remain in seasonal use between Buckhorn Lake and Lower Buckhorn Lake. The lockstation grounds are a public visitor space during navigation season, and the broader Trent-Severn Waterway carries federal heritage-canal designation across its 44 lockstations.
The brief.
Lock 31 stays publicly accessible on the lock grounds during the Parks Canada navigation season (roughly mid-May through mid-October). Off-season the lock is unstaffed and the surrounding lockstation is a quieter waterfront space.
The Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site administers the lockstation and the broader heritage-canal interpretation; the Parks Canada Buckhorn lockstation page carries the operating calendar and visitor details. There is no separate visitor centre or museum inside the township — the lockstation grounds are the heritage product.
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Buckhorn Lockstation (Lock 31)
Working Parks Canada Trent-Severn lockstation between Buckhorn Lake and Lower Buckhorn Lake; public lock grounds during navigation season.
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Today's read.
Cool but comfortable for layered effort · light winds.
