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Tolls, Passes and Permits

Recreational Canal Passes/Permits

All motorized recreational vessels passing through any lock or lift bridge on the Canal System must purchase either a Seasonal Pass, a Ten-Day Pass or a Two-Day Pass. The fee schedule is as follows:
Vessel Length Seasonal Pass Ten-Day Pass Two-Day Pass
Under 16 ft.
(4.88 meters)		 $25.00 $12.50 $5.00
16 ft. – Under 26 ft.
(4.88 meters) - (7.93 meters)		 $50.00 $25.00 $10.00
26 ft. – 39 ft.
(7.93 meters) - (11.89 meters)		 $75.00 $37.50 $15.00
Over 39 ft.
(11.89 meters)		 $100.00 $50.00 $20.00

New York State Canal System Two-Day, Ten-Day, and Seasonal Passes are available for in-person purchase at a number of sales locations: designated Canal System locks; Canal Corporation Section Headquarters (between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.); Canal Corporation Headquarters (between (8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.); and at designated vendor locations. Passes can also be purchased through the mail by submitting the following application:

RECREATIONAL VESSEL PASS APPLICATION - (TA-W99115, PDF, 2 pages/431 Kb)

RECREATIONAL PASS INFORMATION - (TAP-921, PDF, 20 pages/332 Kb) / HTML Version

Passes can be purchased at the following locations:

Hudson River

  • Albany Yacht Club, 75 Broadway, Rensselaer, NY 12144, (518) 445-9587

  • Coeymans Landing Marina, 20 Marina Drive, Coeymans, NY 12045, (518) 756-6111

Champlain Canal

  • Lock C1 - Waterford, NY

  • Lock One Marina, 461 Hudson River Road, Waterford, NY 12188, (518) 238-1321

  • Schuyler Yacht Basin, 1 Ferry Street, Schuylerville, NY 12871, (518) 695-3193

  • *NYS Canal Corporation, Canal Section 1 Office, Route 4, 22 Lower Broadway, Fort Edward, NY 12828, (518) 747-4613

  • Lock C12 - Whitehall, NY

Erie Canal

  • Lock E2 - Waterford, NY

  • Albany Marine Service, 1395 New Loudon Road, Cohoes, NY 12047, (518) 783-5333

  • Schenectady Yacht Club, 1676 Route 146 - Box 111, Schenectady, NY 12148, (518) 384-9971

  • Lock E7 - Niskayuna, NY

  • Mohawk Valley Marine, Inc., 47 Mohawk Avenue, Alplaus, NY 12008, (518) 399-2719

  • NYS Canal Corporation, Canal Section 3 Office, 30 South Bridge Street, Fonda, NY 12068, (518) 853-3823

  • *Village of St. Johnsville Marina, 16 Washington Street, St. Johnsville, NY 13452 ,(518) 568-2221

  • Little Falls Harbor Rotary Park, Little Falls, NY 13365, (315) 823-1453

  • Village of Ilion Marina, 49 Morgan Street, Ilion, NY 13357, (315) 895-7449

  • *NYS Canal Corporation, Canal Section 4 Office, 105 North Genesee Street, Utica, NY 13502, (315) 733-9530

  • Marcy Marina, LLC, 9160 River Road, Marcy, NY 13403, (315) 736-7617

  • Lock E22 - Verona, NY

  • *NYS Canal Corporation, Syracuse Division Headquarters, 290 Elwood Davis Road, Suite 250, 2nd floor, Liverpool, NY 13088, (315) 437-2741

  • Brewerton Boat Yard, 5405 Bennett Street, Brewerton, NY 13029, (315) 676-3762

  • Ess-Kay Yards, Inc., Guy Young Road, Brewerton, NY 13029, (315) 676-2711

  • Trade-A-Yacht, Inc. - Hibiscus Harbor, Harbor Drive, PO Box 503, Union Springs, NY 13160, (315) 889-5086

  • Lock E23 - Brewerton, NY

  • Lock E24 - Baldwinsville, NY

  • Cold Springs Harbour, 3642 Hayes Road, Baldwinsville, NY 13027, (315) 622-2211

  • Miller's Marina, 185 West Water Street, Lyons, NY 14489, (315) 946-9363

  • NYS Canal Corporation, Canal Section 6 Office, 7665 Dry Dock Road, Lyons, NY 14489, (315) 946-6192

  • Midlakes Erie Macedon Landing, 1865 Canandaigua Road, Macedon, NY 14502, 315-986-3011

  • Lock E32 - Town of Pittsford

  • Allen's Canalside Marine, 416 Elmgrove Road, Rochester, NY 14606, (585) 426-5400

  • NYS Canal Corporation, Canal Section 7 Office, 141 North Liberty Street, Albion, NY 14411, (585) 589-5689

  • Lock E34/35 - Lockport, NY

Oswego Canal

  • Lock O1 - Phoenix, NY

  • NYS Canal Corporation, Canal Section 5 Office, 9052 River Road, Phoenix, NY 13135, (315) 695-2210

  • Lock O8 - Oswego, NY

Cayuga-Seneca Canal
  • Lock CS1 - Cayuga, NY
  • Lock CS2/3 - Seneca Falls, NY
  • Lock CS4 - Waterloo, NY
  • Barrett Marine, Inc., 485 West River Road, Waterloo, NY 13165, (315) 789-6605
  • Inland Harbor Marina, 608 Waterloo-Geneva Rd., Waterloo, NY 13165, (315) 789-5520
  • Stiver's Seneca Marine, 401 Broodys Hill, Waterloo, NY 13165, (315) 789-5520

NYS Canal Corporation Headquarters
  • *New York State Canal Corporation, NYS Thruway Authority, Administrative Headquarters, 200 Southern Boulevard, Albany, NY 12209, (518) 471-5051

*Sales outlet not directly accessible to boats

For any questions regarding recreational passes, please call 1-800-4CANAL4 or 1-800-422-1825.

Commercial Shipping

Permit Fees

All commercial vessels navigating the Canal System must file an "Application for Canal Commercial Operator" with the Canal Traffic Agent.

The annual fees for commercial operators to navigate the Canal System are:

$750 tug and barges;
$300 per hire boat;
$30 per passenger capacity, for tour vessels with overnight accommodations;
$10 per passenger capacity, for hour dayliners.

Passes can also be purchased through the mail by submitting the following application:

APPLICATION FOR COMMERCIAL PERMIT - (TA-W91049, PDF, 2 pages/420 Kb).


More information on Commercial Shipping on the New York State Canal System.