About Rideau Lakes, ON

Rideau Lakes township ties together a string of lakes and locks that make up the historic Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site running between Kingston and Ottawa. Get there via Highway 15 from Kingston or Highway 7 from Ottawa through Perth, then onto the county roads linking villages like Westport and Newboro. Smiths Falls, Perth, and Athens make for easy day trips under 40 km away, and the Smiths Falls-Montague Airport sits about 42 km off. EV charging is easiest in Smiths Falls or Perth before heading into the back roads. Worth a look: the Jones Falls Lock Station still runs its original 1840s hand-cranked swing bridge.

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Rideau Lakes, ON is in Canada, at 44.667, -76.217 - about 28 km west of Athens, ON.

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