Working Lock IV

On Erie Avenue south of Canal Fulton Features an historic canal lock (the fourth lock south of Summit County) and a replica of a lock keeper's cabin which was contracted during the Depression by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Lock 4 Park also features a mill raceway, picnic tables and grills, a handicap-accessible fishing dock, and portable toilets. Parking for about 50 cars is available inside the park and along Erie Avenue. An historic landmark in north west Stark County, Lock 4 Park is a popular entry point to the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway for walkers, bicycle riders and equestrians. The park is the site of the Towpath Trail Trout Derby for children ages 5-15, sponsored every year on the last Saturday of April by the Stark County Park District.