Cross Border Travel Tips

Travel Tips for Recreational Boaters,

RV Owners, and Motorists along

NY's Great Lakes Seaway Trail

Come enjoy a Great American Road or Boat Trip!

Great Lakes Seaway Trail and New York Sea Grant are pleased to share these travel tips with visitors.
The Great Lakes Seaway Trail, a national scenic byway that parallels New York's freshwater shoreline along the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, the Niagara River, and Lake Erie, is one of America's Byways.

NY's Great Lakes Seaway Trail Cross Border Travel Tips Brochure

New York Sea Grant has also partnered with the Northern Association of Boating Administrators (NABA) and the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation to produce a

"Great Lakes Cross Border Travel Tips for Recreational Boaters". This brochure focuses on boat crossings between the US and Canada along all the Great Lakes.

For additional information on Border Crossing go to:

Know Before You Go: for US Citizens

Know Before You Go: for Canadians

NEXUS Marine Application

US Ports of Entry/Customs Field Offices

Great Lakes Seaway Trail is a nonprofit organization promoting travel and tourism.
The Seaway Trail Foundation operates the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center in Sackets Harbor, New York.

Sea Grant is a local, state, and federal partnership designed to help people address coastal issues.
Sea Grant transfers science-based information to a variety of audiences interested in the shoreline of New York State.