Preserving America's early transportation history, the C&O Canal began as a dream of passage to Western wealth. Operating for nearly 100 years the canal was a lifeline for communities along the Potomac River as coal, lumber, and agricultural products floated down the waterway to market. Today it endures as a pathway for discovering historical, natural, and recreational treasures.
What you’ll hear
148 places to explore in this park.
- Abner Cloud House
- Abner Cloud Mill
- Antietam Aqueduct
- Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area
- Big Slackwater Boat Ramp
- Billy Goat Trail Section A Trailhead
- Bollman Bridge
- Brunswick Boat Ramp
- Capital Crescent Trail terminus
- Catoctin Creek Aqueduct
- C&O Canal Entrance Station
- C&O Canal Ferry Hill
- C&O Canal Incline Plane
- C&O Canal Inlet lock
- C&O Canal Intake
- C&O Canal Intakes
- C&O Canal Lock 1
- C&O Canal Lock 10 (Seven Locks)
- C&O Canal Lock 11
- C&O Canal Lock 12
- C&O Canal Lock 13
- C&O Canal Lock 14
- C&O Canal Lock 15
- C&O Canal Lock 16
- C&O Canal Lock 17
- C&O Canal Lock 18
- C&O Canal Lock 19
- C&O Canal Lock 2
- C&O Canal Lock 20
- C&O Canal Lock 21 (Swains Lock)
- C&O Canal Lock 22 (Pennyfield Lock)
- C&O Canal Lock 23 (Violettes Lock)
- C&O Canal Lock 24 (Rileys Lock)
- C&O Canal Lock 25
- C&O Canal Lock 26
- C&O Canal Lock 27
- C&O Canal Lock 28
- C&O Canal Lock 29 (Lander)
- C&O Canal Lock 3
- C&O Canal Lock 30
- C&O Canal Lock 31
- C&O Canal Lock 32
- C&O Canal Lock 34
- C&O Canal Lock 35
- C&O Canal Lock 36
- C&O Canal Lock 37
- C&O Canal Lock 38 (Shepherdstown)
- C&O Canal Lock 39
- C&O Canal Lock 4
- C&O Canal Lock 40
- C&O Canal Lock 41
- C&O Canal Lock 42
- C&O Canal Lock 43
- C&O Canal Lock 44 (Williamsport)
- C&O Canal Lock 45
- C&O Canal Lock 46
- C&O Canal Lock 47
- C&O Canal Lock 48
- C&O Canal Lock 49
- C&O Canal Lock 5
- C&O Canal Lock 50
- C&O Canal Lock 51
- C&O Canal Lock 52
- C&O Canal Lock 53
- C&O Canal Lock 54
- C&O Canal Lock 55
- C&O Canal Lock 56
- C&O Canal Lock 57
- C&O Canal Lock 58
- C&O Canal Lock 59
- C&O Canal Lock 6
- C&O Canal Lock 60
- C&O Canal Lock 61
- C&O Canal Lock 62
- C&O Canal Lock 63
- C&O Canal Lock 64
- C&O Canal Lock 66
- C&O Canal Lock 67
- C&O Canal Lock 68
- C&O Canal Lock 69
- C&O Canal Lock 70
- C&O Canal Lock 71
- C&O Canal Lock 72
- C&O Canal Lock 73
- C&O Canal Lock 74
- C&O Canal Lock 75
- C&O Canal Lock 7 (Glen Echo)
- C&O Canal Lock 8 (Seven Locks)
- C&O Canal Lock 9
- C&O Canal Lockhouse 10 Canal Quarters
- C&O Canal Lockhouse 21 Canal Quarters
- C&O Canal Lockhouse 22 Canal Quarters
- C&O Canal Lockhouse 25 Canal Quarters
- C&O Canal Lockhouse 28 Canal Quarters
- C&O Canal Lockhouse 29 (Lander)
- C&O Canal Lockhouse 44
- C&O Canal Lockhouse 49 Canal Quarters
- C&O Canal Lockhouse 6 Canal Quarters
- C&O Canal Mile 0
- C&O Canal Mile 4
…and 48 more in the app.
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