You can now create your own itineraries to guide your C&O Canal exploration, or you can copy one of ours! Learn more about Itineraries.
Buddy Lou’s is a restaurant with an antique store, outdoor seating, live music, and surrey rentals. They serve lunch, dinner, and drinks and have a variety of games and books throughout the restaurant. Learn more.
Buddy Lou’s is a restaurant with an antique store, outdoor seating, live music, and surrey rentals. They serve lunch, dinner, and drinks and have a variety of games and books throughout the restaurant. At mile marker 124.5, leave the towpath, and Buddy Lou’s will be on your right.
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There has been a lapse in appropriations, and a shutdown of the federal government is currently in effect. Much of the C&O Canal National Historical Park remains accessible to the public, however, the National Park Service is not able to operate as normal. Scheduled C&O Canal Trust events and Canal Quarters reservations will continue as scheduled.
Learn more about what the shutdown means for the C&O Canal National Historical Park.