Welcome to the C&O Canal Trust
The official nonprofit partner of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
The official nonprofit partner of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
Ensuring that the towpath and its resources are here forever.
Exposing thousands of students to outdoor education programs along the Canal.
Step back in time as you spend the night in one of six historic lockhouses.
Learn about the C&O Canal with these Virtual Ranger programs.
Volunteer your time to help conserve the C&O Canal.
Visit these nine unique destinations that border the Canal.
As a small nonprofit that depends on charitable donations for 77 percent of its revenue, we need your help to continue working to preserve and enhance the C&O National Historical Park! (more…)
The C&O Canal Trust recently welcomed two new members to the Board of Directors, L. Paul Bremer III and Jonathan Warner.
Believe it or not, the holidays are just around the corner! To help you start to plan your gifts for the holiday season, we made a list of great items for the canal lover in your life!
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Download our new mobile app to your Android or Apple phone and explore the C&O Canal in a whole new way. Get the app!
Canal Quarters lockhouses offer a historic, recreational, and educational experience like no other. Book your stay today!
The C&O Canal Trust sponsors a monthly photo contest highlighting the best photos you have taken of the C&O Canal National Historical Park. Find out how to enter here!
Click here for information on Park projects, closures, and alerts.