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 seven historic lockhouses.
Learn about the C&O Canal and plan your trip with our trip planning tools, mobile app, and itineraries.
Volunteer your time to help conserve the C&O Canal.
Visit these ten unique destinations that border the Canal.
The C&O Canal Trust welcomed more than 70 individuals to the C&O Canal National Historical Park (NHP) in October for volunteer service and educational programs.
Kite Pharma volunteers at Weverton with the C&O Canal Trust. Photo by Trust Staff.
Groups with the Washington County Division of Stormwater Management and Kite Pharma worked with the Trust to collectively remove nearly 2,000 pounds of trash from Weverton between mile markers 57 and 59 during two volunteer events. Trust volunteers responded to an immediate need for trash cleanup in the area, providing vital support to the Park and visitors. Along with general trash, the groups removed items like a frying pan, fishing nets, metal folding chairs, and a card table. Volunteers with Shepherd University helped remove over 200 pounds of trash from Lock 38, another busy access point in Washington County. (more…)
Photo by Szemere Photography
Photo by Trust Staff
Photo by Francis Grant-Suttie
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!