In 2025, we received many wonderful photo contest entries. From iconic nature pictures to mesmerizing sunsets to beautiful day trips to visit Canal Towns, our canal enthusiasts share gorgeous highlights of the C&O Canal National Historical Park.
These are your favorite photos—our monthly photo contest winners! Check them out below and reminisce with us about 2025.
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Submit your photos of the Park to be considered for our monthly photo contest here.
Sunset Over Antietam Battlefield by Kim Cawley
Foggy Morning at 15 Mile Creek by Paul Graunke
Moonset Over the C&O Canal by Vinod Thomas
Good Morning! by Becky Neal
Harpers Ferry in Springtime by Leigh Scott
Virginia Bluebells by Paul Graunke
Waterfall in Springtime by Leigh Scott
Turtle Yoga by Jan Branscome
Sunflowers by Katie Rapp
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church by Alissa Rosenstein
Big Slackwater Sunset by Leigh Scott
Cold Morning at Violettes by Jan Branscome
Fall Reflection by Kim Cawley