Park/Recreation Area – C&O Canal Trust

North Branch Recreational Area

Just beyond the B&O trestle overhead, a picnic and recreation area is accessible by vehicle on River Rd SE. For most of the length of the Canal west of Harper’s […]

Widmeyer Park/Veterans War Memorial

Widmeyer Park, on the banks of the Tonoloway Creek and located in the west end of Hancock, has five pavilions, multiple playgrounds, basketball and tennis courts, a ball field, horseshoes, […]

Fort Frederick State Park

Bordering the Potomac River and surrounding parts of the C&O Canal is Fort Frederick State Park. A 585-acre park in the Cumberland Valley of Maryland, it is named after Fort […]

Byron Memorial Park

Williamsport’s own website describes the Byron Memorial Park as “small town life with that warm blanket feel.” Byron Memorial Park is your quintessential park, little league games and all. Also […]

Washington Monument State Park

Named for the first completed monument dedicated to the memory of George Washington, Washington Monument State Park is located in Washington County, Maryland at the top of South Mountain. Citizens […]

James Rumsey Monument and Park

James Rumsey Monument overlooks the Potomac, the very river on which Rumsey pioneered the first steamboat. Shepherdstonians began discussing a monument in the 1830s – undoubtedly to overshadow Robert Fulton, […]

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

The town of Harpers Ferry, wedged below high ridgelines and tightly packed on a small point of land at the confluence of the Potomac and the Shenandoah, is rich in […]

Dickerson Conservation Park

Dickerson Conservation Park provides opportunities for quiet enjoyment of the natural environment. The 304-acre park sits next to the Potomac River and the C&O Canal just south of the boundary between Montgomery […]

Seneca Creek State Park

As Seneca Creek splashes its way toward the Potomac, the stream basin is home to a wide range of attractions and outdoor activities. Seneca Creek State Park is a 6,300-acre […]

Carderock Climbing Area

For those looking for a departure from the easy-going grade of the C&O Canal, you are invited to look upward to the Carderock Climbing Area. Located along the Canal, Carderock […]

Glen Echo Park

Bolstered by the income of their patented “culinary eggbeater” that could go in reverse, twin brothers Edwin and Edward Baltzley settled Glen Echo and set about building a summer educational […]