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Point of Rocks Parking

Small lot off Commerce Street, near Point of Rocks, the Point of Rocks Tunnel, and towpath access. Also near Lockhouse 28, which is available for overnight stays as part of the Canal […]

Point of Rocks

Point of Rocks, 14 miles south of Frederick, Maryland, has for centuries been at transportation crossroads, starting with the Native Americans who used the area for major river crossings, lodging, […]

Calico Rocks Campsite Hand Pump

Please Note: Potable water may not be available at each campsite. Water is treated with iodine. Please plan to have water purification tablets with you. Water is turned off from […]

Kanawha Spring

Swiss nobleman Christoph Graffenreid was attracted to the “small lake with many springs” he found at these “enchanted islands in the Potomac River above the falls.” Archeologists have determined that […]

Calico Rocks Campsite

Calico Rocks was the name given to a type of composite stone found in this area. Sometime known as “Potomac Marble,” Calico Rocks was a jumble of pebbles mixed into […]

Tuscarora Feeder Canal

Tuscarora Creek was used to supplement the primary source of water for this section of the Canal, which was Dam No. 3 at Harpers Ferry. But the Canal company had […]

Nolands Ferry

Before the United States was a nation, Nolands Ferry had already been established as a vital crossing on the Potomac. Ferry operations were licensed here as far back as 1735—connecting […]

Tuscarora Creek

Named for the Tuscarora Indians who once made their home here, this creek is the same one that fed the canal through the Tuscarora feeder upstream before being blocked by […]

Cheeks Ford

A little more than a mile above the Monocacy on the Potomac is the approximate location of Cheek’s Ford (also known as Chick’s Ford). One of several shallow sections of […]

Indian Flats Hand Pump

Please Note: Potable water may not be available at each campsite. Water is treated with iodine. Please plan to have water purification tablets with you. Water is turned off from […]

Haulings Ford

Here, near the mouth of the Monocacy and the magnificent Monocacy Aqueduct, the water was shallow enough to cross over the Potomac into Virginia without a boat. Despite the spelling, […]

Indian Flats Campsite

A short distance north of the dramatic Monocacy Aqueduct, the Indian Flats campsite is a great stopover point for those who want to take a longer look at 516-foot stone […]

Monocacy Aqueduct

The eleven aqueducts along the C&O Canal are made from different stone – red sandstone, gray limestone, white granite, white and pink quartzite – each reflecting light differently. The Monocacy […]

Montgomery-Frederick County Line

Before the United States became a nation, Prince George’s County extended all the way from the Washington, D.C. line to the mountains. Problem was, prominent landowners who were settling farther […]

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