Montgomery County – C&O Canal Trust

Canal Pride Day at Great Falls

[start-date] 9:00 am – 12:00 pm A great way to show your appreciation for the C&O Canal National Historical Park — and help preserve it for future generations — is […]

Continuing Hike Series: Riley’s Lock

[start-date] 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Meet at Riley’s Lock Mile 23.8 and hike Seneca Stone Cutting Mill, quarries and the quarry cemetery. Hosted by the C&O Canal Association. Contact […]

Poolesville SpringFest

[start-date] 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm Food Vendors Just Smokin Around 3rd Alarm BBQ Mo’s Pit Barbecue The Gospel Chick Cipolla Rossa Wood Fired Pizza The Sweet Farm Festival Concessions […]

Canal Pride Days at Great Falls Tavern

[start-date] 9:00 am – [end-date] 1:00 pm VOLUNTEER AND SHOW YOUR CANAL PRIDE in the C&O Canal National Historical Park at Great Falls Tavern, Saturday, April 21, 9 a.m. – […]

Free Lecture and Open House – African American CCC Camps on the C&O Canal

[start-date] 12:00 pm – [end-date] 4:30 pm Join us on Sunday, February 25, at the historic Great Falls Tavern from 12 noon – 1:00 p.m. for a free lecture, followed […]

Winter Moonlight Hike with Campfire

[start-date] 5:00 pm – [end-date] 9:00 pm The C&O Canal Trust is partnering with REI to host a winter moonlight hike and campfire at Swains Lock in the C&O Canal […]

7th Annual Park After Dark – Cheers to 10 Years!

[start-date] 6:00 pm – [end-date] 10:00 pm Join us at the C&O Canal Trust’s seventh annual Park After Dark benefit, Cheers to 10 Years, Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 6:00 […]

Canal Pride Days at Great Falls (EVENT FULL)

[start-date] 9:00 am – [end-date] 12:00 pm Join us for the 10th anniversary of Canal Pride Days at Great Falls in Potomac, MD. Volunteers will be helping to preserve historic […]

Open House at Swains Lockhouse

[start-date] 1:00 pm – [end-date] 4:00 pm Join us at the Open House for Swains Lockhouse, June 25-26, from 1pm-4pm each day. Be one of the first to view the […]

President’s Day Ball

[start-date] 1:00 pm – 12:00 am President’s Day Ball beginning at 1:00 pm at Historic Great Falls Tavern for George Washington’s birthday. Dr. Larry Kenner-Farley and company will lead dancing […]

Lockhouse 21 “Swains”: Canal Quarters

Swains Lockhouse (Lockhouse 21) is part of the Canal Quarters program and is available for overnight stays! You and up to 7 friends can spend up to three nights here, […]

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 […]

Little Falls Dam and Pumping Station

Some of the nation’s most accomplished kayakers, including many Olympians, have spent hours perfecting their craft on Potomac River whitewater training runs. One training site is here on the feeder […]

Lockhouse 6: Canal Quarters

Lockhouse 6 is part of the Canal Quarters program and is available for overnight stays! You and up to 7 friends can spend up to three nights here, experiencing life […]

Lock 6 Parking

Small lot off of Clara Barton Parkway, near Lock 6 and Lockhouse 6, which is available for overnight stays as part of the Canal Quarters program. Access to towpath.

Lock 6 Picnic Tables

Lock 6

When you happen upon the lockhouse nestled beside Lock 6, whether by walking, biking, or driving past, you wouldn’t know that this quaint house along the canal had witnessed so […]