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Corner Store

Corner Store is a local grocery and convenience store. At mile marker 55, take S. Maple St. for .1 miles and turn left on W. Potomac St. Continue for .1 […]

Beans in the Belfry

Beans in the Belfry is a café located in a restored church. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner all day as well as fresh baked goods, coffees, and teas. Beans […]

King’s Pizza

King’s Pizza is a locally owned and operated New York-style pizzeria and Italian restaurant. At mile marker 55, take S. Maple St. for .1 miles and turn left on W. […]

Potomac Street Grill

Potomac Street Grill offers American, Tex-Mex, and authentic Middle Eastern food. The Frederick News Posts says “if you appreciate authentic food, a welcoming smile, and feelings of warmth, the drive […]

Smoketown Brewing Station

Smoketown Brewing Station

Smoketown Brewery Station is a brewery in a 1948 fire station with a family-friendly environment, pub fare, snacks, and the option to bring in outside food. Smoketown hosts trivia and […]

Kelley Farm Kitchen

Kelley Farm Kitchen is a 100% vegan restaurant with gluten-free and healthy snack options, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They offer a bike wash and Appalachian Trail hiker shop. Kelley […]

Brunswick Railroad Days

[start-date] 10:00 am – [end-date] 5:00 pm Railroad Days is an annual two-day festival that takes place the first full weekend of October – rain or shine! Come be a part […]

Wine & Chocolate Walk

[start-date] 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Come join us for Brunswick’s Wine & Chocolate Walk. Featuring exclusive specialty wines from Maryland wineries and chocolate from local chocolatiers this will surely be a […]

Harpers Ferry Half Marathon

[start-date] 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Shoe recycling station, Half Marathon, 5K, and kids run, one mile fun run. Post Race Events include beer garden and music. Race day registration […]

Irish Brigade Ghost Tour

[start-date] 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Candlelit, walking tour of historic and haunted Sharpsburg, MD. Learn history of the Irish Brigade during the Civil War and other Irish residents of […]

C&O Canal Days

[start-date] 9:00 am – [end-date] 5:00 pm The event is held in Byron Memorial Park where craft and food vendors sell their wares, live music performances occur, civil war re‑enactors […]

Shepherdstown Streetfest

[start-date] 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm This is a festival about all that is unique, artistic, and welcoming in Shepherdstown! Last year’s attendance was approximately 8,000 people! Street Fest is […]

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, […]

Hancock Tollhouse

The Hancock Tollhouse is one of the last of its kind. It sits on both the National Road – which runs from Cumberland to Wheeling, WV – and the Bank […]

Hancock Historical Society Town Museum

The Hancock Historical Society was incorporated in 1986, and the Hancock Museum opened a year later. The museum exhibits town history and transportation, housing a large library of genealogy files, […]

Bowles House/C&O Canal Visitor Center

The Bowles House has witnessed early settlement on undeveloped land, a race west between rail and canal, and a period of transition as advancements in transportation eased the country into […]

Fort Tonoloway State Park

Fort Tonoloway, located not far up the creek from the Little Tonoloway Recreation Area, was a small frontier fort built in the summer of 1755. It was protected by 15 […]

Tonoloway Aqueduct

Constructed between 1835 and 1839 of limestone extracted upstream on Tonoloway Creek, Tonoloway Aqueduct carried canal boats across Tonoloway Creek, a 31-mile tributary of the Potomac River. Cement for the […]

Lock 52

Lock 52 was built so close to the Tonoloway Creek aqueduct, they should have been built as one structure. The ruins of both are within a short distance from Bowles […]

Lock 51

Lock 51 was completed by William Story in the fall of 1838. This lock was predominantly built using gray limestone, however the lock itself shows many signs of being rebuilt […]

Little Pool Campground 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 […]

Little Pool Campground

Little Pool Campground provides great access to a number of Canal landmarks. To the south is Fort Frederick, Big Pool and Licking Creek Aqueduct. To the north is the Tonoloway […]

Licking Creek Aqueduct

Built between 1836 and 1838, the Licking Creek aqueduct is the first of six single-arch aqueducts on the line of the canal and the longest of the Canal’s aqueducts. The […]

Licking Creek 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 […]

Licking Creek Campsite

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 […]

Big Pool

A natural pool, known as Big Pool, begins at mile 112.1. At roughly 1.5 miles long, it was a convenient turning point for canal boats. Big Pool is a natural […]

Fort Frederick State Park Parking

Small lot off Fort Frederick Road, near Fort Frederick State Park and Big Pool. Please stop at the Visitor’s Center for a parking pass.

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 […]

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