Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

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Brunswick Visitor Center

Address: 40 West Potomac Street, Brunswick, MD 21716

The C&O Canal followed the Potomac River 184.5 miles from Georgetown to Cumberland, hauling coal and goods in mule-drawn boats for nearly a century. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas led a famous 1954 hike that saved the towpath from becoming a highway, and today the whole canal is a park of locks, aqueducts, and Great Falls.

Ride a replica canal boat at Great Falls and bike the flat towpath past the locks. For a challenge, bike or hike the entire 184.5-mile towpath end to end.

Coordinates: 39.31300, -77.62802

Cumberland Visitor Center

Address: 13 Canal Street, Room 100, Cumberland, MD 21502

The C&O Canal followed the Potomac River 184.5 miles from Georgetown to Cumberland, hauling coal and goods in mule-drawn boats for nearly a century. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas led a famous 1954 hike that saved the towpath from becoming a highway, and today the whole canal is a park of locks, aqueducts, and Great Falls.

Ride a replica canal boat at Great Falls and bike the flat towpath past the locks. For a challenge, bike or hike the entire 184.5-mile towpath end to end.

Coordinates: 39.64971, -78.76357

Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center

Address: 11710 MacArthur Blvd., Potomac, MD 20854

The C&O Canal followed the Potomac River 184.5 miles from Georgetown to Cumberland, hauling coal and goods in mule-drawn boats for nearly a century. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas led a famous 1954 hike that saved the towpath from becoming a highway, and today the whole canal is a park of locks, aqueducts, and Great Falls.

Ride a replica canal boat at Great Falls and bike the flat towpath past the locks. For a challenge, bike or hike the entire 184.5-mile towpath end to end.

Coordinates: 39.00028, -77.24814

Williamsport Visitor Center

Address: 205 West Potomac St., Williamsport, MD 21795

The C&O Canal followed the Potomac River 184.5 miles from Georgetown to Cumberland, hauling coal and goods in mule-drawn boats for nearly a century. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas led a famous 1954 hike that saved the towpath from becoming a highway, and today the whole canal is a park of locks, aqueducts, and Great Falls.

Ride a replica canal boat at Great Falls and bike the flat towpath past the locks. For a challenge, bike or hike the entire 184.5-mile towpath end to end.

Coordinates: 39.60056, -77.82626

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