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C&O Campground Name |
Mile |
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Mi. Since |
Notes |
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Georgetown |
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Beginning |
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Marsden Tract |
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Group camping, by permit only |
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Swains Lock |
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At Swains |
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Horsepen Branch |
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First Hiker-Biker |
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Chisel Branch |
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Very popular; .3 mi from Edwards Ferry |
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Turtle Run |
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Very buggy |
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Marble Quarry |
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Rivery very muddy |
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Indian Flats |
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Near Monocacy Aqueduct |
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Calico Rocks |
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Near train tracks, water and bottom muddy |
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Bald Eagle Island |
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Near train tracks & power lines |
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Harpers Ferry |
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Not a campground, but there are places to stay in town, most notably Hilltop House, which has low-priced "Hikers' Rooms". |
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Huckelberry Hill |
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Near Harpers Ferry |
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Antietam Creek |
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Drive-in campground; often full |
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Killiansburg Cave |
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River muddy/rocky; on jogging path |
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Horseshoe Bend |
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Down steps to campground |
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Big Woods |
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Water distant; set back from towpath |
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Opequon Junction |
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Houses on WV side; frequented by power boats |
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Cumberland Valley |
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Ground very uneven, otherwise good |
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Jordan Junction |
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Near Williamsport |
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North Mountain |
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Not much grass; near McCoy's Ferry |
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McCoy's Ferry |
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Drive-in; no water |
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Ft. Frederick St. Pk. |
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Drive-in; fee for camping |
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Licking Creek |
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Lots of mosquitos; no easy river access |
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Little Pool |
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Across from Little Pool; I70 nearby, pump rusty |
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White Rock |
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Small; not much grass; long trail to river |
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Leopards Mill |
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Steep slope with steps down to river |
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Cacapon Junction |
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Pump starts slowly; RR and car bridges on WV side |
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Indigo Neck |
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Camp & RR across river; pump starts slowly |
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Fifteen Mile Creek |
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Drive-in campground; often full |
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Devils Alley |
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Not a lot of level ground, but beautiful |
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Stickpile Hill |
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Bridge over gully between campground & towpath |
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Sorrel Ridge |
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Very large; near lock; road on WV side |
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Paw Paw |
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Parking lot near camping area; canoe staging area |
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Purslane Run |
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Steep cliffs to river; pump easy to start |
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Town Creek |
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Near parking lot |
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Potomac Forks |
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On berm side of canal; no easy river access |
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Pigmans Ferry |
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No river access; cows nearby; pump hard to start |
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Spring Gap |
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Drive-in; no water |
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Irons Mountain |
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River very muddy; 500' from parking lot |
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Evits Creek |
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Near railroad yard |
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Cumberland |
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End of the trail. No campgrounds, but there are two places to stay within walking distance of the C&O terminus: the Inn at Walnut Bottom, and the Holiday Inn. Of the two, the Inn at Walnut Bottom is by far the more enjoyable. |
