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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Things To Do
 

 

Backpacking

Bird Watching
Boating & Kayaking
Camping
Climbing
Cross Country Skiing
Fishing
Hiking & Biking
Horseback Riding
Interpretive Programs
Nature Walks
Wildlife Viewing
Historic photo of C&O canal boat circa 1910.
Public canal boat rides.
Take a trip back in time!
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Historic photo of C&O canal boat circa 1910.
Private canal boat rides.
Can I rent a canal boat for special events?
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Photo Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center.
Visitor Center location and hours.
Where can you gain more knowledge about the C&O Canal?
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Photo Monocacy Aqueduct along C&O Canal.  

Did You Know?
Aqueducts are water filled bridges. Aqueducts carried the canal and boat traffic over major waterways, like rivers. Of the 11 aqueducts built along the canal, the Monocacy Aqueduct is the longest at 516 feet, its seven arches constructed mainly of stone quarried from nearby Sugarloaf Mountain.

Last Updated: April 09, 2007 at 10:50 EST