Top Parks in Washington county, Maryland, United states

Lake Tonoloway

Address: Woodmont Rd, Hancock, MD 21750, USA

“Always a good time and great people!!”

C&O Towpath

Address: 21750, Hancock, MD 21750, USA

Happy Hills Camp Ground

Address: 12617 Seavolt Rd #2733, Hancock, MD 21750, USA

“Although we were originally turned away on my last visit (could only imagine why -mixed race), I have come here for years. This is a great family park. Not a very frilly place just a great place to collect and rest your head for a few days. They have events from time to time and they are outside of this very quaint small town. I have done RV and tent camping here. Nice hot showers and coin operated laundry room on site.”

C&O Canal Lock 53

Address: Lock 53, Hancock, MD 21750, USA

“Great bike trail but in need of maintenance like most national parks.”

Leopards Mill Campsite

Address: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, Hancock, MD 21750, USA

“Camped here. It's a very nice spot along the river. Like all the C&O canal campsites there is a picnic table an outhouse and a water pump. It was a very peaceful time.”

Widmeyer Memorial Park

Address: Hancock, MD 21750, USA

“Very clean, has a lot play area's for children to play at. Good place to have picnics at. Loud though due to traffic.”

Widmyer Park

Address: Hancock, MD 21750, USA

Kirkwood Park

Address: Kirk Farm Rd, Hancock, MD 21750, USA

“Stopped to eat lunch because needed an outdoor area to have our dog. Huge covered picnic area lots of tables.”

Kirkwood Park

Address: Hancock, MD 21750, USA

Joseph Hancock Jr. Primitive Park

Address: 167 W Main St, Hancock, MD 21750, USA

Fort Tonoloway State Park

Address: 14001 Locher Rd, Hancock, MD 21750, USA

“Biking on the Rail Trail. Beautiful day, lots of people walking and biking. Several places to get on the trail. Lots of small shops and businesses. Close to I-70 and 68.”

White Rock Campground

Address: Hancock, MD 21750, USA

“Great site. The lav smelled strong though.”

Little Tonoloway Day Use Recreation Area

Address: Hancock, MD 21750, USA

“Easy parking. Many ways in. Access to Potomac. Miles of trails. Follows old canal system. Boat ramp. Picnic tables & rest room. Part of the serious biking travel trails. Has stop for bike repairs , snacks, showers, kayak rentals. Restaurants & save a lot food store handy. Great place for dogs. Not crowded. Safe so far for women alone.”

Hancock Little League Softball Park

Address: 219 Baptist Rd, Hancock, MD 21750, USA

“It was really nice!!”

C&O Canal Lock 52

Address: Lock 52, Hancock, MD 21750, USA

“Lock #s 51 and 52 are the first ever C & O Canal locks that I have laid eyes on. I have been obsessed with the C & O Canal and biking the towpath for quite some time now. I have recently been posting old photographs of sites and structures along the canal and "pinning" sites not currently pinned. I was surprised to see that the Tonoloway Creek Aqueduct was not pinned, therefore I have taken care of that matter. The aqueduct is just above Lock 52 and over the years, flood waters have taken a heavy toll. The sides of the aqueduct are pretty much nonexistent. Google users can now post comments and photos of this important historical structure.”

Bowles House

Address: 439 E Main St, Hancock, MD 21750, USA

“The Bowles House and the visitor's center are one and the same. Some people mistakenly think this is a lockhouse. There was a lockhouse, but not on this spot. The lockhouse was just downcanal and across from Lock51. There is nothing left now but the foundation and parts of two exterior stone walls.”

C&O Canal Lock 51

Address: Lock 51, Hancock, MD 21750, USA

“Lock #s 51 and 52 are the first ever C & O Canal locks that I have laid eyes on. I have been obsessed with the C & O Canal and biking the towpath for quite some time now. I have recently been posting old photographs of sites and structures along the canal and "pinning" sites not currently pinned. I was surprised to see that the Tonoloway Creek Aqueduct was not pinned, therefore I have taken care of that matter. The aqueduct is just above Lock 52 and over the years, flood waters have taken a heavy toll. The sides of the aqueduct are pretty much nonexistent. Google users can now post comments and photos of this important historical structure.”

Little Pool Campground

Address: Hancock, MD 21750, USA

“Just a place to camp along the c&o canal.”

Licking Creek Campsite

Address: Big Pool, MD 21711, USA

“Absolutely beautiful place, great for everyone”

Camp Harding Park

Address: 13029 Pecktonville Rd, Big Pool, MD 21711, USA

“We have our family reunion every year great place!!!”

Fort Frederick State Park

Address: 11100 Fort Frederick Rd, Big Pool, MD 21711, USA

“Some very cool history here, as well as architecture, the wall is about 18ft tall and 3ft thick, was built in 1700s and after three wars, in the 1920s only 8ft of the wall was standing tall around, and they decided to rebuild it as it would have looked when it was first built. We didn’t go on a tour day but got to still go look for ourselves. Something to go see and be able to say I’ve been there ????????????‍♀️”

Campground

Address: 10700 Fort Frederick Rd, Big Pool, MD 21711, USA

“Nice place to camp”

Indian Springs Pond

Address: 9832-, 9846 Mooresville Rd, Big Pool, MD 21711, USA

“Excellent fishing, but a little hard to find!”

Big Buck Hotspot Treestand Work

Address: Big Pool, MD 21711, USA

McCoys Ferry Campground

Address: Clear Spring, MD 21722, USA

“Nice little campground right between the Potomac River and C&O Canal Tow Path. There's a boat launch here and vault toilet toilet too and the tow path is accessible via a ramp. There's a payment dropbox location but the box had been removed and no envelopes so free camping with tables and fire pits but no potable water. There were mosquitos. There's a one lane tunnel to get to the campground and you need to veer to the right at the fork as you enter from the main road.”

Indian Springs Wildlife Demonstration Area

Address: Big Pool, MD 21711, USA

“I was there a few years ago. Nice lake”

Culvert 140

Address: Clear Spring, MD 21722, USA

“Currently, the canal through the Four Locks cultural landscape is not watered and the locks, bypass flumes, boat basin, dry-dock and wasteweir no longer function as they did historically. The culverts remain in operation, although Culvert 140 (Mile 109.90) does not carry modern vehicular traffic. However, all the constructed water features remain in their original locations. The locks no longer have their wooden gates and or other wood components, but there is iron hardware, mostly located on top of the end coping stones, on many of them. Generally the stonework of the canal structures at Four Locks is intact. National Park Service, Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Four Locks Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, 2008”

Clear Spring Park

Address: Clear Spring, MD 21722, USA

North Mountain

Address: and Canal, Clear Spring, MD 21722, USA

“Decent site. Can't beat the free price. Was a little overgrown when we stayed. Just a warning for weekends: the West Virginians across the river like to get drunk and yell into the night. Best thing we did was stop at Fort Frederick state park beforehand. The history there is cool, plus they have showers on the outside of the bathrooms.”

Costlow Farm

Address: Clear Spring, MD 21722, USA

“The Tice/Costlow Barn was built between 1860 and 1880 and is located northwest of the Stone/Hassett House and Lock 50. The property was owned by the Tice family from 1850 until 1898 (Wheelock 2007: 65-6). The building was a two-and-one-half story wood- framed bank barn with the familiar upper level overhang, a metal gabled roof and a stone foundation that is approximately 80 feet long by 50 feet wide. It had louvered windows and three air vents along the roof ridge. National Park Service Cultural Landscapes Inventory, 2008”