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Mile 62.0 - Hiker-biker campgrounds are located along the towpath approximately every 5-7 miles. No fee or reservation required. Overnight stays are limited to one night. All sites include a chemical toilet, picnic table, grill, and drinking water. 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 mid-November to mid-April each year.
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It's one of the campsites I liked especially because it's clean and have more room for setting up tents and hammocks. Like other campsites, it has a water pump and porta potty.
Decent campsite. Spent one night here biking from DC and back again. Be warned that the water pump doesn't work (the lever is completely missing) and the pump between here and Harper's Ferry is out too. The toilet was frankly disgusting. Saying that, all portapotties along the c&o seem to be that are not easy to service. Opted for not using it completely. The mosquitoes aren't awful, but they made their presence known. The fireflies on the other hand are out of this world. They lit up the whole tent for hours. Really magical stuff.
Nice campsite about a mile up river from Harpers Ferry. Stopped in Harpers Ferry for dinner then headed up to the site and pitched the tent. Nice flat surface, directly adjacent to the towpath, so not very private but also not much traffic on that part of the trail. Bathroom on site and a fire pit and table. Access to the river is easy. Overall nice site. I did not attempt to use the water pump there, had already refilled in Harpers Ferry.
Good camping spot. Water pump needs serviced. 1 picnic table. 1 bbq and firepit.
Late night fisherman gave us entertainment for the night as they missed their catch right below us. Otherwise peaceful and just off the C&O towpath. Nice shell beach up two tenths of a mile towards Shepherdstown.
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