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Mile 38.2 - 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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A nice campsite on the C&O a bit noisy from the trains. But it was a nice place for a break on my long journey. Acrossthemapwithmatt.com
One of the best campsites on the C&O. It's specious and has plenty of level ground for pitching tents. Oh and the pump was working but, as the sign suggested, we sterilized the water.
Camped at this site. It was a hot day. A little bit too heavy for the mosquitoes. Otherwise, everything was OK. Water pump works
I overnighted here on a kayak camping trip. It's a nice campsite - level ground, spacious, a good fire pit and plenty of burnable wood. Would be 5 starts if the water pump worked (it did not). For anyone wondering how accessible this campsite is from the water - it's very doable! Definitely need GPS to find the campsite from the water as there are no obvious markers, but once you find the path it's straightforward to get out of the water and up to the campsite. One note about the water in the Potomac, we were there in late September and the water level was very low (1.1 feet at Point of Rocks, MD) - that said, it was easily passable for our journey from Noland's Ferry, MD to Edward's Ferry, MD. Water was for the most part very calm, only a few spots of Class I (maybe Class II - but that's a stretch) rapids. Marble Quarry made for a great stop overnight!
This is a really big campsite with a short path to the river. You feel like you are far away from it all, but White’s Ferry is a short 2.5 miles away if you need food or bathrooms.
