On a half-thawed March morning, I scaled back my ambition to the canal’s first 14 miles, from Georgetown to Great Falls. The first stretch of towpath, behind M Street, is brick-lined and hushed, ...

Entrance fees for the Great Falls area at both Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md.) and Great Falls Park (Va.) will increase on Jan. 1, 2020 as part of the National Park Service’s ongoing efforts to ...

Why isn’t the first 20-mile section of the C&O Canal towpath, with Mile 0 in our nation’s capital, maintained and repaired to the level seen in other, northern sections?

POTOMAC, Md. (AP) -- Managers of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park say repairs to a pedestrian bridge will temporarily close a trail to the Great Falls of the Potomac for ...

Rescue officials responded to a call for distressed swimmers at Great Falls Friday night. Officials said they responded to the Potomac River in the C&O Canal National Park around 8:45 p.m.

After a decade’s absence, a new canal boat is taking shape for Georgetown’s hallowed waterway. For the C&O canal, the new boat, pulled by mules, is being built in Maryland.

Ten vehicles were broken into between Great Falls Maryland Park and Old Angler's Inn Parking area on Saturday, according to U.S. Park Police.

In-person surveys were conducted at four points on the canal, including Great Falls in Montgomery County, Point of Rocks in Frederick County, Canal Place in Allegany County and Lockhouse 44 ...

Thomas C. O'Connor Great Falls - We lost a Montana legend, father, husband, and best friend on January 24, 2022. Tommy O'Connor passed away peacefully at home with his family following a stroke.