Four Locks Walking Tour
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park · Washington, DC
Photo: NPS Volunteer Lowell Markey
Next time
Saturday, Oct 17 · 10:30 AM
Local time at the park
About this program
Step back in history and rediscover the thriving community of Four Locks fostered by canal commerce at 10:30 am, on Saturday, October 17.
Join a guide for a one-half mile, round trip walk around the area that once boasted several stores, a school, post office, and other local enterprises. While today in Four Locks, only a lockhouse, the stonework of four canal locks and a few residences still exist, the program will attempt to “repaint” a busy village tied together with workings of the canal that flowed through it.
Participants should meet at the Four Locks boat ramp parking lot located near Clear Springs, Maryland. The boat ramp can be reached by turning onto Four Locks Road off Maryland Route 56; driving 0.6 miles, and bearing right onto Starliper Road. Then, drive though the culvert to the boat ramp parking lot.
- Where to meet
- Four Locks boat ramp parking lot is located near Clear Springs, Maryland. The boat ramp can be reached by turning onto Four Locks Road off Maryland Route 56; driving 0.6 miles and bearing right onto Starliper Road. Then, drive though the culvert to the boat ramp parking lot.
From the National Park Service.
Upcoming dates
- Saturday, Oct 1710:30 AM
Schedule from the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, checked daily. Programs can change, so check before you go.
At the park that day
Sunset
6:31 PM
Saturday
No closures or road changes reported within 20 miles in the last week.
