11.7 mi awayHorsepen Branch Hiker-Biker Campsite
Campground · MD

Best spring, fall
Mile 11.5 (Montgomery County, MD). The campground has six group campsites; sites accommodate up to 30 campers at each site. Each campsite has a picnic table and a fire ring. Potable water is located a short walk up the towpath and across the footbridge (water may not be available during cold winter months). Portable toilets are in the campground. No vehicle traffic is allowed on the towpath and access to the campsites is by foot only. Carderock Recreation Area or Anglers are the two closest parking areas.
Near Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland
The Washington, DC, area has a four-season Mid-Atlantic climate. Summertime is warm and humid, while winter can be cold and snowy. Precipitation averages 2-4” monthly, year-round. The climate gradually gets cooler and wetter further west along the canal where the elevation is higher.
Campground · VA
0.1 mi away · 5227 ft · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
0.3 mi away · 1.4 mi · 60 ft gain · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
0.8 mi away · 317 ft · 19 ft gain · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
0.8 mi away · 5174 ft · 39 ft gain · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
0.9 mi away · 1.0 mi · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Today: Partly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms · wind 6 mph SW
Group Site: April 15 - November 15 (Peak Season): $40/night November 16 - April 14 (Non-Peak Season): $20/night
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