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| C & O Canal Lockhouse 6, in Bethesda, MD |
Canal Quarters, through the C & O Canal Trust, offers some of
the restored, equipped lockhouses, on the C & O Canal, for rent, for about
$100 per night. The C & O Canal Towpath starts in Cumberland, Maryland, and ends, some 184 scenic miles later, in Georgetown, in Washington, DC.
Many of the lockhouses along the way have been restored to their 19th century orgins , and can be rented, for $100 per day or less. Most have enough beds (including trundle beds) to accommodate 4 - 6 people. Some are heated for the winter, have indoor plumbing. Others are more rustic. Lockhouse 6, in Bethesda, Maryland, is furnished the way it may have been in the 1950s, to tell the story of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas' campaign to preserve the canal and turn it into a National Park.
To check availability and reserve your stay, go to www.canaltrust.org/quarters/
Last winter, friends and I did a part of the Canal above Williamsport, and stayed at Lockhouse 49. The towpath in the winter is uncrowded, and with the leaves gone from trees, the vistas were more visible...beautiful...with so much wildlife... It did not feel like we were a short distance away from DC. Try it with friends or family. You would not be disappointed...hiking, or biking....Also, if you're looking for a romantic getaway, one of the lockhouses would be it! ... One more thing....in the winter, there is more availability... Because the lockhouses are so well-built, in the winter, they're not cold, without heat.
