Potomac camping

[Aden Tracy]

Has anybody ever gone camping at Seneca breaks?
How about any of the other campgrounds on the C and O canal

[Horace Williams]

Aden -

I've done this one time, at the Swain's Lock (#21) campground. It's an unremarkable but totally solid camping spot, with sites for probably 6 or 7 groups. When I went I had no trouble finding a spot.

They have running water and a few porta-johns up by the canal, although the NPS site currently has a not saying "water is unavailable until further notice", so I'm not sure what the deal is with that.

Here's a bit more info:

http://elephanteating.blogspot.com/2009/03/c-and-o-canal-campsite-guide.html

http://www.nps.gov/choh/planyourvisit/camping.htm

The coolest thing about these campgrounds IMO is that they are accessible via a reasonable bike ride from downtown DC, so I was able to leave my house in Mt. Pleasant by bike and get to a place to camp in about 1.5 hours. When I went the Potomac was really high but i still had a good time picking off bluegills in the canal.

Would be curious to explore some of the spots further out.

[Aden]

Thank you Horace that's really good information

[Carl Z.]

The lock at Swains lock holds fish, but it is a bit of a challenge to cast down 8ft and get a good drift.

I hooked a decent sized smallmouth in the river at Swains Lock last fall but it popped free after a few minutes of fighting and 3 rounds of acrobatics. The campground looks nice.  It is first come first serve, so you might want to get there early in the day if you are going on a Saturday, especially with how close it is to the city.

Carl

On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Aden <aden...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you Horace that's really good information

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