Great campsite with beautiful views. Also has the Killiansburg cave located really close nearby. It doesn’t have any close parking though and you have to walk about an hour from the parking lot
Fine place to camp for the night. Two levels to camp with mostly dirt on the lower level. Nice access to the river. Lower level is away from the trail and more private.
Not one of the best campsites on the C&O. Most of the ground is dirt which would turn to mud with a little rain. Most of the spots flat enough for a tent are on lower ground and probably prone to having water run thru them in a heavy or prolonged rain. There is one good spot on a berm right at the edge of the river bank. It has some grass on it, very soft dirt and slopes away on all sides which will drain runoff well, even in a heavy rain. The photo is my tarp tent pitched on this berm.
Just camped there 4th of July 2020. The handle is taken off the water pump currently so no water is available near the site. There is a porta potty. The site is missing the picnic table. Good site to set up tents or hammocks. Right on the water with a beautiful view. Up river from the campsite about half a mile on the right you will see caves in the ledge. Fun to explore.
As the hiker-biker overnight campsites on the Towpath go, this one offer a bit more space and better views of the river. At the time of writing this, the privy is also in somewhat better shape than many sites on the Towpath, which is admittedly a pretty low bar. Likewise subject to change, the well doesn't have the overwhelming iodine flavor you get at some nearby sites.
Not to hard to find. I parked at the small lot near Lock 38. Walked about 3 miles west and found the cave on the right hand side. There are a few much smaller caves before you get to this one, which are worth exploring. As for the campsite, when I walked through (late Feb) there was still a port-o-potty there and a seasonal water supply. Not an area I would set a larger tent.
This is a free primitive campsite along the C and O towpath. It has a water pump, a fire ring, a picnic table and a porta potty. I had an owl watch over my tent when I stayed, which was pretty cool. But this loses 2 stars, because it's a "remote" campsite, far from automobile access - which is what I thought I wanted on a bike tour. But apparently that actually means "staff only checks the potty twice a year".
