Four Locks area Lockhouse #49

Four Locks Walking Tour

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

  • Oct 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM
  • Free

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.  

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Fees

This event is free to attend.

Location

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.

Latitude and Longitude 39.614503, -77.946297

Schedule

Date:

Oct 17, 2026

Time:

10:30 AM

Duration:

1 hour and 30 minutes

Contact Information

Cushwa Basin Visitor Center

Event Type

  • Guided Tour
  • Talk
  • Walk
Tags: c&o canal town, c&o canal, lockhouse