• Abel Reservoir This 185-acre reservoir is long and riverine; it is almost too long for a single battery electric motor if you plan on traveling its length. There is residential development along the shoreline, although development is slow and sparse. Abel is a water supply for Stafford County. This is a fun place to kayak. Bill and I enjoyed our paddle. There is parking and a gravel launching site. There are no fees. The reservoir is stocked with fish and a fishing license is required. For more information, call the Stafford County Parks and Recreation Department, 540-752-5632.
• Angler's Inn River Access - "This is a very popular site for kayakers and hikers. Best access for paddlers if through an NPS gate at the lower parking lot. Boats need to be carried across a bridge and down to the river. The parking area is designed to handle more than 20 vehicles but is temporarily closed due to construction at the C&O Canal towpath breach at Canal mile 12. According to a National Park Service notice, 'This much needed repair will restore water flow in the canal after the 125 foot breach in the towpath is rebuilt. This work will require a closure of all parking areas across from the Old Angler's Inn, as well as the lower kayak drop off lot....The expected completion date for the work remains fall 2012.'" National Park Service Closures on Tow Path
• Black Oak Boat Access
• Bladensburg Waterfront Park
• Bladensburg Waterfront Park/Anacostia River Trail
• Breton Bay/Camp Calvert Landing St. Mary's County Parks, 22530 Camp Calvert Road, Leonardtown MD 20650, 301-863-8400 "Site has limited parking (for 2-4 vehicles) and is appropriate for canoe/kayak launch only. The site is part of the Water Trails of St. Mary's County. To download a copy of the Water Trails brochure,..."
• Buckeystown Community Park "Kayak and canoe access to the Monocacy River. Hours of operation are 8 AM to sunset. Can handle up to 20 vehicles in the gravel parking area."
• Cacapon Junction Hiker Biker Campsite
• Dam No. 3
• Dickerson South
• Fletcher's Cove and Fletcher's Boat House/Fletcher's Cove
• Great Mills Canoe Launch
• Green Ridge/Town Creek
• Harpers Ferry Access
• Lander Boat Ramp/Lock 29
• Leonardtown Wharf Park
• Leopards Mill Hiker Biker Campsite
• Little Pool Hiker Biker Campsite
• Lock 34
• Mallows Bay
• Mason Neck State Park
• Mason Neck State Park, Virginia/Common Birds Seen/Charts
• McCoole Boat Access
• Monocacy Battlefield/Gambrill Mill
• Mountain Lock 37
• Newtowne Neck State Park
• Occoquan Regional Park
• Paul Ellis Landing
• Piscataway Landing
• Pohick Regional Park/Kayaking Pohick Bay
• Riley's Lock at Seneca Creek/Lock 24
• River Springs Landing
• Sandy Hook
• Southern Park and Pier
• St. Mary's City Park
• Swain's Lock #21, Potomac, MD
• Sycamore Landing
• Thompson Boat Center/Potomac River
• Violetts Lock Gravel parking lot has space for up to 20 vehicles. Access to the river is across the canal. This is a popular take-out point for kayaks and canoes coming down the Potomac. It is also a starting point for a round-trip across the river above the dam, down the old Patowmack Canal on the Virginia side, then back across the river and return via the canal. 6
• Westernport Boat Ramp
• White Rock Hiker Biker Campsite

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