Canal Community Days is the C&O Canal Trust’s annual public volunteer program. Each year, we recruit and manage hundreds of volunteers to undertake a range of preservation, beautification, maintenance, and conservation projects along the 184.5-mile length of the C&O Canal National Historical Park, working closely with the National Park Service to identify priorities that volunteers of all ages can complete. Most of our events are held in the spring.
Visitation to the Park has surged throughout the past several years, and our dedicated volunteers provide vital support at high visitor-use areas.
We are so excited to share these upcoming dates for this year’s Canal Community Days events! Stay tuned for more information on how you can register to help Make This Park Shine!
Photo by Francis Grant-Suttie
April 12, 2025
Great Falls
Photo by Francis Grant-Suttie
May 3, 2025
Williamsport
Photo by Francis Grant-Suttie
May 17, 2025
Frederick County
Photo by Trust Staff
May 31, 2025
Allegany County
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Sponsor Canal Community Days
Canal Gold by MJ Clingan
You – or your business – can make a direct impact on the experience of the over five million visitors of all ages expected to visit the C&O Canal NHP in 2024 for rest, recreation, and the enjoyment of nature and history. We rely on the support of our Sponsors to help fund public volunteer projects each year and underwrite the costs of the program: project materials and supplies, and organizational costs associated with running the program. To show our gratitude for your commitment to the community, and the well-being of the C&O Canal NHP, the C&O Canal Trust offers a number of benefits, including signage in the Park and recognition on our website, social media, and in media releases.
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Moonrise over C&O Canal by Daina Bolsteins
We depend on our canal community to help make Canal Community Days possible. Please join us in supporting, protecting, and preserving one of the most visited spaces in the National Park system.
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Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors
Canal Visionary
Canal Explorer
Canal Traveler
Canal Preserver
Lockkeeper
Thank you to our Small Business Sponsors: The Native Niche, Sweet Notes Bakery, Still Smokin’ BBQ and our in-kind sponsors, Starbucks and River Bottom Roasters.
Top Photo by Trust Staff
