Great Falls Park - Maryland

Aug '09 8 Sat 10:00 AM
Location
Great Falls in Md

11710 MacArthur Blvd.
Potomac, MD 20854
301-767-3714

How to find us
"Lets meet in the carpark at the Visitor centre"

Estimated attendance
 8  people attended.
4.00 4.006 (6 ratings)
Price

$1.00 per person
refund policy

Rescheduled meet.

Have moved time to 10am.

The Great Falls of the Potomac River is the second largest in the state of Maryland. It is a series of cascading falls. Water drops 76 feet in two-thirds of a mile. Natural hazards in the Potomac such as water falls and rapids created the need for canals for reliable water transportation.

The Historic Great Falls Tavern has stood at Lock 20 on the C&O Canal since 1831. Today the building serves as the visitor center at the Great Falls section of the park. Mule drawn canal boat rides resumed in April 2009.

The Great Falls on the Virginia side is beautiful so I imagine the Maryland side won't disappoint. There are also canal boat rides!

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  • Posted Aug 5, 2009 7:34 PM
    Former Member
    Kathy - yes. Bring as many guests as you want.
  • Jerry
    Posted Jul 31, 2009 6:19 AM
    Jerry
    Organizer
    The park opens at 7am. Is that early enough for you Ed and Christine? What time were you thinking?
  • Posted Jul 29, 2009 11:41 PM
    Former Member
    Ed - I chose 11am as i'm coming from Reston and its the weekend after all!

Who attended?

  • 8 attendees
    • “ It was a beautiful morning - great light at 7am. ”
    • “ Interesting seeing the MD side of Great Falls after going to the VA side frequently. the best part was seeing kayakers flip, get back in their inflatable kayak and flip again! ”
    • ed
    • Melanie (+1 guest)

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Ashburn, VA 39.03-77.49 20147US
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