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ICPRB > Focus Areas > Communication & Education > Parks in the Basin

Parks in the Basin

Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin

The basin is home to many national, state, regional, and local parks; the Potomac River itself is a water trail.

State Parks

  • Maryland State Parks
  • Virginia State Parks
  • West Virginia State Parks
  • Pennsylvania State Parks

National Parks

The basin is teeming with national parks large and small. Here is a list of the major national parks:

  • Find your Chesapeake
  • Potomac River Water Trail
  • C&O Canal National Historical Park (Md.)
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Md., Pa., Va.)
  • Potomac Heritage Trail (D.C., Md., Pa., Va.)
  • Rock Creek Park (D.C., Md.)
  • George Washington Memorial Parkway (C., Md., Va.)
  • Catoctin Mountain Park (Md.)
  • Monocacy National Battlefield (Md.)
  • Antietam National Battlefield (Md.)
  • Piscataway Park/National Colonial Farm (Md.)
  • Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm (Md.)
  • Shenandoah NHP (Va.)
  • George Washington Birthplace National Monument (Va.)
  • Cedar Creek & Belle Grove (Va.)
  • Manassas National Battlefield Park (Va.)
  • Gettysburg National Military Park (Pa.)
  • Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (W. Va.)

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News From Around the Basin – June 12, 2025

June 12
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