NPS · Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Paw Paw Tunnel Campsite

No lengths published for any site here

Longest for your rig: —
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 534 ft
Vehicles: up to 2

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Every bookable site

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 10 sites

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Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Fifteen Mile Creek Campsite MD	7 mi NE	10	—	none
2	Spring Gap Campground WV	14 mi W	14	20 ft	none
3	McCoy's Ferry Campground MD	27 mi E	13	—	none
4	Robert W Craig WV	36 mi W	68	72 ft	electric
5	Rohrbach Group Campground MD · tent-only	38 mi E	10	—	none · pull-through
6	Antietam Creek Campsite MD · tent-only	39 mi E	20	—	none

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 10
Max occupancy per site: 8
Reservable sites: 10
Coordinates: 39.5416, -78.4597
Nearest place: Williamsport
Elevation: 534 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/252971 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain