National Conservation Training Center
Things to Do - Places to Go!
Less than 10 minutes away:

The Tow Path - Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail (NPS) (just 5 miles from NCTC)

Shepherdstown- shops, art galleries, pubs, restaurants, movies, monuments, and beautiful architecture. (Click on town name to go to visitor center.)

Mondays - Karaoke at Tony's

Tuesdays - Open Mike at the Mecklenberg Inn

Thursdays - Appalachian Folk Jam Session at O'Hurley's

Movies at the Opera House (304)876-3704

30 Minutes Away:

Harper's Ferry National Historical Park & Touristy Town External Link

Antietam National Historic Battlefield External Link

Prime Outlets - Hagerstown, Maryland External Link

Maryland Heights - Hiking at Harper's Ferry NHP External Link

Washington Monument State Park - Hiking outside of Boonsboro, Maryland External Link

River and Trail Outfitters - Canoe, Raft, Kayak, Duckie - on the Shenandoah and the Potomac Rivers External Link

Hagerstown Suns Baseball Team External Link

Frederick Keys Baseball Team External Link

About 1 Hour's Drive:

Berkeley Springs State Park External Link

Berkeley Springs - hot springs, spa, touristy town External Link

Washington Heritage Trail External Link

Cacapon State Park, West Virginia External Link

Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland External Link

Cunningham Falls State Park - Thurmont, Maryland External Link

1.5 Hours Drive:

Washington D.C.

Baltimore 

Patuxent Research Refuge - Laurel, Maryland External Link

Annapolis - Old Town

2 Hours Drive

Mason Neck NWR External Link

Gettysburg External Link

Mt. Vernon External Link

3 Hours Drive

Lancaster Amish Country External Link

Hawk Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary External Link

Dolly Sods Wilderness Area External Link

Canaan Valley NWR External Link

Blackwater NWR, Maryland External Link

Blackwater Falls, West Virginia External Link

Seneca Rocks External Link

Eastern Neck NWR External Link

Monongahela National Forest External Link

Last Updated: November 28, 2007
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