AM from PA on 6/7/2026 12:40:10 PM:
I stayed in one of the Canal Cabins in Paw Paw, WV a few days ago. Did so last year as well. Wonderful place to stay in Paw Paw. Very clean and comfortable cabin, very clean toilet and shower facilities. A bike wash station. And just 200 yards from the Liberty gas station which serves excellent burgers and breakfast sandwiches. I highly recommend Canal Cabins.
As far as lodging around Potomac, MD: South of Brunswick, MD from MM 55 to close to DC, there are no hotels or b&bs that I have ever been able to find close to the trail. That's why my last day on the trail this trip and then every other trip heading from north-to-south always involves a camping night in the last 55 miles. Last night I camped at Horsepen Branch H/B. That campsite and the one before it at Chisel Branch are two of the many excellent campsites along the c&o.