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Water in Early July.


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Ryan from Pittsburgh on 7/8/2020 10:12:57 PM:
We just rode the GAP and C&O from July 2nd to 9th. Water handles still missing at Purslane and Town Creek campsites. Also missing at Indian Flats. All the taps were off from Great Falls to Georgetown. . IMO it’s pretty bad to be shutting off water for COVID. Everyone still presses the button. It’s still over 90 degrees out and a health hazard on its own. Poor judgement and communication from NPS.

Trail conditions were good. A few stormy nights dropped a lot of branches between Hancock and Brunswick. Mosquitos were bad most camps with standing water in the canal. Raccoons were widespread and clever.
 
George McCook from Kennett Square on 7/8/2020 10:35:44 PM:
How would Corona survive all of the iodine in the wells?
 
JM from Central Florida on 7/9/2020 12:55:56 PM:
Thanks for that update, Ryan. Were there many other people out on the trails? How "crowded" were the campsites?
 
ST on 7/9/2020 10:07:11 PM:
I completely agree about NPS shutting off water. Makes no sense to me. Thankfully water availability is generally good right now but I imagine it is frustrating to camp at one of the sites with no handle.
 
Juan from Pacheco on 7/10/2020 7:52:55 AM:
We did the GAP and C&O from June 27th July 2nd. Few people camping at the free campgrounds. Not sure about the paying campgrounds. The closer to the parking spots or small towns the more people you will see. The closer to DC the more people you will see on the trail. Carry enough water especially on the C&O, I ran out of water between Cumberland and Little Orleans and a family camping at the Campground at L O save the day. Don't rely on the stores at L O they were both closed when we got there. If you take the Western Maryland Rail Trail out of L O a resident next to the trail sells bottled water out of a cooler.
 
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