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Paddling near Hagerstown, MD


Set in Washington County, Hagerstown anchors one of the Mid-Atlantic's richest paddling corridors. The Upper Potomac River—Maryland's most popular freshwater destination—runs through the county alongside the C&O Canal, while Antietam Creek and Conococheague Creek drain into it within 15 miles. The Shenandoah joins the Potomac at Harpers Ferry about 20 miles south.

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