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These are Antietam Creek  Put in and takeout
GPS Addresses for your Garmans etc.

 

Put in for Upper section 

Funkstown Fire House / American Legion

12 West Side Ave

Hagerstown, MD 21740

39.611827, -77.710764

Park behind the fire house close to the Creek

 

 

Devils Backbone Put in 

Antietam Creek Canoe

19005 Lappans Road 

Boonsboro, MD 21713

39.537475, -77.710778

Park in Devils Backbone Parking lot or 

along the road at the north end of the park
Large Inexpensive Pavilion for rent .

 

 

Upper [Hitt] Bridge Put in/Take out  

Keedysville [3 Arch] Bridge 

18801 Keedysville Rd

Keedysville, MD 21756

39.487915, -77.713854

Park along the rd. South side

 

Start of the Battlefield NP

Waterfall / McClellan’s HQ 

39.477625,-77.724807 (waterfall)

39.475679,-77.713598 (HQ/ Fry House): 

18906 Shepherdstown Pike 

Keedysville, MD 21756

No Paddling access parking HQ has lot

 

Middle Bridge Put in / Take out

Rt. 34 Bridge

18501 Maryland 34

Keedysville, MD 21756

39.465506, -77.725108

Park along the Road [rt 34] on South side or

in the small lot adjacent to the East end of 

the Bridge

 

 

Camp Rohrbach bank on Antietam

Small Modern Bridge 

18298 Burnside Bridge Rd

Sharpsburg, MD 21782

39.454, -77.732833

Park in the Camp or along the road

before or after the bridge.

Group camp site.

 

Burnside Bridge Putin/Take out

Molly’s Hole

18443 Burnside Bridge Rd

Sharpsburg, MD 21782

39.448494, -77.727655

Park along the Rd adjacent to the creek

or in one of the two parking spots CreekSide

 

 

PotomacTake Out/ C&O NP

Antietam Campground

17845 Canal Rd

Sharpsburg, MD 21782

39.418999, -77.746609

Park along the Canal Road, Riverside

camp1st come 1st served

Directions from N,E,S and West

 

From D.C..to Our Place "ACC" @19005 Lappans Rd, Boonsboro, MD 21713......  Beltway to 270 North. At Frederick exit right to 70 north. Exit 70 right at Md Rt 66 , Left at bottom of ramp. Rt 66 ends at Alt 40 in Boonsboro. Right on alt 40 left within a mile on *MD 68  about 2 miles to Creek and Devils Backbone. We are on the left  just after you cross the bridge.  Devils Backbone Park is on the right. 

*If you want a prettier ride, just a little after getting onto I70  take Exit #49  onto Alt 40 [left at the ramp light and go through Middletown. The Main Cup is a nice place to grab a bite. Then straight into Boonsboro left on MD 68 etc.

 

From points north ; Exit Rt 70 onto MD Rt 65 [Sharpsburg Pike] Towards Sharpsburg, About 5 miles turn left at MD Rt 68 Towards Boonsboro. We are on the right about 2 miles down before you cross the creek. Devils Backbone Park is on the left.  ##On the way down note St Marks church on the right. Its pretty special; looks like something Andrew Wyeth would make famous .

 

From Baltimore come West on Rt70 right at EXIT# Md Rt 66 , Left at bottom of ramp. Rt 66 ends at Alt 40 in Boonsboro. Right on alt 40 left within a mile on MD 68  about 2 miles to Creek and Devils Backbone. We are on the left  just after you cross the bridge.  Devils Backbone Park is on the right. *see above DC Alt.

 

From small road Virginia get to Rt 340 near Harpers ferry. Cross the river and exit right in about a mile to pick up MD rt 67. Go 11 miles to Boonsboro. Take a left on Alt 40 through town and another left onto MD Rt 68 then about 2 miles to the Creek and Devils Backbone. We are on the left  just after you cross the bridge.  Devils Backbone Park is on the right.

 

From Shepherdstown cross river onto Rt 34. Left on rt 65 in Sharpsburg, Right about 6 Mi. at the light onto Md Rt 68, ## [mind those folks coming in from the north; and just up a bit, check out Beautiful St. Marks church on the right] then 2 miles to the Creek.

 

Note the list on the left. It lists the addesses and coordinates of all the putins and takeouts related to Antietam Creek

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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