Dickerson Whitewater Course

#7176 among destinations in the United States

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The Dickerson Whitewater Course, on the Potomac River near Dickerson, Maryland, was built for use by canoe and kayak paddlers training for the 1992 Olympic Games in Spain. It was the first pump-powered artificial whitewater course built in North America, and is still the only one anywhere with heated water. It remains an active training center for whitewater slalom racing, swiftwater rescue training, and other whitewater activities. ()

Coordinates: 39°12'32"N, 77°28'7"W

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Dickerson Whitewater Course – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Monocacy Aqueduct, Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery, Nolands Ferry, Morven Park.

1.4 miNE
Aqueduct
Monocacy Aqueduct
35 min walk • The Monocacy Aqueduct stands as a testament to America’s early engineering prowess and is a key feature of the historic Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O Canal) in Frederick County, Maryland. This majestic stone structure, constructed between 1829 and 1833, was once a...
6.3 miSW
Park, Cemetery, Reportedly haunted
Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery, Leesburg
162 min walk • Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park and National Cemetery is a battlefield area and a United States National Cemetery, located 2 miles northeast of Leesburg, Virginia. The cemetery is the third smallest national cemetery in the United States.
2.9 miN
Archaeological site
Nolands Ferry
73 min walk • Nolands Ferry I Archeological Site is an archaeological site near the historic Noland's Ferry boat landing at mile 44.58 on the C&O Canal and Tuscarora.
7.1 miSW
Museum, Garden, History museum
Morven Park, Leesburg
181 min walk • Morven Park is a 1,000-acre historic estate and horse park in Leesburg, Virginia, United States. Located on the grounds are the Morven Park Mansion, the Winmill Carriage Museum, formal boxwood gardens, miles of hiking and riding trails, and athletic fields.
4.6 miSW
Boat or ferry, Transport, Trail
White's Ferry, Leesburg
119 min walk • White's Ferry was the last remaining cable ferry service that carried cars, bicycles, and pedestrians across the Potomac River between Loudoun County, Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland.
3.5 miW
Park, Shopping
Lucketts School, Leesburg
90 min walk • The Lucketts School in Lucketts, Virginia was built in 1913. It is a wood-frame schoolhouse with elements of Colonial Revival and Craftsman style. It was originally known as Lucketts High School and was expanded in 1919 with additional classrooms and in 1929 with a small auditorium.
3.7 miSW
Park, Vernacular architecture
Temple Hall, Leesburg
94 min walk • Temple Hall is an early 19th-century Federal-style mansion and working farm near the Potomac River north of Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia.