Our Mission: The C&O Canal Trust, as the official non-profit partner of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, works in partnership with the National Park Service and local communities to raise funds to preserve the Park for future generations and to broaden support through programs that highlight the Park’s historical, natural, and cultural heritage and recreational opportunities. Our Vision The C&O Canal Trust is the highly-visible, well-respected nonprofit leader of the C&O Canal community, linking private citizens, organizations, and state and local governments with the C&O Canal National Historical Park. With the engagement of all stakeholders, we see a safe and well-preserved park, its iconic towpath running uninterrupted for 184.5 miles through diverse landscapes and populations, supported by the communities it touches, and connecting, now and into the future, all who embrace the idea of the C&O Canal as “My Canal.”