Top 5 List

On your next visit to Landsford Canal State Park, make sure you print and take along this list of the five things you must do at the park.

1. Marvel at the Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies as their blooms blanket the Catawba River in May and June.

2. Explore the canal trail! Read the interpretive text and imagine the challenges of 1820's canal construction.

3. Canoeists and kayakers will enjoy cruising the paddling trail that runs throughout the park.

4. Check out the numerous intact structures from the early 1800's including the locks, mill site and lockkeepers home.

5. Catch a glimpse of the park's resident bald eagles. You might even see a fledgling eagle's first flight around June 1.