Licking Creek Hiker Biker Campsite — Hotel in Hancock

I stayed at Licking Creek in the fall of 2024 as part of a long distance bike trip. The site is on the larger side with a large grass area and trees around the edge. There is a pretty steep hill that you have to go up and down to get to the site and that was hard in a fully loaded bike. There is a lot of privacy from the trail even in the open area. There is some noise from I-70, but I honestly liked the place. The pump worked as expected, but like all free sites on the C&O the water is...

Almost stopped at this campsite. The water works, the grass is a little bit tall, all being on the good side. Then, I realized that I-70 traffic noise...

Needs mowed at some point. There is maybe 1 good set of hammock trees on way down to river. Other than that very flat...