There is a trail that goes along Goose Creek. There are a lot of crossings over water and there is a lot of mud in places. When you get close to the end of the trail you have to climb along the side of a hill to keep going. There is a waterfall and a place to launch a canoe or kayak. You can get here by going left at the start of the trail in Elizabeth Mills Riverfront Park. You can also get to the center of the trail by going in from the Riverpoint Drive Trailhead.

These locks are located in Elizabeth Mills Riverfront Park, owned and maintained by Loudoun County, Virginia. The park is open to the public, contrary to previous reviews, and is accessible via Kephart Bridge Landing or the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, which runs within feet of the locks. (Access is not permitted through the adjoining private golf course, that is true.)

These final two locks on the Goose Creek and Little River Navigation Company's canal system were intended to lower canal boats the final stage of the Goose Creek to the level of the Potomac River. Boats could then cross the Potomac and enter the C & O Canal via the already existing Goose Creek River locks below Edwards Ferry on the Maryland shoreline. The Goose Creek canal system when completed in 1854 utilized 11 locks, most of which are jumbled ruins today.

The hike to the locks is along a level path through the forested riverbank. It is not strenuous, but is often muddy.

Two parallel stone walls, just a couple dozen yards in length, evoke a time in US history when westward expansion only seemed possible by taming the wild waters of America’s rivers into canals and waterways. This period didn’t last long; the advent of the railroad rendered canals obsolete, and most never realized their envisaged potential. Nevertheless, these “ruins” remind us that the civilization of the New World, though not ancient by comparison, had many false starts before the full force of suburban development devoured the very landscape that daunted the travelers between these walls 200 years ago.

Very cool. Stone ruins. Was over there for geocaching and letterboxing. Wish there was more signage explaining the history of the area and the canal (if there was, think I missed it). Also wish it wasn't quite so adjacent to the golf course. But it's pretty cool to look at.

WARNING: It’s a private park, hence the 1 star rating. They should really update that in their description on google maps.