Big Pool is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 82 as of the 2010 census.[3] It is between Clear Spring, Maryland and Hancock, Maryland along Interstate 70 and is officially a part of the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area.

Big Pool, Maryland
census-designated place
Big Pool, the body of water formed when the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was made, which gave the name to the area
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Coordinates: 39°37′25″N 78°00′57″W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Washington
Area [1]
• Total	0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)
• Land	0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	430 ft (130 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	78
• Density	722.22/sq mi (279.51/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes	301, 240
FIPS code	24-07375
GNIS feature ID	589753[2]

To the south of Big Pool lies Fort Frederick State Park, a restored fort used during the French and Indian War. Also nearby is the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, which lies near Ft. Frederick alongside the Potomac River.

Big Pool is also the name of a large body of water which is part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. This pool occurs roughly at the 113 mile mark, and it is on what the canallers called the 14 mile level.

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• Fort Frederick State Park
• Official C & O Canal National Historical Park Service Site