- The list below includes 17 free or cheap things to do in or near Elkins, West Virginia, including 40 different types of inexpensive activities like Hiking Trails, Bowling, Movie Theaters and Music Venue.
- From Allegheny Highlands Trail to Monongahela National Forest, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Elkins and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Buckhannon, Davis, Philippi and Seneca Rocks.
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During summer weekends, visitors to the Seneca Rocks Discovery Center can attend hands on demonstrations taught by Appalachian crafters and artisans, listen to mountain music, and see living history events. The center is also popular with picnickers.
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Aboard the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad, visitors can travel by train from Elkins through the Cheat Mountains or take a ride on the Durbin Express pulled by a Climax geared logging locomotive, one of only three trains of its kind in the world. Visitors also find three other options.
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Located near the Potomac River, Fairfax Stone Historical Monument Park pays homage to American history. A symbolic marker is used to make note of the historic establishment of land granted to Lord Fairfax in the late 1700's.
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With a variety of outdoors activities for sportsmen, Little Canaan Wildlife Management Area is a forested area for hunting wildlife like turkey, bears, and more. Visitors can fish for trout at any spot of the 3 miles of Blackwater River.
28.9 Miles
Recorded history says the Seneca Indians who used the cavern to smoke meat first used the Smoke Hole Caverns, and later, during the Civil War, the cavern was used to make whiskey. Today, visitors can tour the cavern.
29.9 Miles
Tygart Lake at Tygart Lake State Park is a 10-mile long, 1,750-acre lake. The park is popular with kayakers, canoers, picnickers, while anglers enjoy catching walleye, musky, crappie, perch, bullhead catfish, carp, northern pike in the lake's coves.
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Made of white/gray Tuscarora quartzite, the peak of Seneca Rocks is only accessible by skilled technical rock climbers. The Seneca Rocks State Forest is located within the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area that offers a discovery center and other climbs, and is part of the larger Monongahela Nat…
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Appalachian Glass offers over 500 handcrafted and mouth-blown soda-lime crystal products including stemware and vases, and visitors can watch these products being made. In addition, the company sells handcrafted candles in over 50 scents.
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The Mountaineer Military Museum displays memorabilia commemorating the service, particularly of West Virginians, from all branches of the military. The museum is the fulfillment of one man's graveside promise to 'never let anyone forget' his fallen brethren.
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The Museum of American Art is dedicated to presenting the story of glass making in America and especially in West Virginia, and visitors can see products from Blenko Glass Company, Fenton, and Pittsburgh Plate Glass Carrara Art among others. The museum also includes the National Marble Museum.