- TripBuzz found 18 things to do with kids in or near Elkins, West Virginia, including 12 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Davis, Buckhannon, Philippi and Seneca Rocks.
- From Elkins Bowling Recreation Center to New Tygart Flyer, the Elkins area offers 44 different types of family activities, including: Hiking Trails, Bowling, Movie Theaters and Forests.
- Situated on the Tygart Valley River and Leading Creek, over 7,000 people call Elkin, West Virginia home. This city, located in Randolph County, spans only 4 square miles. Elkin was named in the 1995 edition of 'The 100 Best Small Towns in America.' The city has a wonderful, spanning view of the mountains and terrain, accompanied with an array of festivals in celebration of the town.
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Spruce Knob at Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area is the highest peak in West Virginia. Rock climbers often climb the peak, and the recreation area is important in history because it was the first national recreation area in the United States.
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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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Seneca Rocks Climbing School offers professionally-led climbing trips as well as lessons conducted both on the rocks and on indoor equipment. The school welcomes climbers of all ability and experience levels.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.