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Attractions near Elkins

Dolly Sods Wilderness, 27 mi from Elkins

Visitors to Elkins can choose from 4 ski areas, a park & preserve and a mountain. There is no place to visit inside Elkins; there are 12 within 40 miles. For a longer trip, Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium lies 51 mi away.

Attractions nearby
20
within 60 miles
The big one
27 mi
Dolly Sods Wilderness
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
5
Canaan Valley Ski Resort
Park & preserve · 27 mi east

Dolly Sods Wilderness

U.S. Wilderness Area in West Virginia.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Map of the places

Furthest out is Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, at 37 mi.

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Orange: Elkins. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All of them, one by one

These 20 are within 60 miles, none in town.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Elkins → · Elkins’ history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Dolly Sods Wilderness: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Spruce Mountain: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: Shayfan at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Monongahela National Forest: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Blackwater Falls: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Canaan Valley Ski Resort: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Friendship Hill National Historic Site: The original uploader was ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Earl L. Core Arboretum: Darren Ringer, CC BY-SA 2.5 · West Virginia State Wildlife Center: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0

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