- The list below includes 10 free or cheap things to do in or near Riverton, West Virginia, including 48 different types of inexpensive activities like Hiking Trails, Other Tours, National & State Parks and Specialty Museums.
- From Spruce Knob to Seneca Caverns, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Riverton and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Seneca Rocks, Elkins, Seneca Falls and Davis.
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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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Seneca Caves offers two caves that visitors can tour, one of which is the oldest cave in West Virginia. Visitors can also mine for gemstones, picnic, and visit the gift shop.
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Riders can go on a 1.5 hour guided horseback ride to Seneca Rocks. The trip includes two stops and time near the top of the rocks to play on them.
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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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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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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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Spread across three counties, the 17,371-acre Dolly Sods Wilderness's location in the Monongahela National Forest contains Red Creek drainage. The wilderness contains 47 miles of hiking paths for back country backpacking.
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Mountain Trail Rides provides guided riding through the Canaan Valley and is open throughout the year with no off season. At the start point of the tours, there is also a petting zoo, gemstone mine, and gift shop.
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Dedicated especially to the women who, in 1848, held the first Women's Rights Convention, the National Women's Hall of Fame was founded in 1969 and features the names of more than 250 women, including in here present day celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey.
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Elkins Bowling Recreation Center is a family-oriented, old-fashioned bowling alley that offers open bowling as well as league and tournament bowling. It serves a variety of food and beverage choices, as well.