Appalachian Forest Discovery Center

Appalachian Forest Discovery Center 🍁Sharing stories of the Appalachian Forest region's rich cultural & forest heritage.

🌲Discovery starts here! 📍

🗺️🥾We are now open for the season!
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Visit us Thursday-Sunday from 9:30-4:30 PM.

04/30/2026

Beverly Heritage Center has a Geocache just waiting for you to find! 👀 This cache is well-maintained and just one of several right around Beverly. Be sure to stop by the museum before you leave and say hello to our Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area partner. As an official AFNHA Discovery Site, you can also get an official National Park Passport Cancellation stamp!

04/28/2026

There's so much to discover across our Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area. From scenic views to rich history, there's something for everyone in our 18-county National Heritage Areas. 🥾📖🌲🎩Have you been to any of the places in this video? Let us know! 👇

If you need help planning your adventure, look no further than our AFNHA Discovery Guide! afnha.org/discover

📰 On this Day in 1903, The Inter-Mountain newspaper reported that the Elkins Milling Company opened a flour & feed store...
04/23/2026

📰 On this Day in 1903, The Inter-Mountain newspaper reported that the Elkins Milling Company opened a flour & feed store next to the Star Restaurant. This was just a couple years after the company opened their mill in what is now our historic Darden Mill on Railroad Ave.

Our Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area partners, Mon Forest Towns and West Virginia Nature Conservancy, have a fu...
04/22/2026

Our Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area partners, Mon Forest Towns and West Virginia Nature Conservancy, have a fun way for you to celebrate Earth Day 2026! From April 24th-27th, help them document our region's incredible biodiversity via the iNaturalist app. Find out more here:

Join us for the 2026 City Nature Challenge in the Monongahela Forest Towns Region of West Virginia! We will work together to document the incredible biodiversity surrounding the Monongahela National Forest by making observations of WILD organisms seen in any of our Mon Forest Towns between April 24-...

04/20/2026
04/16/2026

With days getting longer and the weather getting nicer, it's the perfect time to start (or get back to) Geocaching! 🧭🕵️‍♀️There are so many cool caches to discover across our Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area. What kind of trinkets and goodies do you keep in your geocaching kit? 🎲🧩🪙📓🔒🃏

Help keep our Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area's forests abundant and beautiful for years to come! Our friends ...
04/15/2026

Help keep our Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area's forests abundant and beautiful for years to come! Our friends at Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge are hosting a tree planting on Saturday. RSVP here:

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Address

101 Railroad Avenue
Elkins, WV
26241

Opening Hours

Thursday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Sunday 9:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+13046366182

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