>>1487987Blackwater Falls is really pretty and the trails around there are really nice.
Hiking to the top of Seneca Rocks then climbing out on the knife edge was one of my favorite things to do when I lived in Elkins.
Spruce Knob is a cool spot. Out of there is the Huckleberry trail that's pretty good.
Out of Parsons there's a place called "Fernow Experimental Forest" that has all sorts of pretty wildflowers and mushrooms.
Dolly Sods is a great hike and seeing all the windswept trees on top is pretty cool, every once in awhile you get these inversions up there and the entire valley below is covered in mist. On the eastern side of the sods down below off the road is one of my favorite camping spots.
Also check out the Otter Creek Wilderness. Lots of waterfalls back in there.
There's a bunch of smaller trails that aren't usually on many maps and there's a maze of roads in Monongahela National Forest. Cell phone service is extremely spotty, so it helps if you have a map or download something on your phone before hand, but definitely go explore the forest, I worked there and hardly ever saw anybody anywhere. It's a beautiful place.
As far as food and entertainment go, there's an awesome Venezuelan restaurant in Elkins out of this couple's house called "El Gran Sabor." Get some yucca fries, they're amazing. Hellbender's Burritos in Davis is great after a long day /out/. Purple Fiddle, down the road from Davis, has I nightly live music, pretty good beer and sandwiches. Davis and Thomas are old hippie towns, so they're artsy in a way you wouldn't expect in rural West Virginia.
Here's a photo of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, WV. Definitely go check it out if you've got time.
