Travel + Leisure: America’s best fall color drivesīefore the snow bunnies take over Okemo Mountain and its ski resort, the 3,344-foot peak is one of the loveliest places in the valley for fall colors-with a 360-degree view that includes the Green Mountains to the west and the Okemo Valley region to the east. In general, the best time to capture these brilliant hues is the end of September through mid-October the Trapp Family Lodge (“the family that inspired The Sound of Music”) makes a charming base of operations, especially during the popular Stowe Oktoberfest. Autumn here kicks off with the annual grape stomp competition, with prizes given for best style, and it culminates in the long-running fine-art and music festival.Īs the air gets crisp in Stowe, the sugar maples come alive in intense shades of gold, orange and scarlet blanketing the surrounding Green and Worcester mountain ranges. One of the best ways to take in nature’s show is by river cruise on a replica of an 1890s paddleboat. Croix River dividing Minnesota and Wisconsin-visitors converge on the town’s many Victorian bed-and-breakfast inns. When the leaves start showing their colors in Stillwater-on the western banks of the St. Prime viewing time tends to be in early to mid-October, which conveniently coincides with the Lake Placid Brewfest. Or take the Fall Foliage Train tour on the Adirondack Scenic Railroad. Red and silver maples, birch, aspen, oaks and beech trees stretch out along the Olympic Trail scenic byway (which runs through Lake Placid), providing a striking show of color for its 170 miles. The Adirondack Mountains are famed for their fall colors, and T+L readers gave Lake Placid the silver medal for autumn foliage. Travel + Leisure: America’s best cities for fall travel Oakland also embraces the Halloween spirit, hosting a hayride along the lakefront that passes scenes of zombies and ghosts. As the Youghiogheny River flows through rock gorges, the oldest stands of eastern hemlock and white pine-more than 360 years old-blanket the area in gold, orange and red.įor five days in early October, residents turn out for the annual Autumn Glory Festival, including two parades, concerts and band competitions. Oakland took top honors as the best town in America for leaf-peeping, thanks primarily to the blazing colors found just nine miles north of town at Swallow Falls State Park. 1 rule? “Don’t let taking photos keep you from enjoying the scenery.”Ĭheck out these favorite fall-foliage towns, from Colorado to Vermont, and then get out there to see the colors for yourself. Morning and evening light are best.”Ĭlemmer’s No. If you want to photograph autumn in all of its deciduous glory, he cautions: “Don’t shoot in the middle of the day unless it’s cloudy because the bright sun washes out color. “They can be beautiful in moody muted light or when brightly lighted from behind.”
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“Autumn leaves are nature’s stained glass,” says professional photographer Michael Clemmer, whose images have appeared in National Geographic Society publications and calendars around the world.
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The top-scoring towns represent the full color spectrum, from the blazing scarlet, orange, and deep purples of New England’s hardwoods to the golden carpet of aspens covering the Rocky Mountains. Like Dickinson, many head to Skaneateles, one of the best towns for experiencing fall colors, according to Travel + Leisure readers who voted in the America’s Favorite Towns survey.
“If you’re lucky, you can get a table at the Sherwood Inn, where you look out on the small park with the white gazebo that fronts the lake.”Īs the weather turns crisp and the days gradually shorten, nature takes its cue to bring on the color-and the leaf-peepers come out in force. “Since I was a child my family has made an almost weekly trip to have lunch in Skaneateles,” says Rachel Dickinson, based in the nearby New York State town of Ithaca and author of Falconer on the Edge.
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