Fall foliage in Canada
Canada does autumn at scale: Ontario and Quebec's maple forests around Algonquin and the Laurentians, the Maritimes' coastal color, and golden aspen parkland and larch high country out west.
83 hand-picked fall stops in Canada (leaves & views, farms & harvest, cider & donuts, Halloween haunts, towns & rides). Tap a 🍁 for its peak-color window, drag the date slider to watch the color arrive, or see every destination on the big map.
Ontario — Algonquin & Muskoka
Peak ~September 26
Algonquin Park's maple-covered ridges are Canada's classic fall postcard, with Muskoka's lake country close behind for canoe-side color.
Québec — Laurentians & Eastern Townships
Peak ~September 18
The Laurentians and Eastern Townships turn a deep, saturated red thanks to dense sugar maple stands, with Mont-Tremblant a hub for leaf-peeping drives and gondola rides.
New Brunswick
Peak ~October 7
Sugar maple ridges along the Saint John River and the Bay of Fundy coastline make New Brunswick one of Atlantic Canada's earliest and most reliable color shows.
Nova Scotia — Cape Breton
Peak ~October 12
The Cabot Trail winds through Cape Breton Highlands' maple and birch forests above the Atlantic, one of Canada's most scenic fall drives.
Newfoundland
Peak ~September 30
Newfoundland's boreal forest turns gold against fjord walls and sea cliffs, with Gros Morne's tablelands offering some of Atlantic Canada's starkest fall scenery.
British Columbia
Peak ~September 12
Larch turn gold in the alpine bowls of the BC Rockies while big-leaf maple and cottonwood color the coastal valleys, giving the province two distinct fall seasons.
Alberta — Canadian Rockies
Peak ~September 25
Golden aspen parkland gives way to larch-lit alpine basins in the Canadian Rockies, with Banff and Jasper drawing crowds for peak color each September.
Saskatchewan & Manitoba
Peak ~September 26
Aspen parkland and boreal forest turn the prairie provinces gold, with Riding Mountain and Prince Albert National Parks anchoring the season's color.
Yukon — Kluane & Interior
Peak ~September 3
Willow and aspen along the Alaska Highway turn gold beneath Kluane's icefields, with color arriving in the Yukon's short, sharp subarctic autumn by early September.
Top fall stops in Canada
83 hand-picked places across 9 regions, by what you go for.
Leaves & views
- Algonquin Provincial Park, Highway 60State park · Peak Oct 3
- Mont-Tremblant, Panoramic VillageViewpoint · Peak Oct 4
- Fundy National ParkNational park · Peak Oct 10
- Cabot Trail, Skyline TrailScenic drive · Peak Oct 10
- Gros Morne National ParkNational park · Typically Sep 24–Oct 8
- Manning Park, Blackwall PeakTrail · Peak Sep 17
- Larch Valley & Moraine LakeTrail · Peak Sep 13
- Riding Mountain National ParkNational park · Typically Sep 24–Sep 30
- Kluane National Park and ReserveNational park · Typically Sep 8–Sep 14
- Parc national du Mont-OrfordState park · Peak Oct 5
- Terra Nova National ParkNational park · Typically Sep 24–Oct 8
- VanDusen Botanical GardenGarden · Peak Oct 19
- Vermilion LakesViewpoint · Peak Sep 13
- Prince Albert National ParkNational park · Typically Sep 15–Oct 5
- Sheep Mountain / Kluane Lake ViewpointViewpoint · Typically Sep 8–Sep 14
- Dorset Scenic Lookout TowerViewpoint · Peak Oct 6
- Barachois Pond Provincial ParkState park · Peak Sep 29
- Duck Mountain Provincial ParkState park · Peak Sep 28
- Miles CanyonTrail · Peak Sep 7
- Mont-RoyalCity park · Peak Oct 10
- Bruce Peninsula National ParkNational park · Peak Oct 17
- Gatineau Park, Champlain LookoutViewpoint · Peak Oct 8
Farms & harvest
- Salisbury Corn MazeCorn maze · Color peaks Oct 8
- Annapolis Valley, Noggins Corner FarmFarm · Color peaks Oct 13
- Île d'Orléans, Apple OrchardsOrchard · Color peaks Oct 5
- Trueman Blueberry FarmsPumpkin patch · Color peaks Oct 11
- Aldor Acres Family Farm Pumpkin PatchPumpkin patch · Color peaks Oct 18
- Prairie Gardens Adventure FarmPumpkin patch · Color peaks Sep 27
- A Maze in CornCorn maze · Color peaks Oct 7
- Wright's Family Farm Pumpkin FestivalPumpkin patch · Color peaks Sep 29
Halloween
Towns & rides
- Agawa Canyon Tour TrainScenic railway · Color peaks Oct 7
- Hatfield Farm Halloween HoedownFall festival · Color peaks Oct 15
- Calaway Park HalloweekendsFall festival · Color peaks Sep 20
- Niagara-on-the-LakeHistoric town · Color peaks Oct 20
- Harvest Jazz and Blues FestivalFall festival · Color peaks Oct 7
- Kentville Pumpkin People FestivalFall festival · Color peaks Oct 13
- Gros Morne Fall FestivalFall festival · Color peaks Sep 30
- Hartland Covered BridgeCovered bridge · Color peaks Oct 5