Fall foliage in New England
The classic American leaf-peeping heartland: sugar maples, white-steepled villages, and mountain byways from the Green Mountains to the Berkshires, peaking north to south from late September through mid-October.
68 hand-picked fall stops in New England (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.
Vermont
Peak ~October 9
Vermont's sugar maples turn the Green Mountains red and gold, peaking in early-to-mid October along Route 100.
New Hampshire
Peak ~October 14
New Hampshire's White Mountains produce some of New England's most vivid color, with the Kancamagus Highway as the signature drive.
Maine
Peak ~October 12
Maine's mix of maple, birch and coastal spruce gives Acadia National Park and the western mountains an early, crisp foliage season.
Massachusetts
Peak ~October 21
The Berkshires in western Massachusetts turn early with sugar maples and birches, while the Mohawk Trail remains a classic fall drive.
Connecticut
Peak ~October 22
Sugar maples and oaks blaze across the rolling hills of the Litchfield Hills and the Quiet Corner, with Route 169 and Kent Falls State Park drawing leaf-peepers as color peaks in mid-to-late October.
Rhode Island
Peak ~October 25
New England's smallest state still delivers, with sugar maples and oaks coloring the Blackstone River Valley and Arcadia Management Area while stone-walled back roads peak in mid-to-late October.
Top fall stops in New England
68 hand-picked places across 6 regions, by what you go for.
Leaves & views
- Smugglers' Notch (Vermont Route 108)Scenic drive · Peak Oct 8
- Kancamagus HighwayScenic drive · Peak Oct 11
- Acadia National Park (Park Loop Road)National park · Peak Oct 16
- Boston Public GardenGarden · Peak Oct 22
- Kent Falls State ParkState park · Peak Oct 17
- Mount Philo State ParkState park · Peak Oct 10
- Franconia Notch State ParkState park · Peak Oct 10
- Camden Hills State ParkState park · Peak Oct 17
- Arnold ArboretumArboretum · Peak Oct 22
- Gillette Castle State ParkState park · Peak Oct 24
- Colt State ParkState park · Peak Oct 26
- Quechee GorgeState park · Peak Oct 9
- Height of Land (Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway)Scenic drive · Peak Oct 8
- Mount Auburn CemeteryGarden cemetery · Peak Oct 22
- Newport Cliff WalkTrail · Peak Oct 27
- Middlesex Fells ReservationState park · Peak Oct 21
- Walden Pond State ReservationState park · Peak Oct 21
- Appalachian Gap (Vermont Route 17)Scenic drive · Peak Oct 8
- Mount Greylock State ReservationState park · Peak Oct 8
- Camel's Hump (Monroe Trail)Trail · Peak Oct 6
- Castle in the CloudsViewpoint · Peak Oct 13
Farms & harvest
- Treworgy Family OrchardsOrchard · Color peaks Oct 14
- Sweet Berry FarmPumpkin patch · Color peaks Oct 27
- Shelburne FarmsFarm · Color peaks Oct 10
- Coppal House FarmFarm · Color peaks Oct 19
- Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & RegattaFall festival · Color peaks Oct 19
- Applecrest Farm OrchardsOrchard · Color peaks Oct 20
- Lyman Orchards Corn MazeCorn maze · Color peaks Oct 22
Cider & donuts
Halloween
Towns & rides
- WaterFire ProvidenceFall festival · Color peaks Oct 24
- Mount Washington Cog RailwayScenic railway · Color peaks Oct 7
- Essex Steam Train & RiverboatScenic railway · Color peaks Oct 26
- Bath Covered BridgeCovered bridge · Color peaks Oct 10
- Bull's BridgeCovered bridge · Color peaks Oct 18
- KennebunkportHistoric town · Color peaks Oct 18
Cities in New England
Guides & reading for New England
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