Fall foliage in Rockies
Aspen country. Gold sweeps through Colorado's high passes, the Tetons, and Montana's larch forests in a short, dramatic window, mostly mid-September to early October and earlier the higher you go.
45 hand-picked fall stops in Rockies (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.
Montana
Peak ~October 8
Western larch, a needle-dropping conifer, turns gold across the Rockies each October alongside aspen groves, especially along Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road and the Bitterroot Valley. Peak usually falls late September into early October.
Wyoming
Peak ~October 8
Aspen groves turn gold beneath the jagged Tetons and along the Bighorn and Snowy Range highways, framed by early snow on the peaks. Grand Teton National Park sees peak color in late September to early October.
Idaho
Peak ~October 11
Western larch and aspen turn gold across the Sawtooth and Panhandle National Forests, with the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway and Coeur d'Alene's lake shoreline drawing color-seekers in late September and early October.
Colorado
Peak ~October 10
Colorado's aspen groves turn the Rockies gold each fall, with Kebler Pass holding the state's largest grove and Maroon Bells and the Million Dollar Highway drawing crowds. Peak color usually arrives late September to early October.
Utah
Peak ~October 14
Quaking aspen turns the Wasatch and high plateaus gold along the Alpine Loop Scenic Byway, while Fishlake National Forest hosts Pando, the massive aspen clone. Peak color typically falls in late September to early October.
Top fall stops in Rockies
45 hand-picked places across 5 regions, by what you go for.
Leaves & views
- Going-to-the-Sun RoadScenic drive · Peak Sep 19
- Oxbow BendViewpoint · Peak Sep 22
- Teton Scenic BywayScenic drive · Peak Sep 24
- Maroon Bells Scenic AreaViewpoint · Peak Sep 19
- Alpine Loop Scenic BywayScenic drive · Peak Oct 5
- Beartooth HighwayScenic drive · Peak Sep 26
- Snowy Range Scenic BywayScenic drive · Peak Sep 24
- Kebler PassScenic drive · Peak Sep 20
- Guardsman PassScenic drive · Peak Sep 30
- Independence PassScenic drive · Peak Sep 15
- PandoForest · Peak Oct 6
- Million Dollar HighwayScenic drive · Peak Sep 6
- Cedar Breaks National MonumentNational park · Peak Oct 10
- Bear Lake Corridor, Rocky Mountain National ParkNational park · Peak Sep 21
Farms & harvest
- The Bozeman MazeCorn maze · Color peaks Sep 27
- Ellis' Harvest HomeCorn maze · Color peaks Oct 12
- Montana Corn MazeCorn maze · Color peaks Sep 26
- SonHarvest SeasonsPumpkin patch · Color peaks Oct 6
- Ten Mile FarmsCorn maze · Color peaks Oct 20
- Missoula Fall Fest at Grass Valley FarmsCorn maze · Color peaks Sep 23
- Windy Creek FarmPumpkin patch · Color peaks Oct 12
- Anderson FarmsPumpkin patch · Color peaks Oct 5
- Rowley's Red BarnCorn maze · Color peaks Oct 4
- Cottonwood FarmsPumpkin patch · Color peaks Oct 3
Halloween
- The Haunted WorldHaunted attraction · Color peaks Oct 22
- Spooks and Spirits Haunted ToursGhost tour · Color peaks Sep 28
- Nightmare on 17th StreetHaunted attraction · Color peaks Oct 11
- Fright Nights at the Old Idaho PenitentiaryHaunted attraction · Color peaks Oct 17
- Nightmare on 13thHaunted attraction · Color peaks Oct 11
- Fear Factory SLCHaunted attraction · Color peaks Oct 11
Towns & rides
- The Farmstead Corn Maze & Pumpkin FestivalFall festival · Color peaks Oct 20
- Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge RailroadScenic railway · Color peaks Sep 30
- Harvest Fest at Ravalli County FairgroundsFall festival · Color peaks Sep 26
- Cheyenne Halloween Harvest MarketFall festival · Color peaks Oct 13
- Harvest Market & Apple PaloozaFall festival · Color peaks Oct 15
- South Pass CityHistoric town · Color peaks Oct 2
- Estes ParkHistoric town · Color peaks Sep 25
- Cross E Ranch Fall FestivalFall festival · Color peaks Oct 12
- PhilipsburgHistoric town · Color peaks Sep 28
- Snowbird OktoberfestFall festival · Color peaks Oct 3
Cities in Rockies
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