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 11
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 9
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 14
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 15
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.
Cities in Rockies
Guides & reading for Rockies
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