Fall foliage in Southwest
Desert states with real mountain fall color: aspens on Arizona's San Francisco Peaks and New Mexico's Sangre de Cristos, bigtooth maples in the Texas Hill Country, and canyon cottonwoods that glow gold into November.
65 hand-picked fall stops in Southwest — 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.
Texas
Peak ~November 19
Texas foliage varies wildly by region: bigtooth maples blaze red at Lost Maples State Natural Area in the Hill Country, East Texas Piney Woods hardwoods turn gold, and Davis Mountains aspens color the far west, mostly in November.
Oklahoma
Peak ~November 10
Oak-hickory forests in the eastern hills flare red and orange along the Talimena Scenic Drive through the Winding Stair Mountains, with Beavers Bend State Park a favorite base. Peak color typically arrives in late October.
New Mexico
Peak ~October 24
Aspen gold blankets the Sangre de Cristo range along the Enchanted Circle near Taos and the Santa Fe Ski Basin, while Rio Grande cottonwoods turn later, lighting up the Bosque into late October and November.
Arizona
Peak ~November 3
Aspens gild the San Francisco Peaks and White Mountains by late September, while bigtooth maples set Oak Creek Canyon near Sedona ablaze in red and orange through mid-to-late October at lower elevation.
Nevada
Peak ~October 18
Aspen groves turn gold across the Great Basin's mountain ranges, most famously Lamoille Canyon in the Ruby Mountains and Wheeler Peak in Great Basin National Park. Peak color typically runs late September into mid-October.