Fall foliage in West Coast & Alaska
From Alaska's early-September birch and tundra color through the Cascades' larches and vine maples to California's Eastern Sierra aspen canyons — the Pacific states run one of the longest, most varied seasons anywhere.
71 hand-picked fall stops in West Coast & Alaska — 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.
Washington
Peak ~October 10
Western larch turns whole North Cascades slopes gold along Washington Pass and the Methow Valley, while vine maple flares scarlet in lower Cascade foothills. Peak color typically arrives mid-to-late October across the mountains.
Oregon
Peak ~October 20
Bigleaf and vine maple flare red and gold through the Columbia River Gorge by mid-October, while aspen colors eastern Oregon's Wallowas and Steens Mountain a few weeks earlier. Both regions draw dedicated leaf-peeping drives.
California
Peak ~November 13
Eastern Sierra aspens turn gold along the June Lake Loop, Bishop Creek Canyon, and Lundy Canyon, often paired with turning black oak in the foothills. Peak color generally arrives in early-to-mid October at elevation.
Alaska
Peak ~September 2
Birch and aspen turn the Interior gold around Denali and Fairbanks with striking speed, often peaking in the first week of September, the earliest color of any US region tracked here.