When do the leaves change in Canberra & the ACT?

Canberra's planned avenues of oak, ash and elm, planted for the display, turn through April into May, with the Brindabella foothills coloring toward the Snowy Mountains.

Autumn foliage at National Arboretum Canberra
📍 National Arboretum Canberra, Canberra & the ACT· Photo: MrActiniuM / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Known for

  • Canberra's planted avenue trees
  • Lake Burley Griffin reflections
  • Brindabella foothill color

Things to do in fall in Canberra & the ACT

2 iconic stops, including scenic drives, farms, haunts, and the views locals plan their October around.

Typically March 15May 5

A hillside collection of 94 forests, one per species, planted from 2005 on land burned in the 2003 Canberra bushfires, ranging from…

Typically March 15May 5

The planted foreshore of Canberra's central lake, oaks and poplars along the water and a row of mature Manchurian pears near the National…

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