When do the leaves change in Croatia?

Croatia's beech and oak forests turn gold through the karst hills of Gorski Kotar and Plitvice Lakes National Park, where turning canopy reflects in the park's terraced waterfalls by mid-October.

A birch forest turning luminous gold in autumn
Autumn in Croatia· Photo: Valery Kraynov / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

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Known for

  • Plitvice Lakes National Park
  • Gorski Kotar beech forests
  • Medvednica near Zagreb

Things to do in fall in Croatia

1 iconic stop — scenic drives, farms, haunts, and the views locals plan their October around.

Plitvice Lakes National Park

National park

Sixteen terraced turquoise lakes connected by waterfalls, framed by beech forest that turns gold and copper through October. Croatia's oldest national park, UNESCO-listed since 1979, is noticeably quieter once summer's crowds thin out.

Don’t miss: Wooden boardwalk trails · Veliki Slap waterfall · Boat crossing on Kozjak Lake

See it on the map

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