When do the leaves change in Czechia?

Czechia's beech forests turn copper through the Bohemian Forest and Šumava National Park, with the sandstone gorges of Bohemian Switzerland offering a dramatic backdrop for peak color in mid-to-late October.

Pravčická brána in Czechia
📍 Pravčická brána, Czechia· Photo: Autumn with Tea / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Known for

  • Šumava National Park
  • Bohemian Switzerland sandstone forests
  • Krkonoše Mountains

Things to do in fall in Czechia

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

Šumava National Park

National park

The largest continuous forest in Central Europe, 680 square kilometers along the Bavarian border where spruce plantations give way to…

Pravčická brána

Viewpoint

Typically October 15–October 31

Europe's largest natural sandstone arch, 26.5 meters wide, rising over the pine and beech forest of Bohemian Switzerland National Park near…

Krkonoše National Park

National park

Czechia's oldest national park, established in 1963 around Sněžka, the country's highest peak at 1,603 meters.

Frequently asked

What are the best things to do in fall in Czechia?
The iconic stops: Šumava National Park, Pravčická brána, Krkonoše National Park. Every one is mapped on this page with its peak-color timing.
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