When do the leaves change in Southern Tasmania?

Nineteenth-century oaks, elms and chestnuts planted around Hobart and the Huon Valley color through April and May, colonial gardens turning alongside the apple orchards.

Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens in Southern Tasmania
📍 Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Southern Tasmania· Photo: JJ Harrison / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Known for

  • Hobart's heritage street trees
  • Huon Valley apple orchards
  • Derwent Valley oaks

Things to do in fall in Southern Tasmania

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

Founded in 1818 on the Queens Domain above the Derwent, Australia's second-oldest botanical garden pairs a colonial-era conservatory and…

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Tasmania's oldest national park, an hour from Hobart, where the alpine bench of the Tarn Shelf above Lake Fenton holds Australia's only…

The apple-growing valley southwest of Hobart along the Huon River, its 19th-century orchards still producing Pink Lady, Crofton and Fuji…

Frequently asked

What are the best things to do in fall in Southern Tasmania?
The iconic stops: Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Mount Field National Park (Tarn Shelf), Huon Valley (Grove). Every one is mapped on this page with its peak-color timing.

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