Gros Morne Fall Festival

Typically September 24–October 8

A UNESCO World Heritage site on Newfoundland's west coast, where the freshwater fjord of Western Brook Pond cuts 16 kilometers into the Long Range Mountains between thousand-foot cliffs. Balsam fir and white birch on the lower slopes turn gold and rust against the bare orange rock of the Tablelands, a slab of the Earth's mantle thrust to the surface, peaking in late September and early October.

Don’t miss: Western Brook Pond fjord · The Tablelands' bare peridotite · Birch color on the Long Range slopes

Typically September 24–October 8

Rocky fingers of Bonavista Bay reach into black spruce and balsam fir forest on Newfoundland's northeast coast, with pockets of maple, mountain ash, and tamarack breaking up the conifers along the shoreline trails. The Ochre Hill Lookout climbs above the treeline for a view over the inlets and forested hills, best in late September to early October before the tamarack needles drop.

Don’t miss: Ochre Hill Lookout · Bonavista Bay inlets · Maple and tamarack color

Peak October 1 2026 forecast

A park on Newfoundland's west coast, twenty kilometers from Stephenville, where yellow birch and maple mix into the spruce and balsam fir around Barachois Pond. The Erin Mountain trail climbs 3.5 kilometers through the color to a rocky summit at 340 meters, with views across Bay St. George to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Don’t miss: Erin Mountain summit trail · Yellow birch and maple stands · Views to Bay St. George

Dates TBA Color nearby peaks October 2 2026 forecast

A u-pick pumpkin patch and market on Main Street in Pasadena, near Deer Lake, that turns into a Pumpkin Festival over the first two weekends of October with rides alongside the pumpkins. The same farm grows strawberries, raspberries and blueberries earlier in the season.

Don’t miss: U-pick pumpkins · Pumpkin Festival with rides · Near Deer Lake in the Humber Valley