Best Towns to Experience Fall Foliage

1. Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Glenwood Springs in the fall.
Glenwood Springs came in 10th place in iBestTravel’s America’s Favorite Towns survey of readers. Autumn starts showing up in September in this Colorado town.

2. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Lake Geneva fall scenery.
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin came in 9th place, due in part to the three-mile-long Snake Road—one of the best fall drives.

3. Snowmass, Colorado

Fall colors in Snowmass.
Catch the fall colors in Snowmass, Colorado, quickly, because autumn appears in our 8th place town only briefly.

4. Whitefish, Montana

Glacier National Park fall colors.
Seventh place Whitefish, Montana, is the gateway to spectacular Glacier National Park, where fall colors do not disappoint.

5. Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth.
Take in the fall colors at Strawbery Banke Museum—a 10-acre outdoor museum in sixth place Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

6. Ludlow, Vermont

Okemo Mountain in Ludlow, Vermont.
Before the skiers take over fifth place Ludlow, Vermont, admire the changing colors on Okemo Mountain.

7. Stowe, Vermont

Sugar maples in Stowe.
The sugar maples in fourth place Stowe, Vermont, will show off their intense shades of gold, orange, and scarlet.

8. Stillwater, Minnesota

Scenic views in Stillwater.
Experience a river cruise and a stay at one of the bed-and-breakfast inns in third-place Stillwater, Minnesota, to enjoy the changing colors.

9. Lake Placid, New York

Fall colors along Olympic Trail.
Lake Placid features red and silver maples, birch, aspen, oaks, and beech trees all along the Olympic Trail scenic byway, which runs through the town.

10. Oakland, Maryland

Fall colors in Oakland.
iBestTravel readers voted Oakland, Maryland, the top spot in the country to enjoy the changing fall colors.


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