RV + Autumn
Fall foliage by state
Autumn is the one trip where the whole landscape changes color for you. Here's where to point the rig for peak leaves — each state's typical window, the regions worth the drive, and an honest link to the official foliage report so you time it right.
Feel the season
Peak-leaf mountain roads — time the trip to the color, not the crowds.
Vermont
late September to mid-October
Green Mountains · Northeast Kingdom · Champlain Valley
New Hampshire
late September to late October
White Mountains / Kancamagus Highway · Lakes Region · Monadnock Region
Maine
late September to mid-October
Acadia National Park · Moosehead Lake region · Rangeley Lakes
New York
late September to late October
Adirondacks · Catskills · Finger Lakes
Michigan
late September to mid-October
Upper Peninsula · Northwest Michigan (Traverse City) · Leelanau Peninsula
North Carolina
mid-October to early November
Blue Ridge Parkway · Great Smoky Mountains · Pisgah National Forest
Tennessee
mid-October to early November
Great Smoky Mountains · Cumberland Plateau · Cherokee National Forest
Colorado
mid-September to early October
San Juan Mountains · Rocky Mountain National Park · Aspen area (Maroon Bells)
Wisconsin
late September to mid-October
Door County · Northwoods (Chequamegon-Nicolet NF) · Kettle Moraine
Virginia
mid-October to early November
Skyline Drive / Blue Ridge Parkway · Shenandoah Valley · George Washington National Forest
Pennsylvania
mid-October to late October
Pocono Mountains · Pennsylvania Wilds (Loyalsock State Forest) · Laurel Highlands
West Virginia
early October to late October
New River Gorge · Monongahela National Forest · Canaan Valley
New Mexico
late September to mid-October
Northern New Mexico (Santa Fe / Taos) · Sangre de Cristo Mountains · Carson National Forest
Minnesota
late September to early October
North Shore (Lake Superior) · Boundary Waters / Arrowhead · Itasca State Park