by JP Shooter
We knew we couldn’t cover all of your favorite spots to see fall foliage in our September blog, so we’ve collected the most popular reader suggestions and added them to the list. You still have a few more weeks to see some brilliant autumn colors, so plan that fall foliage road trip soon.
1. Vermont – it’s hard to choose just one place in Vermont, but Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park in Woodstock offers spectacular fall scenery in an interesting historic setting.
For more info, go to:nps.gov/ner/mabi/
54 Elm Street
Woodstock, VT 05091
or call: (802) 457-3368 ext 22
For more suggestions on where to spot great foliage in Vermont, go to:foliage-vermont.com/
Autumn in the Adirondacks - Photo Courtesy of VisitAdirondacks.com
2. The Adirondacks, New York – there are 14 scenic byways in this six million acre wilderness area in upstate New York for enjoying the colors. Check out:
Lewis County, New York - Photo Courtesy VisitAdirondacks.com
-Seaway Trail
-Adirondack Trail
-Black River Trail
-Central Adirondack Trail
-Dude Ranch Trail
-Military Byway
-Olympic Byway
-Roosevelt-Marcy Byway
-High Peaks Byway
-Blue Ridge Road
-Southern Adirondack Trail
-Mohawk Towpath Byway
-Revolutionary Byway
For maps of the byways and more leaf info, go to: visitadirondacks.com
Or call: (800) 225-5697
3. Glacier National Park, Montana – located in northwest Montana, this immense park has over 700 miles of hiking trails and should have great leaf-viewing through mid- to late October. Another way to see the sites: Drive the 50-mile Going-to-the-Sun Road, which cuts through the park’s stunning interior.
For more info, go to: nps.gov/imr/glac/
Glacier National Park
Park Headquarters
PO Box 128
West Glacier, MT 59936
or call: (406) 888-7800
-By Anne Stein