Northeast in the fall

Come to West Virginia. No big cities, but lots of fall color.

Ironically, 5 of the other states I've not gotten to are WV, VA, MD, DE and SC. But I'm hoping to retire from the Air Force this summer and settle down in Tennessee. If I do that, West Virginia and the other eastern states will be an easy to visit. Unless you have a really good job for me in a small town, then I can just move there:)

lgarcia wrote:
Come to West Virginia. No big cities, but lots of fall color.

X2, you don't have to go to New England to see fall colors.

Are you planning on taking your 5th wheel into Boston? :E

"Are you planning on taking the 5th wheel into Boston?" Not intentionally! I'd want to camp an hour or two outside and drive in for a day and or game and drive back out.

Agree I don't have to go there to see colors, but I've never been there and it seems like a good time to go. Is there a better time to go?

Try Lake George RV resort, NY
Great campgrounds
Fall colors
Saratoga Springs

thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

tbiker99 wrote:


Agree I don't have to go there to see colors, but I've never been there and it seems like a good time to go. Is there a better time to go?

I would rather go during the summer but, I live in Pennsylvania and just look out my window to see the fall foliage.
I like the green of summer.
Plus, during 'leaf season' there are a lot more people out looking.

OP clearly states that he wants to visit the Northeast for foliage and not been there before in his travels.

Yet, sometimes people with reading comprehension problems always have to chime in "oh, don't forget this one and you gotta see that one!

Never ceases to amaze me. :B

Fall is the BEST time in New England, but book your campground reservations early. There's nothing to truly avoid except maybe driving in Boston. Yes, there are other places you can go for fall colors (Gettysburg area of PA comes to mind) but New England has soooooo much more than leaves-history, museums, fairs, festivals, whale watching, city life-and it's a very compact area so you can easily visit more than one state. Get your Sox tickets early, too, and be prepared for sticker shock on what it costs. Foliage varies from year-to-year so be ready to possibly drive a bit to see good color.

You need to define fall. It comes earlier in Maine than it does in VA.

Campgrounds generally close by Columbus Day.

Plenty of great things to see and do and you could easily spend April thru October and not see it all. IF you like history, nearly every town and city has history.

Suggest you start researching each state and major attractions now and then plan your trip. Narrow you scope of activities to fit what is most important to you.

Also consider that once you are off the interstate system, speeds are subject to the hills, turns, etc. Not wide open as the western states.

Hills generally not as steep as you will find west of the Mississippi except in parts of WV and VA.