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- arvieExplorerThe Upper Peninsula of Michigan from Marquette to Copper Harbor.
- tohareExplorerGilbert Lake NY start park in the Catskill mountains. It will close around Oct 15 but we were there a couple of years ago for Columbus day weekend and it was stunning.
- 2gypsies1Explorer III- northern Michigan around Traverse City
- S/W Colorado - Telluride/Silverton areas - especially off the main highways - tohareExplorerWe are doing something different this year and checking out Lancaster County this fall. Starting trip south the first of October and will stop a few times on the way. Next stop skyline drive and the Blue Ridge parkway, the hills in South Carolina were great last year.
- atreisExplorerBrown County State Park in Indiana. Great views from the ridge.
- Pawz4meExplorerAnywhere along the Blue Ridge Parkway or Skyline Drive.
- klmExplorerAnother vote for the Skyline Drive
- Gene_GinnyExplorerThe White Mountains in New Hampshire is popular with "leaf peepers". My favorite campground in North Conway is Saco River Camping Area. We have never been there for foliage though.
Last year my wife and I went to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park for "leaf peeping". - tatestExplorer IIAlong US-50 from Salida to Montrose, where color of the aspens contrasts with evergreens. The mixed forests of northern LP of Michigan, for the same reason. More of a mix in hardwoods, including maples.
If I can't get to those places, the Ouachita National Forest in SE Oklahoma and SW Arkansas. - dahkotaExplorerSkyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park (stay at Big Meadows Campground). Second is Ricketts Glenn, PA. The leaf change starts a couple of weeks earlier in Ricketts Glenn than Shenandoah so you could do both on different weekends/trips. If you want to go even later in the season, try Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
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