OK, before I get told by some of you to do a search, I have, I've never found the answer I was looking for by doing a search on here. Now, what is the best time to leaf peep in VT,NH & Maine, August or Sept.?

Sept is a great time in Maine. I grew up in Maine and the fall leaves start pretty early due to frost.

Here is a link to the Mainefoilage.com website. It tells when and where is the best time to visit.Maine Foilage

August is usually way too early and you will see little if any color. October is better on average.

We did a New England fall colors trip a few years ago and had the same question. We did an internet search and got all the information we needed to include when to go and where to go. We found a sort of email newsletter that we joined that provided us with periodic reports on the best places to see the colors and when those colors were supposed to peak. We were able to go into their archives to see many different photos of many different areas in order to decide where we wanted to go. That was one of our best trips ever.

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Clay_L
Explorer
Feb 17, 2014
Note that in NH almost all campgrounds close on Oct 1 or Oct 15.
spadoctor
Explorer
Feb 17, 2014
I would say 3rd week of September to 2nd of October BUT as stated here in the NE most campgrounds close after Columbus day weekend.
Redsky
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Feb 18, 2014
It will be a guessing game as the weather is changing in case you have not noticed. The changes in the leaves depends on the temperatures and at a certain point a storm can blow through and remove all the leaves from the trees overnight.

In colder pockets like the valleys of the western part of CT the leaves will turn sooner than in warmer areas so if you are flexible you can go to where the leaves are the color you want.

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