Vermont Fall Foliage
Vermont is in New England in the northeastern United States. Its hills are covered in sugar maples, and the best season for fall color is late September through mid October, with peak color usually arriving in the first two weeks of October and moving from north to south. Highlights: Route 100 scenic byway; Stowe and Smugglers' Notch; Woodstock and Quechee Gorge; covered bridges; Green Mountain National Forest. Practical notes: Fly into Burlington, or drive from Boston or New York. Peak weekends sell out lodging early, and color moves from north to south, so timing by latitude matters. (Image: AI generated illustration.)
Vermont is the classic American autumn: the densest concentration of red and orange maples in the country, set against white church steeples, covered bridges, and dairy barns. The color here is not a backdrop, it is the whole point of the trip.