Fall Foilage outside of Boston?
 

Can anyone suggest an itinery by car outside of Boston to view fall foilage? Have 6 hours on Sunday to do it in.

I think the 'foilage' is best viewed at the aluminum processing plant outside Waltham.<BR><BR>However, the foliage may be best planned using the following links:<BR><BR>http://gonewengland.about.com/library/blfoliagecentral.htm<BR><BR><BR>http://www.visitnewengland.com/current_category.1440/companies_list.html?PHPSESSID=be5d21b082b74e7c59b7 3d4cb6993752<BR><BR><BR>http://www.newenglanddrives.com/nhd.html

Suggest you drive up to NH and the white mountain area. Beautiful foliage when I was there 2 years ago. Enjoyed Kancamangas (sp?) Highway drive, although slow going with everyone looking at the foliage. Lots of small towns to stop and have lunch. Enjoy.

I think the White Mts are too far.<BR>Go to Minuteman Park in Lexington/Concord, or to Great Brook State Park in Carlisle. Concord village is charming. It will take you less than an hour to get to both. Drive around. Have lunch. Wander. Enjoy. Wish I was going.

When are you going to be here? That's what will determine the best route. The colors start in the north and move south. Peak time in the Whites is usually early October and it's a few weeks later than that to the west of Boston where I live. Either of the two routes already given will be fine, just pick one depending on the date. If you want to go further than Concord, a nice loop would be to continue west on Rt. 2, then south on 140, driving up Mt. Wachusett on the way, then back in to Boston on Routes 62 and 117.

Only Marge Simpson clones call it "foilage" -- as in, something made of foil. As first poster gently noted, it's fol-i-age, thanks.<BR><BR>Obvious first idea is to head out toward Lexington/Concord/Longfellow's Wayside Inn, on Rte. 2A/20. It's pretty year-round, esp. pretty w/turning leaves. Otherwise, it's a matter of how early or late in the "peeping" season you are going. <BR><BR>Be aware, however, that what would be a 3-hrs. out and 3-hrs. back radius at any other time of the year will be much smaller during "peeping" season because the traffic jams are horrendous, esp. rtes. 96, 93, and 2.<BR>

Impossible to plan an itinerary without knowing (1) your exact dates of travel and (2) the exact dates of peak foliage in various areas. <BR><BR>I strongly recommend that you follow the foliage reports (which I think Jamie provided in teh first reply) and plan your exact route closer to your travel date, so you can target peak areas ( or my preference, places that are just before peak, to include some green!).