Fall foliage day trip NYC

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Oct 16th, 2011 | 11:20 PM

Ashley_Jorgensen

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Fall foliage day trip NYC

this is a great site! I am hoping someone can help me with planning a day trip this weekend. I live in Nyc, with no car. On my trip, Most of all, I want to see amazing colors / views. I don't want it to be on a boat or train where we are unable to get off and walk around for a bit. I can't rent a car , and am looking to be back before 8 p.m. I don't have a whole lot of $ to spend. I know it makes this trip limited, but I am hoping there is some way I can make a day trip memorable. Anyone have any advice?

Oct 16th, 2011 | 11:38 PM

Aduchamp1

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Try Putnam county. It is the size of Manhattan but only has 100,000 people because a lot of the county is reservoir for the City. Next weekend, however, could one week short of peak.

Oct 17th, 2011 | 06:11 AM

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I believe you will be past peak. We just drove NYC thru Vermont the 13th-14th and the local newscast declared it to be peak. Sat was high winds with rain and probably blew off a lot of the leaves.

Oct 17th, 2011 | 07:08 AM

bluestar

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You could take a train to Poughkeepsie and hike or bike the Walkway Over The Hudson.

http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/178/details.aspx

Oct 17th, 2011 | 07:44 AM

doug_stallings

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Vermont is certainly not a day-trip destination from NYC. There's just no way have we reached peak yet within a one-day trip of NYC. The leaves in the city haven't really begun turning yet. Peak downstate is about 2 weeks off. And the OP could go anywhere Metro North or NJ Transit can go. If I were going to do a one-day trip, I'd go up to Kykuit for the day. Just find out when peak color hits the area around Tarrytown... probably in a week or so, I'd guess (but perhaps this weekend, though that really seems unlikely to me given the temps).

Oct 20th, 2011 | 11:59 AM

Italyagain

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Not near peak in Cold Spring yet as of Oct 20th. Whatever peak is. The early trees (sugar maples for example) have changed but still a lot of green out there as the Norway Maples have not even started. But a train trip up here is very easy and you will see lovely landscapes, and once here you can hike in several directions- up a mountain, or to a historic house with great views (Boscobel) or just wander the Village. There are a lot of reviews.Its about an hour fifteen minutes on Metro North Hudson Line.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g...Vacations.html