Due to work commitments, we are taking our usual fall vacation much later in the season. We are interested in seeing the fall foliage but are worried that the time around October will be too late. We are thinking Maine, Vermont or MA. Does anyone have any suggestions?

We are mainly interested in photography, nature and great scenery and would love a mix of mountains, ocean and farmlands.

We are also considering further south, such as Virginia or North Carolina (Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville and then maybe on to the Outer Banks).

2 adults no kids, leaving from southern Ohio.


Thanks!

Depends: http://www.weather.com/outlook/drivi...giondetail/ct4

Likely you are too late.

Central Park trees change end of Oct - but even the suburbs here - NJ or LI are full color by Oct 15/20 or so.

Just checked Farmer's Almanac and they are saying the CT coast will still have color the end of Oct.

"Farmer's Almanac [says] the CT coast will still have color the end of Oct."

Always useful to have a reliable and authoritative advice.

I don't think you're too late for the Boston area, as well as the coastal areas of Southern NE. I find the foliage IN the greater Boston area usually peaks around the 3rd week of October.

However, if you're only interested in VT & ME, yes, Oct 23 will be a bit late. And probably a bit late for Western MA/Berkshires.

Check out the site below, gives you a moving foliage report by date. We're going to Bar Harbor, Newport and Boston about 10 days earlier, Oct 23rd will probably be a little late but you may some foliage along the coast.


http://www.yankeefoliage.com/peak-foliage-forecast-map/

Thanks everyone! We are now planning on flying into Boston to visit the Cape Cod area and maybe during inland as well.

I think there will still be some great color. Every year is different by a week or two or more. Last year fizzled out. This year it is going low and slow here in MA. We've had a bit of rain and a bit of late night cold snap, so conditions look like it will be a good foliage season. Unless there is a major weather event.

Just be careful on the cape to steer clear of that pretty low ground foliage foolishly quoted in Fodor's Cape Cod book - or you will have a devastating case of poison ivy. It is pretty from a distance.

You might also consider visiting Newport RI as The Mansions/Bellevue Ave and the surrounds have some magnificant OLD trees that should still be putting on a show.

Western MA will be over by then, if we get good color at all, judging by the trees now.

Good choice. Suggest on your way to/from the Cape, you check out "The Farm Coast" which includes Westport and Dartmouth, MA and Little Compton, RI. May still have some color and an intersting area of seashore, farms, wineries, etc.

I have not been to this farm, but this time of year, if you do decide to head towards Newport, might be a nice counterpoint to the Mansions and old trees.

http://www.escobarshighlandfarm.com/index.html

Thanks for all the suggestions!

Southern New England would be fine that week, anything north or west would be a past peak, but Boston, Providence, South Shore and the Cape will be at peak or slightly before/after

http://www.massvacation.com/fallfoliage/

Color seems to be early here in central NH. There have been years when I haven't seen any color at all as far north as Stowe VT the third weekend in September. But, we don't usually have any leaves left on the trees by Oct 23 although you might still have great color in southern New England. Just returned from Plymouth area. Not really any color yet.

I agree with others that it will probably be too late for good color in VT and NH or western MA. I would stay farther south.
Right now we are getting some early color here in north central VT

Connecticut will still have lovely color. Do be aware that there is a change in the colors as the season progresses. Maples tend to have the brightest reds and yellows and tend to be earlier. Oaks tend to turn later, but some have beautiful rusts and maroons.

Thanks!

Hi:

Where in CT would be a good place to check out?

Thanks!

The state of CT is only about 100 miles across and 60 up and down so go to the northwest for the hills and the southeast for pretty coastal areas. That would be Litchfield, Kent (nice falls), Cornwall (covered bridge) in the NW and Mystic, Stonington in the SE.