The splendor of autumn’s symphony of changing colors that decorate oaks, maples, birches, and other trees crescendos in a spectacular show each year that starts in the north and moves southward to take its final bow.
Admire the spectacle on a leaf-peeping road trip to state and national parks and forests across the Midwest and South to follow nature’s migrating display. In northern climes, leaves will slowly start changing after fall begins on September 23, and their colors will peak at various times from north to south through early November. At this collection of sites, you can hike, drive, gallop, cycle, and paddle through the grandeur of fall’s changing foliage.