Top 18 Spots for Fall Color

Photo by: U.S. National Arboretum

Colorado: Sections of the Guanella Pass Scenic Byway are unpaved, but the aspens will make you happy to be driving slowly.

Idaho: The Teton Scenic Byway is a drive of subtle yellows--here cottonwoods and there aspens.

Montana: On the Seeley-Swan Scenic Drive, you'll spy the bright yellow fall needles of the larch, a deciduous conifer.

Nevada: On the Marlette Lake Trail, you'll emerge from the aspens to see them ... more 

Photo by: U.S. National Arboretum

Colorado: Sections of the Guanella Pass Scenic Byway are unpaved, but the aspens will make you happy to be driving slowly.

Idaho: The Teton Scenic Byway is a drive of subtle yellows--here cottonwoods and there aspens.

Montana: On the Seeley-Swan Scenic Drive, you'll spy the bright yellow fall needles of the larch, a deciduous conifer.

Nevada: On the Marlette Lake Trail, you'll emerge from the aspens to see them reflected on the lake.

Oregon: Hike in William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge's Upland Forest for oaks and maples.

Utah: In Fishlake National Forest, Pando, the largest aspen clone in the world, creates a gigantic blanket of shimmering color.

Washington: On Skyline Trail, focus downward to see the deep reds of vine maples and huckleberry bushes.

Wyoming: Aspen Valley leads through a stand so dense, it's like swimming in a sea of gold.
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