Here’s When and Where You’ll Need to Travel to See the Best Fall Foliage This Year

Here’s When and Where You’ll Need to Travel to See the Best Fall Foliage This Year

September 10, 2024

The crunch of leaves and the notes of pumpkin spice and toasted vanilla are just a few weeks away. Soon, we will be cozied into chunky knit sweaters as the perfect amount of crisp, cool air blows through our hair. It will be glorious. Even if you are more of a summer fan, it is hard not to find some satisfaction in this season of change. To get the most out of fall in the US, you will definitely need to get outside and find some peak fall foliage.

Depending on where you live in the country, the time when the leaves turn garnet, gold, burgundy, red, orange, and yellow will be at totally different times. While predicting when leaves will hit peak fall foliage around the country is not an exact science, the folks behind SmokyMountains.com are as precise as it gets. They’ve released a map every year since 2013, and each year, it leads leaf peepers to truly incredible vistas.

Using a refined data model that uses historical temperature and precipitation, forecast temperature and precipitation, types of trees known to geographical areas, and user-submitted data, SmokyMountains.com has created a fall foliage map that tells you exactly when and where to be to see those ultra-colorful leaves.