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Getting help with your foliage travel planning

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The most asked question that I receive during the year is… “I’m coming in early September or October, what should I see?”

Errol New Hampshire on Route 16
Errol New Hampshire on Route 16

I almost always invariably have to answer that broad question with more questions.

  • First, what scenic fall color do you want to see or things are you interested in?
  • Second, what kind of travel you like to do? How many miles in a day are you comfortable driving? 100? 200? 300?
  • Third, I don’t create itineraries for everybody, (questions answered, yes), why not check at the top of the page and click on April’s AD, she does that…
  • Fourth, you need to give me some dates to work with so I can tell you what you might expect to find.
  • Three things are VERY related, your dates, your interests, and the area of New England that you want to visit. Each one controls the others. Read this article with 4 rules to planning your foliage trip which has links to many others.

My goal with my writing on the subject of foliage

I have one simple mission, I write to give you suggestions from what I’ve learned over the past 20 years of searching for fall colors in New England.

Norumbega Inn in Camden Maine
Norumbega Inn in Camden Maine

What I do, is to write articles about scenic fall color locations, (click the link for scenic drives) and suggested routes so that you can build your own itinerary.  

As far as lodging (always a key concern), It’s important to understand your needs. Are you looking for a 5-star experience or are you looking for a place that is clean, and no breakfast needed because you’ll be on the road and gone before the break of dawn? I know of some places that Lisa and I have stayed at like the Norumbega in Camden Maine which was very nice and would be closer to the 5-star experience.

We even did an article on them. But we normally don’t accept compensation for articles, so our write-ups are real.

We have started a page of places where we have stayed and you can find our places to stay here. But unlike most travel writers, we don’t make recommendations unless we stay there.

For lodging, I created a page on this site from which you can check availability. Click my thrifty lodgings link and you can explore places near your current location. Be sure to turn off your AD blocker because you won’t see anything with ADs being blocked. You can suspend it for just that page but you won’t find Pop-up ADs on this site.

On many occasions, I have used hotels.com [I’m an affiliate] and I put in a town near to where I plan to stay overnight and then book a room. This works best during the week as weekends usually are booked ahead of time. (especially from 28 Sept to 10 Oct)

I’ve got over 300 articles on this site and it does make it difficult to find information sometimes. that’s why I created the scenic locations by state page {click the link}. all you need do is go to that page, go to the state you are interested in, and read the articles I’ve written for that particular state.

Here are a few articles that outline some nice places to visit or scenic fall routes that should be included on your bucket list of New England locations

Errol NH in October
Errol New Hampshire is a rustic Northern New Hampshire town. Visit this image in my Fine Art Gallery

15 locations that you should put on your list of places to try this fall. This article was written for early arrivers and all the places in the article have in the past looked great on or about 1 October.

Moss Glen Falls on an autumn afternoon
Moss Glen Falls on an autumn afternoon, view in gallery

Moss Glen Falls in autumn is a wonderful find and hard to miss. you dive up or down Route 100 and you can’t miss it. It’s literally right there! Read this article on the easiest waterfall in Vermont.

Cog Railroad train starting the morning run
The Cog rail Engine’s First Run of the morning. Clouds of smoke billow from the stack, View in Gallery

This article is all about a scenic drive in New Hampshire. It details traveling up I-93 from Lincoln NH to Route 2 locations, then down Route 110B, and following it back south again. This can be a one-day drive or even two if you really take your time.

The Jenne farm is one of the most photographed farms in Vermont or the US, View in Gallery

This location is now closed as of Sept 2023, The road to the farm is “private” and people are not allowed to visit it anymore, you can click the link below and visit my images of the Jenne Farm seen in different seasons (they are available for purchase)

That is just the tip of the iceberg and if you hit my scenic locations by state page you can explore even more of course if you have questions, leave a comment and I’ll try to get it answered in the next day or two.

Jeff Foliage Folger

Autumn is a state of mind more than a time of year – Jeff Foliage

Visit my Amazon affiliate store for items that Lisa and I have curated for you. These items are either New England-made or things we think will make your fall foliage trip more successful.

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Getting help with your foliage travel planning — 16 Comments

    • I hope not but we’re staying above 80 for the next 10 days (warmer than I expected) but as I hoped it’s also staying sunny (mostly) for the next 10 days… That can lead to a very bright late Sept…

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    • I hope not but we’re staying above 80 for the next 10 days (warmer than I expected) but as I hoped it’s also staying sunny (mostly) for the next 10 days… That can lead to a very bright late Sept…

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  3. ok – I’m a truck camper (F-250 & Northstar Adventurer), so I do not need hotel recommendations. As a low-lander from Virginia, suggestions on best views & camper possibilities (I do not like commercial campgrounds – prefer national/state parks, etc).

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  4. ok – I’m a truck camper (F-250 & Northstar Adventurer), so I do not need hotel recommendations. As a low-lander from Virginia, suggestions on best views & camper possibilities (I do not like commercial campgrounds – prefer national/state parks, etc).

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  5. Hi Jeff we are arriving Boston 9/29 going up coast then inland to N. Conway, SugarHill (have reservations for these stops) through the 8th of Oct. Where should we head from there for sightseeing and foliage to bring us back down to Boston on the 21st. No other reservations as of yet. Are we crazy to just wing it rest of the way? We want to go into Vermont, NH and maybe even CT. So enjoying your blog

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    • I would not wing it on Columbus Day weekend! but after that you should be ok, especially Sun through Thursday. Fri/Sat may be a bit tough but not impossible. You will be heading south all the way Meredith NH in the lakes region taking a ride on the Mount Washington paddle steamer. Woodstock VT and it covered bridge and the Billings farm museum. Down to the Quabbin in MA where you will find Petersham and New Salem which are picturesque little towns heading back to Sturbridge village and then do Boston last for a day or so with all it’s history…

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  6. Hi Jeff we are arriving Boston 9/29 going up coast then inland to N. Conway, SugarHill (have reservations for these stops) through the 8th of Oct. Where should we head from there for sightseeing and foliage to bring us back down to Boston on the 21st. No other reservations as of yet. Are we crazy to just wing it rest of the way? We want to go into Vermont, NH and maybe even CT. So enjoying your blog

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    • I would not wing it on Columbus Day weekend! but after that you should be ok, especially Sun through Thursday. Fri/Sat may be a bit tough but not impossible. You will be heading south all the way Meredith NH in the lakes region taking a ride on the Mount Washington paddle steamer. Woodstock VT and it covered bridge and the Billings farm museum. Down to the Quabbin in MA where you will find Petersham and New Salem which are picturesque little towns heading back to Sturbridge village and then do Boston last for a day or so with all it’s history…

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  7. Jeff, we have always found your information to be very accurate. We have been coming to VT,NH,ME the first week of October for many years and have found peak foliage color somewhere in those states We do appreciate your insight and knowledge of New England. Yes we are ready for the 2021 foliage season..
    Again THANKS,
    Hoss

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  8. Jeff, we have always found your information to be very accurate. We have been coming to VT,NH,ME the first week of October for many years and have found peak foliage color somewhere in those states We do appreciate your insight and knowledge of New England. Yes we are ready for the 2021 foliage season..
    Again THANKS,
    Hoss

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