Where to look

Kaibab National Forest, northern Arizona: “The very best place for viewing fall color is the North Kaibab Ranger District, which is immediately north of Grand Canyon National Park,” Jacqueline C. Banks, public affairs officer for the forest service, said in an e-mail.

It has the most aspen trees, she said, but added, “Other areas of the forest ... also have lovely fall colors, such as Bill Williams Mountain on the Williams Ranger District, but the North Kaibab is definitely the highlight.

“People will be blown away by the yellows, oranges and reds of the aspen trees that are offset by their ...white bark as well as the evergreen trees surrounding the aspen stand.”

_Prescott National Forest, north-central Arizona: “Traditional displays of fall color are usually found near lakes, waterways and drainages, but perhaps the most surprising fall colors in the forest are found closer to the ground: Fetid goosefoot covers the foothills and bursts with golds, oranges and reds in the fall, and Virginia creeper (a tree-climbing vine) goes unnoticed all summer but turns a vivid red before losing its leaves for the winter,” Debbie Maneely, public affairs officer in Prescott National Forest, said in an e-mail.

“If you’re set on seeing a concentration of fall colors in one place, you can always swing through any of the towns or cities adjacent to the forest where you’ll