Your fall adventure awaits with these trip ideas
It’s that time of year when colorful swaths of natural beauty bathe the roadways and hillsides. As the leaves turn, here are trip ideas to consider.
Camp your way through the color:
The Ultimate 2021 Fall Foliage Camping Road Trip, crafted by The Dyrt, a top-rated source of camping information, is sure to inspire the adventuresome clan eager to capture the best of the leaf-peeping season. The two-month, 12-state journey starts in Wyoming and heads due east to New England and south to Virginia. The Dyrt used content created by its camping community as well as foliage prediction mapping to curate a trip that pinpoints campgrounds and gives suggestions for a top-notch fall foliage adventure.
Take in the colors from the train: Catch the fall foliage action from a comfortable seat aboard an Amtrak train. As trees transform into rich autumnal shades, choose from a handful of routes that offer stunning views. With daily service between New York City and Rutland, Vermont, the Ethan Allen Express offers riders a five-and-ahalf-hour journey through quintessential New England with no shortage of breathtaking fall foliage. The Downeaster rumbles through Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine with stops in some of New England’s most color-rich cities.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio:
Visit this lesser-known national park in northeastern Ohio for a heaping dose of Midwestern fall beauty. The winding river gives way to deep forests, rolling hills and open farmlands, punctuated by iconic views of covered bridges.