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Updated Sep 28
Pictured: Assabet River Refuge · typical peak look

Fall foliage near Bostonday trips within 250 miles

Where can I see fall foliage near Boston?

We track 32 fall foliage places within 250 straight-line miles of Boston, in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, New York and Pennsylvania. The nearest is Assabet River Refuge, about 23 miles away (usually Oct 11–20). Woodstock, Vermont usually starts first (Sep 15–Oct 15) and Parker River Refuge ends last (Oct 11–31).

Updated Sep 28. Sources: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, A fall foliage tour of the Northeast ↗ (opens in a new tab), Wikivoyage, Vermont ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Pick your week

Pick a week: the places usually in their window then light up. Each place's own usual window, or its region's or state's timing where it has none (labeled); not a forecast.

Week of Sep 22

  • Usually peaking this week
  • Other weeks

Usually in peak the week of Sep 22

By distance from Boston

Straight-line miles; roads are longer
  1. 23 miAssabet River RefugeUsually Oct 11–20
  2. 35 miParker River RefugeLocal timing: Oct 11–31
  3. 51 miGreat Bay RefugeLocal timing: Oct 11–20
  4. 80 miFort River DivisionUsually Oct 11–20
  5. 80 miRachel Carson RefugeUsually Oct 11–20
  6. 85 miFerry Beach State Park, MaineStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October
  7. 105 miMcKinney RefugeUsually Oct 11–31
  8. 113 miWhite Mountain National Forest, New HampshireStatewide: usually well under way by early October
  9. 114 miWaterville Valley, New HampshireStatewide: usually well under way by early October
  10. 116 miBradbury Mountain State Park, MaineStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October
  11. 117 miWoodstock, VermontStatewide timing: Sep 15–Oct 15
  12. 133 miPinkham Notch, New HampshireStatewide: usually well under way by early October
  13. 136 miCrawford Notch and Zealand Valley, New HampshireStatewide: usually well under way by early October
  14. 150 miSaratoga Springs, New YorkStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October
  15. 154 miGrafton Notch State Park, MaineStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October
  16. 155 miNorth-South Lake, New YorkStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October
  17. 156 miLake George, New YorkStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October
  18. 164 miCamden Hills State Park, MaineStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October
  19. 164 miMount Blue State Park, MaineStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October
  20. 169 miBear Mountain and West Point, New YorkStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October
  21. 169 miStowe, VermontStatewide timing: Sep 15–Oct 15
  22. 177 miSmugglers’ Notch, VermontStatewide timing: Sep 15–Oct 15
  23. 179 miRangeley Lake State Park, MaineStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October
  24. 180 miNulhegan BasinUsually Oct 1–10
  25. 186 miNew York CityStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October
  26. 186 miWestern Catskills, New YorkStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October
  27. 200 miAcadiaUsually Oct 11–20
  28. 200 miLake Placid, New YorkStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October
  29. 209 miMissisquoi RefugeUsually Oct 1–10
  30. 232 miCherry Valley RefugeUsually Oct 21–31
  31. 233 miDelaware Water GapStatewide: usually well under way by late October
  32. 235 miLily Bay State Park, MaineStatewide: usually well under way by mid-October

See two in one trip

Nearby places whose usual fall color windows overlap

Questions people ask

What's the closest fall foliage to Boston?

Assabet River Refuge, about 23 straight-line miles away. Usually Oct 11–20.Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, A fall foliage tour of the Northeast ↗ (opens in a new tab)

When is the best week for fall foliage near Boston?

Usually the week of Oct 13: 24 of the 32 places with timing are in their usual window then (Assabet River Refuge, Parker River Refuge, Great Bay Refuge and Fort River Division and more). A season can run early or late.Sources: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, A fall foliage tour of the Northeast ↗ (opens in a new tab), USA National Phenology Network, colored leaves observations ↗ (opens in a new tab), Wikivoyage, Vermont ↗ (opens in a new tab), National Park Service, Acadia weather ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Where does the fall color season start first near Boston?

Woodstock, Vermont (117 miles): statewide timing: Sep 15–Oct 15.Source: Wikivoyage, Vermont ↗ (opens in a new tab)

How far are these places from Boston?

From 23 to 235 straight-line miles; roads are longer. 6 are within 100 miles.