Stateswhen to see what
17 all-year state guides, each with its best timing, then single-event pages state by state. Every page names its own places and sources.
State guides: all year
17 states
- ArizonaSpring migration at Bill Williams River: usual peak late April to early May · Waterfowl at Bill Williams River: most numerous winter
- CaliforniaGray whales heading south: best viewing mid-January · Gray whales heading north: best viewing mid-March
- ColoradoWildflowers: best viewing July · Elk rut: usual peak mid-September to mid-October
- FloridaWarbler and shorebird migration at St. Marks: usual peak early April · Waterfowl at St. Marks: most numerous between Thanksgiving and Christmas
- MaineSpring migration at Sieur de Monts: best viewing the end of April to the beginning of June · Migrating birds on Isle au Haut: best viewing May or August
- MarylandCherry blossoms at Fort McHenry: usual peak between the last week of March and the first week of April · Fall color at Patuxent: usual peak late October
- MassachusettsMigrating birds at Parker River: usual peak the latter half of May · Southbound shorebirds at Parker River: most numerous August
- MichiganSpring migrating birds at Seney: best viewing May · Fall color at Seney: best viewing the first two weeks of October
- MinnesotaSpring migrating birds at Sherburne: best viewing May · Staging sandhill cranes at Sherburne: most numerous the last two weeks of October
- New MexicoWildflowers at the Santa Fe Ski Basin: best viewing July and August · Aspens along Hyde Park Road: best viewing the first week in October
- New YorkWarblers at Montezuma: usual peak mid-May · Waterfowl at Montezuma: most numerous mid-November
- North CarolinaSpring wildflowers: best viewing late April to early May · Catawba rhododendron at Craggy Gardens: usual peak early to mid-June
- PennsylvaniaWildflowers along Longhouse Scenic Drive: most numerous late April to May · Fall color at Cherry Valley: usual peak late October
- TennesseeSpring wildflowers: usual peak mid- to late April · Azaleas on the balds: usual peak late June or early July
- TexasWintering waterfowl at Brazoria: best viewing November through January · Spring songbird migration at Brazoria: best viewing spring
- VirginiaMountain laurel: most numerous June · Fall color: most numerous around the 2nd or 3rd week of October
- WashingtonSubalpine wildflowers: usual peak late July to early August · Waterfalls in autumn: best viewing autumn
Fall foliage by state
14 states
Winter wildlife by state
2 states