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Vermont’s rolling hills are overflowing with charming rural towns, barns and covered bridges. Here’s why you should focus on the northern parts of New England for a fall foliage road trip: Vermont

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But they don’t have the colors of rural Vermont and New Hampshire, plus we had days to spare. They’re all awesome places and we visited them all on our New England road trip in Fall. That means skipping the likes of Boston, Portland and Providence on this particular visit to the northeast. We want you to see the best places in New England when you take your Fall road trip, but we would prefer you to see the best colors. However, there are three New England states among the six that we feel just have to be prioritized for the very best scenery and most radiant colors New Hampshire, Maine and in particular Vermont.īut we’re also going to throw a curve ball by including a region not technically part of New England (gasp!) … New York’s Adirondack Mountains are a stone’s throw from the border with Vermont and the colors are just as special. In Fall, this entire region transforms into an adventure playground for leaf-peeping lovers and passionate photographers. The region of New England technically contains 6 states Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. That leaves room for other pigments in the leaves, such as anthocyanin and carotenoids to shine. Once daylight wanes in Autumn, so does the amount of chlorophyll.

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Sunlight pumps leaves full of chlorophyll during Spring and Summer.

Warm Autumn days and cool but not freezing nightsĪnd what causes the colors to change once conditions are right?.

Summer without drought or unusually high / low temperatures.

So what would constitute as perfect conditions for the best chance at ‘peak’ fall colors being their most radiant and predictable? In addition to elevation, latitude and weather conditions before Fall, there are more specific conditions that can affect ‘peak’ Fall once we actually reach Autumn: Conditions Affecting Predictions For Peak Fall Colors It all starts way back in Spring! A late Spring or intense Summer drought can potentially delay ‘peak’ Fall colors by a week or two. Colors will change first in mountainous regions of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont before they do at lower elevations.īut the most important aspects are weather conditions leading into Autumn, and amount of daylight. So for example, the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina is gorgeous in Fall, but the colors won’t change there until much later in the season.Īlso, we know elevation plays an important role in when ‘peak’ colors will be on display. Well, we know that Fall colors peak furthest north and work southward through the latitudes. What do we know about the changing of colors to give ourselves the best chance of being in the right place at the right time? Our New England Travel Guides The Science Behind Fall Colors